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– Lat/Long: 78.37° S 165.02° E

Mount Discovery Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 11 pm Thu 24 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Sat morning, min -23°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Thu night, light winds from the S by Sat night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Sun night, min -28°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Sun night, calm by Tue morning).

Friday
25
Saturday
26
Sunday
27
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light rain
light rain
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
1650
1650
1500
1400
1150
1350
1450
1250
1350
400
1300
450
1700
150
1300
6850
km/h
30
SW
25
SSW
20
SSW
25
SW
25
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
20
SSW
30
SSW
20
SSW
10
SSW
5
SW
5
W
10
SSW
15
SSW
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Snowflake cm
 mm
0.1
0.1
0.3
max °C
-20
-20
-21
-18
-16
-17
-17
-20
-17
-17
-21
-22
-26
-26
-26
-27
min °C
-20
-21
-23
-21
-17
-19
-21
-20
-17
-20
-21
-25
-28
-27
-27
-28
 chill °C
-33
-33
-33
-32
-28
-26
-29
-28
-27
-31
-32
-33
-28
-27
-36
-38
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-35-35-35-34-32-31-32-33-35-35-35-35-34-33-33-32-31-32-31-29-28-27-27-29-30-31-31-32-31-31-31-30-25-26-26-24-22-21-21-24-23-25-26-27-28-29-29-29-20-21-22-20-17-18-19-20-17-19-21-24-27-27-27-28
Sunrise
6:26
6:18
7:09
6:01
5:54
Sunset
7:21
7:29
8:36
7:43
7:51

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Mount Discovery Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Discovery is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Sat morning, min -23°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Thu night, light winds from the S by Sat night).

Mount Discovery Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Sun night, min -28°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Sun night, calm by Tue morning).

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
-22°C
moderate snow
Blowing moderate snow.
56
Near gales from the SSW
(56 kph at 210).
0.4 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
High: broken
Williams Field
72 km NE
8m alt.
1 hour ago
-20°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
Wind obs. (35 kph from 130 degs) was rejected.
9.0 km
Low: overcast
Dumont Durville
1525 km WNW
111m alt.
2 hours ago
-19°C
-
41
Strong winds from the SW
(41 kph at 220).
hy2b194E66S
1687 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the W
(48 kph at 272).
- km
hy2b203E67S
1694 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the W
(39 kph at 275).
- km
hy2b204E68S
1700 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the W
(45 kph at 268).
- km
hy2b202E67S
1702 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the W
(37 kph at 280).
- km
hy2b200E67S
1704 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the W
(35 kph at 280).
- km
hy2b195E66S
1709 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the W
(48 kph at 270).
- km
hy2b201E67S
1712 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the W
(35 kph at 280).
- 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.