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– Lat/Long: 78.37° S 165.02° E

Mount Discovery
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 12 am Fri 21 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Thu night, min -15°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Wed afternoon, min -11°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SSW on Sun night, near gales from the SSW by Mon night).

Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
light snow
light snow
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
light snow
light snow
 km/h
5
NNW
5
SSE
10
S
10
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
35
SSW
40
SSW
45
SSW
40
SSW
35
SSW
35
SW
30
SSW
30
SW
 cm 
1
2
3
15
4
3
2
2
4
 mm 
max°C
-12
-14
-14
-15
-15
-15
-14
-13
-12
-10
-9
-7
-7
-7
-7
-7
-7
-6
-7
min°C
-14
-14
-14
-15
-15
-15
-15
-14
-12
-11
-10
-8
-9
-8
-8
-8
-7
-6
-8
chill°C 
-14
-14
-19
-21
-22
-24
-24
-23
-20
-20
-20
-18
-20
-19
-18
-18
-16
-14
-16
Freezing level (m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
50
0
100
150
0
Cloud base (m)
200
150
200
1250
1200
2300
1900
400
650
250
200
550
1300
1350
750
200
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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: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Thu night, min -15°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Mount Discovery Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Wed afternoon, min -11°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SSW on Sun night, near gales from the SSW by Mon night).

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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
61 km NE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
-9° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
26
Moderate winds from the NW
(26 kph at 320).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
Williams Field
72 km NE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-6° C
clear
Clear
30
Fresh winds from the NNW
(30 kph at 340).
10.0 km
Mcmurdo Williams
73 km NE
22m alt.
2 hours ago
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
28
Moderate winds from the W
(28 kph at 280).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: scattered
Cape Ross
191 km NW
212m alt.
38 minutes ago
-10° C
-
26
Moderate winds from the W
(26 kph at 280).
MarioZuchelliStation (Baia Terra Nova)
411 km N
93m alt.
38 minutes ago
-6° C
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 250).
Priestley Glacier
540 km NW
1925m alt.
38 minutes ago
-31° C
-
22
Moderate winds from the W
(22 kph at 270).
Cape Phillips
606 km NNE
780m alt.
38 minutes ago
-12° C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 50).
1297 km S
3012m alt.
2 hours ago
-34° C
moderate snow
Ice crystals.
Wind obs. (24 kph from 40 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Mid: few
ASCATB148E67S
1418 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
57
Near gales from the ESE
(57 kph at 103).
- km
ASCATB181E67S
1422 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
26
Moderate winds from the NW
(26 kph at 317).
- 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.