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– Lat/Long: 78.37° S 165.02° E

Mount Discovery
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 6 pm Mon 24 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Tue afternoon, min -15°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the SSW on Mon night, calm by Wed night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri night. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Thu afternoon, min -17°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
 km/h
45
S
55
S
50
S
45
S
45
S
40
SSW
25
SSW
10
SW
10
N
10
NNW
0
ESE
5
WSW
15
SSW
25
SSW
20
S
20
S
25
SSW
 cm 
3
13
1
1
5
1
2
1
1
2
2
6
2
2
2
 mm 
max°C
-14
-14
-15
-13
-13
-13
-13
-13
-14
-15
-16
-16
-16
-16
-16
-16
-16
min°C
-15
-15
-15
-14
-13
-13
-13
-14
-15
-15
-16
-16
-16
-16
-16
-16
-17
chill°C 
-28
-29
-28
-27
-25
-25
-23
-18
-21
-20
-16
-20
-24
-26
-26
-26
-28
Freezing level (m
0
0
0
50
50
150
50
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
550
300
400
1550
250
350
150
300
150
150
150
150
150
150
150
200
350
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
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 heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Tue afternoon, min -15°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the SSW on Mon night, calm by Wed night).

Mount Discovery Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri night. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Thu afternoon, min -17°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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Mcmurdo
69 km NE
24m alt.
2 hours ago
-3° C
moderate snow
Freezing rain.
39
Strong winds from the SSE
(39 kph at 160).
36 km
Mid: overcast
Cape Ross
191 km NW
212m alt.
1 hour ago
-3° C
-
Wind obs. (24 kph from 140 degs) was rejected.
MarioZuchelliStation (Baia Terra Nova)
409 km N
93m alt.
1 hour ago
-3° C
-
54
Near gales from the W
(54 kph at 270).
Priestley Glacier
538 km NW
1925m alt.
1 hour ago
-21° C
-
Wind obs. (17 kph from 130 degs) was rejected.
Cape Phillips
604 km NNE
780m alt.
1 hour ago
-10° C
-
69
Gales from the SW
(69 kph at 230).
Dumont Durville
1525 km WNW
111m alt.
2 hours ago
-7° C
-
39
Strong winds from the SE
(39 kph at 130).
45 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
SHIP264
1544 km WNW
-m alt.
1 hour ago
-7° C
-
36
Fresh winds from the SE
(36 kph at 130).
SHIP976
1544 km WNW
-m alt.
1 hour ago
-7° C
-
36
Fresh winds from the SE
(36 kph at 130).
DomeA
1660 km SSW
4084m alt.
1 hour ago
-
17
Light winds from the E
(17 kph at 90).
ASCATC190E65S
1756 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the WSW
(36 kph at 237).
- 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.