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– Lat/Long: 78.37° S 165.02° E

Mount Discovery
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 am Tue 12 May Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue night. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Tue afternoon, min -20°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Tue morning, near gales from the SW by Tue night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Fri morning, min -26°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
12
Wednesday
13
Thursday
14
Friday
15
Saturday
16
Sunday
17
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
km/h
10
S
25
SSW
50
SW
45
SSW
35
SSW
25
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
10
S
15
N
15
N
10
N
5
NW
0
W
15
S
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5
2
1
max °C
-19
-18
-18
-19
-19
-18
-19
-19
-19
-19
-21
-22
-22
-24
-25
-25
-26
-25
min °C
-20
-19
-20
-20
-20
-19
-19
-19
-20
-20
-21
-22
-23
-24
-26
-26
-26
-26
-29
-30
-35
-35
-33
-32
-32
-32
-32
-31
-32
-33
-32
-34
-31
-32
-26
-35
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
450
200
300
1200
600
1600
2200
2150
3650
1950
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-27-29-31-30-30-30-30-30-29-29-29-29-28-29-30-31-31-32-24-25-26-26-26-26-26-26-25-25-25-26-26-27-28-28-29-29-20-19-19-20-20-19-19-19-20-20-21-22-23-24-26-26-26-26-20-16-13-13-13-15-15-17-18-20-22-22-24-25-26-26-26-25
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 Tue night. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Tue afternoon, min -20°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Tue morning, near gales from the SW by Tue night).

Mount Discovery Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Fri morning, min -26°C on Sat night). 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
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
61 km NE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
-27° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (26 kph from 60 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Williams Field
72 km NE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-19° C
clear
Clear
Wind obs. (30 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
ASCATB179E70S
1046 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the SSW
(49 kph at 196).
- km
ASCATB180E70S
1060 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
59
Near gales from the SSW
(59 kph at 195).
- km
ASCATB180E69S
1097 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
54
Near gales from the SSW
(54 kph at 201).
- km
1297 km S
3012m alt.
2 hours ago
moderate snow
Ice crystals.
Wind obs. (17 kph from 60 degs) was rejected.
4.0 km
ASCATB179E67S
1377 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
55
Near gales from the SSW
(55 kph at 210).
- km
ASCATB179E66S
1402 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
59
Near gales from the SSW
(59 kph at 212).
- km
ASCATB180E67S
1402 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
58
Near gales from the SSW
(58 kph at 212).
- km
ASCATB180E66S
1414 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
60
Near gales from the SW
(60 kph at 214).
- 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.