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– Lat/Long: 78.37° S 165.02° E

Mount Discovery
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 6 am Thu 29 Jan Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat night. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Sat morning, min -15°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Thu night, near gales from the SSW by Sat night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Mon afternoon, min -11°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SW on Sun night, moderate winds from the SW by Tue night).

Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
1
Monday
2
Tuesday
3
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod snow
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
cloud
light snow
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
cloudy
light snow
 km/h
25
SSW
25
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
40
SSW
50
SSW
50
SSW
50
SW
45
SW
55
SW
55
SW
50
SW
40
SW
30
SSW
30
SSW
20
SSW
25
SW
1
2
2
5
2
2
6
2
1
2
1
2
max °C
-15
-15
-15
-14
-13
-13
-12
-12
-12
-10
-10
-9
-9
-8
-8
-8
-8
-8
min °C
-15
-15
-15
-15
-14
-14
-12
-12
-12
-11
-10
-10
-9
-9
-8
-8
-8
-8
-25
-25
-24
-24
-24
-26
-24
-24
-25
-23
-22
-22
-20
-19
-17
-17
-16
-16
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
1600
1850
2000
1800
400
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1500
1750
1800
2150
1700
1450
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350
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: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat night. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Sat morning, min -15°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Thu night, near gales from the SSW by Sat night).

Mount Discovery Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Mon afternoon, min -11°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SW on Sun night, moderate winds from the SW by Tue 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 10 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
61 km NE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
-12° C
clear
-
28
Moderate winds from the E
(28 kph at 90).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: few
High: broken
Williams Field
72 km NE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-11° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
26
Moderate winds from the ESE
(26 kph at 120).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Mcmurdo Williams
73 km NE
22m alt.
2 hours ago
-13° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
26
Moderate winds from the NE
(26 kph at 40).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
High: broken
Cape Ross
191 km NW
212m alt.
59 minutes ago
-6° C
-
28
Moderate winds from the SSE
(28 kph at 150).
ASCATC168E76S
224 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the SE
(39 kph at 134).
- km
ASCATC169E76S
242 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the SE
(41 kph at 139).
- km
ASCATC170E76S
252 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the SSE
(48 kph at 148).
- km
ASCATC171E76S
289 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the SSE
(41 kph at 164).
- km
ASCATC172E76S
303 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the SSE
(40 kph at 164).
- km
ASCATC167E76S
310 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
27
Moderate winds from the SSW
(27 kph at 196).
- 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.