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– Lat/Long: 78.37° S 165.02° E

Mount Discovery
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 12 am Sat 21 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sat night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Sun morning, min -18°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Tue night. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Wed night, min -17°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SSW on Tue night, calm by Thu afternoon).

Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light rain
cloudy
light rain
light rain
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
light rain
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
light rain
light rain
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
rain shwrs
 km/h
15
SW
10
WSW
5
W
10
SW
20
SW
20
SW
25
SW
20
SSW
10
SW
10
SSW
20
S
35
SSW
50
SSW
50
SSW
40
SW
15
SSW
10
SSW
0
NW
0
W
0.6
0.1
0.4
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.7
2
10
2
1.3
0.4
max °C
-16
-12
-12
-10
-9
-9
-11
-15
-15
-15
-15
-14
-14
-15
-13
-12
-15
-15
-17
min °C
-18
-14
-12
-12
-10
-10
-15
-15
-17
-16
-15
-15
-16
-16
-14
-15
-15
-17
-19
-28
-20
-16
-17
-18
-18
-25
-24
-23
-22
-24
-28
-30
-30
-26
-22
-20
-17
-24
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
3600
1700
1200
1100
1300
1300
1900
1350
1550
500
300
300
450
1450
1450
200
500
400
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-27-26-27-27-26-28-29-29-29-27-26-26-26-26-24-25-25-26-27-24-22-22-22-22-23-24-25-25-24-23-24-24-24-22-22-22-23-24-19-17-16-16-16-16-18-20-21-20-20-20-22-21-19-18-18-19-22-17-13-12-11-10-10-13-15-16-16-15-15-15-16-14-14-15-16-18
Sunrise
7:50
7:58
8:06
8:12
8:21
8:27
Sunset
8:17
8:09
8:01
7:54
7:46
7:38

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Mount Discovery Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Discovery is: Some drizzle, heaviest during Sat night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Sun morning, min -18°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Mount Discovery Weather (Days 3-6):

Moderate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Tue night. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Wed night, min -17°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SSW on Tue night, calm by Thu afternoon).

This table gives the weather forecast for Mount Discovery at the specific elevation of 0 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
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
61 km NE
10m alt.
46 minutes ago
-22° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (24 kph from 320 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: few
Mcmurdo
69 km NE
24m alt.
2 hours ago
-14° C
-
15
Light winds from the
(15 kph at 270).
36 km
Mid: clear
Williams Field
72 km NE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-14° C
clear
Clear
17
Light winds from the N.(Wind varies from 230 to 020 degs)
(17 kph at 350).
10.0 km
Cape Ross
191 km NW
212m alt.
41 minutes ago
-19° C
-
39
Strong winds from the SW
(39 kph at 220).
Jang Bogo Station
419 km N
29m alt.
2 hours ago
-19° C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 270).
40 km
Mid: clear
Priestley Glacier
540 km NW
1925m alt.
2 hours ago
-38° C
-
Wind obs. (20 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
Cape Phillips
606 km NNE
780m alt.
41 minutes ago
-19° C
-
6
Light winds from the NE
(6 kph at 50).
ASCATB185E73S
849 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the WNW
(49 kph at 294).
- km
ASCATB182E72S
897 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the W
(30 kph at 263).
- km
ASCATB183E72S
910 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the WSW
(33 kph at 256).
- 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.