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– Lat/Long: 78.37° S 165.02° E

Mount Discovery
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 pm Tue 05 May Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu night. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Thu afternoon, min -20°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed afternoon, strong winds from the SW by Thu night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun afternoon. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Sat night, min -20°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Sat afternoon, gales from the SSW by Sun night).

Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
Friday
8
Saturday
9
Sunday
10
Monday
11
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
light snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
km/h
20
SSW
5
WSW
5
N
5
S
10
SSW
15
SSW
40
SW
35
SSW
30
SW
30
SSW
30
SSW
15
SSW
30
SSW
50
SW
55
SSW
55
SSW
60
SSW
60
SSW
50
SSW
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5
1
1
3
8
4
3
3
max °C
-18
-18
-18
-19
-18
-17
-17
-20
-20
-19
-18
-17
-15
-16
-16
-16
-18
-19
-18
min °C
-20
-18
-19
-20
-18
-17
-19
-20
-20
-20
-18
-18
-16
-17
-17
-18
-19
-19
-19
-32
-18
-19
-20
-24
-26
-33
-33
-33
-33
-30
-27
-24
-32
-32
-35
-35
-35
-34
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
650
2000
1850
350
100
150
150
1250
1450
350
450
400
350
400
1200
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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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 light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu night. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Thu afternoon, min -20°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed afternoon, strong winds from the SW by Thu night).

Mount Discovery Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun afternoon. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Sat night, min -20°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Sat afternoon, gales from the SSW by Sun 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.
3 hours ago
-23° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
15
Light winds from the SSW
(15 kph at 210).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
Williams Field
72 km NE
8m alt.
3 hours ago
-18° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
hy2c172E67S
1292 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
12
Light winds from the SE
(12 kph at 128).
- km
1297 km S
3012m alt.
3 hours ago
moderate snow
Ice crystals.
Wind obs. (19 kph from 100 degs) was rejected.
4.8 km
hy2c171E67S
1302 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
21
Moderate winds from the ESE
(21 kph at 118).
- km
ASCATB174E67S
1306 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
9
Light winds from the SE
(9 kph at 128).
- km
hy2c173E67S
1324 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
13
Light winds from the SE
(13 kph at 138).
- km
hy2c175E67S
1329 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
11
Light winds from the SSE
(11 kph at 162).
- km
ASCATB169E67S
1330 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the ENE
(32 kph at 78).
- km
hy2c174E67S
1331 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
12
Light winds from the SSE
(12 kph at 155).
- 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.