Mountain resort image
– Lat/Long: 78.37° S 165.02° E

Mount Discovery Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 12 am Tue 06 Oct Local Time
Updates in:
hr min s
Update imminent 

Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Tue morning, min -15°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Mon night, calm by Wed afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Thu night, min -27°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
Friday
9
Saturday
10
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
light snow
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
100
1650
1550
250
400
150
150
100
100
100
150
150
400
1100
1550
1500
km/h
45
SSW
40
SW
35
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
15
SSW
10
NNW
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
NW
0
N
5
S
15
S
15
SSW
10
S
10
SSW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
4
—
—
2
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-11
-9
-9
-10
-13
-13
-13
-15
-15
-15
-18
-19
-20
-22
-23
-24
min °C
-14
-10
-10
-12
-14
-13
-15
-15
-15
-17
-18
-20
-22
-23
-23
-25
 chill °C
-26
-21
-20
-23
-23
-20
-20
-20
-19
-17
-18
-27
-31
-32
-32
-33
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-24-22-21-21-22-22-22-21-21-22-23-24-25-27-28-30-19-17-16-17-18-18-18-18-18-20-21-22-23-25-26-27-13-10-10-11-14-13-14-15-15-16-18-20-21-23-23-25-8-5-4-6-9-10-14-14-14-16-14-15-17-18-19-22
Sunrise
—
5:50
—
—
5:41
—
—
5:33
—
—
5:22
—
—
5:13
—
—
Sunset
—
—
9:50
—
—
9:59
—
—
—
10:07
—
—
10:16
—
—
10:25

Loading...

Mount Discovery Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Discovery is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Tue morning, min -15°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Mon night, calm by Wed afternoon).

Mount Discovery Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Thu night, min -27°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

This table gives the weather forecast for Mount Discovery at the specific elevation of 1000 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
Williams Field
72 km NE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-11°C
light snow
Light snow.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
2.1 km
Mid: broken
High: overcast
1297 km S
3012m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (26 kph from 310 degs) was rejected.
1.2 km
High: overcast
ASCATC176E64S
1696 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the W
(50 kph at 281).
- km
ASCATB177E64S
1698 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
51
Near gales from the WNW
(51 kph at 285).
- km
ASCATB176E64S
1699 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the WNW
(49 kph at 284).
- km
ASCATC177E64S
1707 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
51
Near gales from the W
(51 kph at 277).
- km
ASCATB178E64S
1710 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the W
(48 kph at 281).
- km
ASCATC178E64S
1715 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the W
(49 kph at 280).
- km
ASCATB179E64S
1721 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the W
(49 kph at 280).
- km
ASCATC179E64S
1724 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the W
(50 kph at 277).
- 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.