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– Lat/Long: 78.37° S 165.02° E

Mount Discovery
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 12 pm Tue 24 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Wed afternoon, min -28°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the S on Tue afternoon, light winds from the W by Thu night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -28°C on Fri morning, min -32°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
light snow
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
light snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
 km/h
25
SSE
45
S
50
S
30
S
15
SSW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
5
NW
10
W
10
W
15
W
10
NW
5
NNW
10
NW
15
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
1
2
max °C
-23
-22
-22
-22
-21
-21
-23
-24
-26
-28
-30
-30
-30
-31
-31
-30
-29
-29
min °C
-23
-23
-23
-22
-21
-22
-23
-25
-28
-29
-30
-30
-31
-31
-32
-30
-30
-29
-36
-40
-40
-35
-30
-29
-31
-33
-36
-38
-40
-41
-39
-38
-43
-41
-42
-41
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
350
1200
1450
2050
3100
5750
600
1950
1300
650
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-26-26-25-24-24-24-25-26-28-30-31-31-32-33-33-32-32-32-23-23-23-22-21-22-23-25-27-29-30-30-31-31-32-30-30-29-19-19-20-19-18-20-22-24-26-28-29-30-30-30-30-28-26-25-13-13-15-17-18-20-21-22-26-28-28-30-29-29-28-24-23-22
Sunrise
8:12
8:21
8:27
8:36
8:42
8:51
Sunset
7:54
7:46
7:38
7:30
7:22
7:15

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Mount Discovery Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Discovery is: A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Wed afternoon, min -28°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the S on Tue afternoon, light winds from the W by Thu night).

Mount Discovery Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -28°C on Fri morning, min -32°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

This table gives the weather forecast for Mount Discovery at the specific elevation of 2000 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
Mcmurdo
69 km NE
24m alt.
3 hours ago
-15° C
-
26
Moderate winds from the
(26 kph at 270).
1.8 km
Mid: overcast
Williams Field
72 km NE
8m alt.
1 hour ago
-15° C
clear
Haze -.
Wind obs. (35 kph from 150 degs) was rejected.
1.0 km
Cape Ross
191 km NW
212m alt.
2 hours ago
-13° C
-
69
Gales from the SE
(69 kph at 130).
MarioZuchelliStation (Baia Terra Nova)
411 km N
93m alt.
2 hours ago
-
37
Fresh winds from the SSW
(37 kph at 210).
Priestley Glacier
540 km NW
1925m alt.
2 hours ago
-26° C
-
Wind obs. (65 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
Cape Phillips
606 km NNE
780m alt.
49 minutes ago
-14° C
-
181
Extremely windy from the WSW
(181 kph at 240).
Dumont Durville
1525 km WNW
111m alt.
3 hours ago
-11° C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
46
Strong winds from the SE
(46 kph at 130).
0.8 km
Mid: overcast
DomeA
1660 km SSW
4084m alt.
3 hours ago
-56° C
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
Casey
2163 km WSW
42m alt.
3 hours ago
-14° C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, below eye level.
56
Near gales from the SSE
(56 kph at 160).
45 km
Mid: few
ASCATB265E72S
2654 km SE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the E
(36 kph at 97).
- 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.