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– Lat/Long: 78.37° S 165.02° E

Mount Discovery
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 12 am Tue 27 Jan Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Mon night, min -15°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, fresh winds from the SW by Wed night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Sun afternoon, min -15°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SSW on Thu night, strong winds from the SW by Sat morning).

Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
1
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
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
 km/h
5
SSE
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
35
SW
35
SSW
30
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
35
SSW
50
SW
45
SSW
40
SSW
35
SSW
40
SSW
45
SSW
4
1
1
4
max °C
-8
-11
-12
-13
-13
-13
-14
-15
-14
-14
-14
-13
-12
-12
-10
-9
-9
-8
-8
min °C
-9
-12
-13
-13
-13
-14
-15
-15
-14
-15
-15
-14
-13
-12
-11
-10
-9
-8
-8
-13
-19
-21
-21
-22
-25
-26
-26
-25
-25
-24
-24
-24
-24
-23
-21
-19
-18
-18
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
100
5050
4400
4550
1850
1800
1500
1550
1800
1750
1650
1550
1550
1750
1550
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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. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Mon night, min -15°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, fresh winds from the SW by Wed night).

Mount Discovery Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Sun afternoon, min -15°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SSW on Thu night, strong winds from the SW by Sat morning).

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
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
13
Light winds from the E
(13 kph at 80).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken
Mcmurdo
69 km NE
24m alt.
2 hours ago
-2° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
36 km
Mid: clear
Williams Field
72 km NE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-2° C
clear
Clear
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Mcmurdo Williams
73 km NE
22m alt.
2 hours ago
-13° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
11
Light winds from the N
(11 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken
ASCATB168E77S
186 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
16
Light winds from the NE
(16 kph at 35).
- km
Cape Ross
191 km NW
212m alt.
2 hours ago
-4° C
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 160 degs) was rejected.
ASCATB169E77S
225 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the N
(28 kph at 7).
- km
ASCATB170E77S
228 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the N
(28 kph at 1).
- km
ASCATB171E77S
247 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
29
Fresh winds from the N
(29 kph at 351).
- km
ASCATB172E77S
256 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the NNW
(30 kph at 339).
- 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.