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– Lat/Long: 78.37° S 165.02° E

Mount Discovery
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 6 pm Tue 27 Jan Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Tue afternoon, min -15°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Sun night, min -14°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SSW on Fri afternoon, strong winds from the SSW by Sat afternoon).

Tue
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
1
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
 km/h
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
30
SSW
40
SSW
40
SW
45
SW
45
SSW
40
SSW
35
SSW
1
2
3
2
2
3
max °C
-12
-13
-13
-13
-14
-15
-15
-15
-15
-14
-12
-12
-11
-10
-9
-8
-7
min °C
-12
-13
-13
-14
-15
-15
-15
-15
-15
-14
-13
-12
-11
-11
-9
-9
-8
-20
-21
-22
-24
-26
-26
-26
-25
-24
-23
-23
-24
-22
-23
-20
-20
-18
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
4250
2200
2050
2300
2000
1800
1550
1350
1650
1950
1250
1150
1550
1650
1550
1500
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
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: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Tue afternoon, min -15°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds.

Mount Discovery Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Sun night, min -14°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SSW on Fri afternoon, strong winds from the SSW by Sat afternoon).

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
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
61 km NE
10m alt.
3 hours ago
clear
-
30
Fresh winds from the SSE
(30 kph at 150).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: few
High: scattered
Williams Field
71 km NE
8m alt.
3 hours ago
-3° C
clear
-
20
Moderate winds from the ESE.(Wind varies from 080 to 140 degs)
(20 kph at 110).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mcmurdo Williams
73 km NE
22m alt.
3 hours ago
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (13 kph from 20 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken
Cape Ross
191 km NW
212m alt.
3 hours ago
-1° C
-
31
Fresh winds from the SE
(31 kph at 140).
1292 km S
3012m alt.
3 hours ago
light snow
Snow grains.
22
Moderate winds from the S
(22 kph at 180).
3.2 km
High: few
SHIP5864
1532 km WNW
3m alt.
2 hours ago
5° C
4
Calm
(4 kph at 120).
SHIP306
1532 km WNW
-m alt.
3 hours ago
7° C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 280).
SHIP1038
1532 km WNW
-m alt.
3 hours ago
7° C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 280).
SHIP2897
1842 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
5° C
54
Near gales from the NNW
(54 kph at 340).
- km
ASCATC255E74S
2188 km SE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
47
Strong winds from the SE
(47 kph at 128).
- 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.