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– Lat/Long: 78.37° S 165.02° E

Mount Discovery
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 pm Tue 05 May Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Thu night, min -21°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Sun night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Sun night, min -16°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Sat afternoon, strong winds from the SSW by Sun night).

Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
Friday
8
Saturday
9
Sunday
10
Monday
11
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain shwrs
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod. rain
light rain
light rain
rain shwrs
km/h
10
WSW
5
W
5
WSW
5
SW
5
WSW
10
WSW
25
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SW
15
SSW
35
SW
35
SW
35
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
30
SW
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0.1
3
0.7
0.4
0.7
0.2
1.2
2
6
3
1.9
1.3
max °C
-17
-18
-20
-19
-18
-15
-12
-15
-16
-14
-14
-16
-10
-10
-10
-9
-11
-12
-12
min °C
-18
-19
-20
-21
-19
-17
-14
-16
-16
-16
-15
-16
-15
-10
-10
-10
-12
-12
-13
-24
-23
-24
-27
-24
-23
-24
-24
-24
-24
-22
-22
-21
-20
-20
-20
-23
-23
-23
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
650
2000
1850
350
100
150
150
1250
1450
350
450
400
350
400
1200
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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: Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Thu night, min -21°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Mount Discovery Weather (Days 3-6):

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Sun night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Sun night, min -16°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Sat afternoon, strong winds from the SSW by Sun night).

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.
2 hours ago
-21° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
6
Light winds from the W
(6 kph at 280).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
Williams Field
72 km NE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-16° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
24
Moderate winds from the N.(Wind varies from 220 to 020 degs)
(24 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
1297 km S
3012m alt.
3 hours ago
moderate snow
Ice crystals.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 130 degs) was rejected.
4.8 km
hy2c156E65S
1531 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
64
Gales from the E
(64 kph at 92).
- km
hy2c157E65S
1544 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
63
Gales from the E
(63 kph at 90).
- km
ASCATC159E65S
1558 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
47
Strong winds from the E
(47 kph at 100).
- km
ASCATC158E65S
1564 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
54
Near gales from the E
(54 kph at 101).
- km
ASCATC155E65S
1569 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
57
Near gales from the ESE
(57 kph at 102).
- km
ASCATC157E65S
1570 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
58
Near gales from the E
(58 kph at 93).
- km
ASCATC156E65S
1574 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
58
Near gales from the E
(58 kph at 97).
- 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.