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– Lat/Long: 78.37° S 165.02° E

Mount Discovery
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 6 pm Sat 21 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Sat afternoon, min -16°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Sun night, light winds from the SW by Mon night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Tue night, min -22°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light rain
light rain
 km/h
15
SW
25
SW
25
SW
30
SW
30
SW
15
SSW
10
SW
5
SW
15
S
20
SSW
25
SSW
20
S
10
S
0
S
5
SSE
10
S
15
SSW
0.2
0.8
0.6
0.6
1
0.2
0.7
1.9
0.3
0.1
0.7
max °C
-9
-9
-9
-9
-10
-14
-15
-14
-14
-14
-13
-13
-13
-15
-16
-17
-20
min °C
-9
-10
-9
-9
-14
-14
-16
-16
-14
-15
-15
-14
-15
-16
-16
-19
-21
-16
-18
-18
-18
-24
-22
-21
-21
-21
-25
-25
-22
-15
-16
-16
-26
-31
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
450
400
1100
500
1400
1600
1650
1600
400
550
200
450
550
50
1850
350
200
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-26-26-26-27-28-29-29-27-26-25-24-23-23-24-25-26-27-21-21-22-23-24-25-25-24-23-23-23-21-21-21-23-25-26-15-15-15-16-18-20-19-19-20-20-20-19-18-18-20-23-25-9-10-9-9-12-14-16-15-14-15-14-14-14-16-16-18-21
Sunrise
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: Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Sat afternoon, min -16°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Sun night, light winds from the SW by Mon night).

Mount Discovery Weather (Days 3-6):

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Tue night, min -22°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

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
Mcmurdo
69 km NE
24m alt.
2 hours ago
-9° C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
19
Light winds from the
(19 kph at 270).
31 km
Mid: overcast
Williams Field
72 km NE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-9° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
Wind obs. (15 kph from 360 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Cape Ross
191 km NW
212m alt.
2 hours ago
-13° C
-
26
Moderate winds from the SW
(26 kph at 220).
MarioZuchelliStation (Baia Terra Nova)
411 km N
93m alt.
2 hours ago
-
13
Light winds from the SE
(13 kph at 130).
Jang Bogo Station
419 km N
29m alt.
2 hours ago
-14° C
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 210 degs) was rejected.
40 km
Mid: clear
Priestley Glacier
540 km NW
1925m alt.
2 hours ago
-37° C
-
Wind obs. (31 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
1297 km S
3012m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 140 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: broken
Dumont Durville
1525 km WNW
111m alt.
2 hours ago
-9° C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 250).
40 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
1533 km S
2835m alt.
2 hours ago
-61° C
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 130 degs) was rejected.
31 km
Mid: scattered
DomeA
1660 km SSW
4084m alt.
2 hours ago
-54° C
-
Wind obs. (9 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.

* 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.