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– Lat/Long: 78.37° S 165.02° E

Mount Discovery
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 am Mon 18 May Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -26°C on Mon morning, min -36°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, near gales from the S by Wed night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -25°C on Sat night, min -37°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the S on Thu morning, severe gales from the SSE by Sat afternoon).

Monday
18
Tuesday
19
Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
Friday
22
Saturday
23
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
km/h
15
W
15
WNW
15
NW
10
NW
5
NNW
15
SSW
30
SSE
40
S
50
S
35
S
50
S
70
S
50
SSW
60
S
55
S
65
SSE
80
SSE
65
SSE
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
1
max °C
-26
-26
-27
-31
-33
-35
-36
-36
-33
-33
-34
-34
-34
-35
-31
-30
-28
-25
min °C
-26
-26
-30
-33
-34
-36
-36
-36
-35
-33
-34
-35
-35
-36
-37
-31
-29
-27
-36
-36
-41
-42
-34
-52
-53
-56
-56
-51
-54
-57
-56
-60
-61
-52
-51
-47
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
7600
8150
4650
1600
450
450
300
500
1200
250
350
150
200
1450
450
1200
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-26-26-29-32-34-36-36-36-34-33-34-35-35-36-34-31-29-26-25-25-28-31-32-33-33-32-30-29-30-31-31-32-31-28-26-23-24-25-28-30-30-30-28-26-24-23-24-25-27-26-25-23-21-18-26-26-27-29-29-28-24-22-21-20-21-21-24-23-20-17-15-12
Sunrise
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
Sunset
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00

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Mount Discovery Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Discovery is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -26°C on Mon morning, min -36°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, near gales from the S by Wed night).

Mount Discovery Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -25°C on Sat night, min -37°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the S on Thu morning, severe gales from the SSE by Sat afternoon).

This table gives the weather forecast for Mount Discovery at the specific elevation of 2681 m. Our advanced weather models allow us to provide distinct weather forecasts for several elevations of Mount Discovery. To see the weather forecasts for the other elevations, use the tab navigation above the table. For a wider overview of the weather, consult the Weather Map of Antarctica.

Live conditions reported by 10 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Williams Field
72 km NE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-24° C
clear
Clear
Wind obs. (17 kph from 100 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
1297 km S
3012m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (17 kph from 50 degs) was rejected.
3.2 km
Mid: scattered
ASCATC171E67S
1334 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the NW
(33 kph at 306).
- km
ASCATC171E66S
1346 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the WNW
(41 kph at 298).
- km
ASCATC172E66S
1358 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the WNW
(39 kph at 301).
- km
ASCATC170E66S
1382 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
51
Near gales from the WNW
(51 kph at 299).
- km
ASCATC169E66S
1396 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the WNW
(50 kph at 296).
- km
ASCATC168E66S
1428 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
54
Near gales from the WNW
(54 kph at 288).
- km
ASCATC168E65S
1439 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
51
Near gales from the WNW
(51 kph at 291).
- km
ASCATC167E65S
1442 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
53
Near gales from the WNW
(53 kph at 285).
- km

* NOTE: not all weather observatories update at the same frequency which is the reason why some locations may show data from stations that are further away than known closer ones.