Mount Discovery
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

 

Days 0-3 Mount Discovery Weather Summary:

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Sat night, min -21°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 3-6 Mount Discovery Weather Summary:

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Fri afternoon, min -18°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Tue night, gales from the SSW by Fri morning).

Days 6-9 Mount Discovery Weather Summary:

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Mon morning, min -7°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SSW on Sat morning, gales from the SSW by Sun morning).

Saturday
27
Sunday
28
Mon
29
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rain showers
light rain
light rain
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Wind km/h
0 SW0
15 SSW15
15 SSW15
15 SSW15
15 SSW15
15 S15
10 SW10
0 N0
5 NE5
10 SW10
15 SW15
30 SW30
30 SW30
20 SW20
20 SW20
40 SW40
70 SSW70
70 SSW70
45 S45
25 SSW25
35 SW35
55 SSW55
70 SSW70
65 SSW65
60 SSW60
60 SSW60
60 SSW60
some clouds some clouds some clouds some clouds some clouds some clouds some clouds some clouds some clouds some clouds some clouds some clouds some clouds some clouds some clouds rain shwrs light rain light rain light rain some clouds some clouds rain shwrs rain shwrs some clouds some clouds some clouds some clouds
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Rain
Rain mm
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 3 2 5 - - 2 1 - - - -
Snow
Snow cm
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High °C
-13 -16 -17 -20 -17 -17 -18 -16 -15 -17 -12 -11 -12 -8 -7 -3 -3 -2 -3 -2 0 0 -1 0 0 1 0
Low °C
-16 -16 -18 -21 -19 -17 -19 -17 -16 -18 -14 -12 -13 -10 -7 -7 -3 -2 -7 -3 -1 0 -1 0 -1 0 0
Chill °C
-13 -24 -25 -29 -26 -26 -18 -16 -19 -22 -21 -21 -21 -15 -14 -13 -14 -12 -13 -9 -8 -8 -11 -9 -9 -7 -9
Freezing level m
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 50 0 0 0 50 50
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Sunrise
- 2:48 - - 2:14 - - 0:00 - - 0:00 - - 0:00 - - 0:00 - - 0:00 - - 0:00 - - 0:00 -
Sunset
- - 0:37 - - 1:12 - - 12:00 - - 12:00 - - 12:00 - - 12:00 - - 12:00 - - 12:00 - - 12:00

Issued local time.

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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWind
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Minna Bluff
43 km ESE
920m alt.
3 hours ago
No report.
37
Fresh winds from the SE
(37 kph at 170).
Mcmurdo Base
69 km NE
34m alt.
3 hours ago
-16.5° C
-
6
Light winds from the NE
(6 kph at 40).
31 km
Mid: scattered
Williams Field
72 km NE
8m alt.
3 hours ago
-16° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
6
Light winds from the NE
(6 kph at 40).
Low: few
Mid: scattered
Linda
76 km ESE
50m alt.
2 hours ago
-28.3° C
-
9
Light winds from the WSW
(9 kph at 240).
Cape Ross
191 km NW
201m alt.
2 hours ago
-18.0° C
-
22
Moderate winds from the SE
(22 kph at 160).

* 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. We also include passing Ship data if it is recorded close to Mount Discovery and within an acceptable time window.