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– Lat/Long: 78.37° S 165.02° E

Mount Discovery
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 12 pm Fri 21 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Sun night, min -21°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, strong winds from the S by Sun night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Wed morning, min -16°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the S on Mon night, light winds from the SSW by Wed night).

Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
snow showers
mod snow
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
snow shwrs
mod. snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
 km/h
5
SSE
5
S
10
SSW
10
S
15
S
10
S
20
S
20
S
40
S
30
S
50
SSW
60
S
45
S
45
S
35
S
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
 cm 
5
19
6
2
 mm 
max°C
-20
-20
-20
-21
-20
-19
-19
-19
-17
-15
-14
-15
-15
-14
-14
-13
-14
-14
min°C
-20
-20
-21
-21
-21
-20
-19
-19
-18
-16
-15
-15
-15
-14
-14
-14
-14
-14
chill°C 
-24
-26
-28
-29
-30
-28
-29
-30
-30
-27
-30
-30
-28
-27
-26
-25
-24
-24
Freezing level (m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
50
0
100
100
0
Cloud base (m)
150
150
100
2050
1500
2250
1550
600
500
300
200
700
1300
1550
750
400
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-24-24-25-25-25-24-24-24-22-19-20-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-20-20-21-21-21-20-19-19-18-16-15-15-15-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-15-15-15-14-13-12-11-10-7-9-9-7-7-6-7-7-8-8-10-8-8-8-6-5-6-30-2-20-111-1
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. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Sun night, min -21°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, strong winds from the S by Sun night).

Mount Discovery Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Wed morning, min -16°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the S on Mon night, light winds from the SSW by Wed night).

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
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
61 km NE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
9
Light winds from the ENE
(9 kph at 60).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: few
High: scattered
Mcmurdo
69 km NE
24m alt.
3 hours ago
-5° C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 270).
36 km
Mid: scattered
Williams Field
72 km NE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-5° C
clear
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mcmurdo Williams
73 km NE
22m alt.
2 hours ago
-8° C
clear
-
9
Light winds from the NNE
(9 kph at 30).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: few
High: scattered
Cape Ross
191 km NW
212m alt.
48 minutes ago
-7° C
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 130 degs) was rejected.
MarioZuchelliStation (Baia Terra Nova)
411 km N
93m alt.
48 minutes ago
-6° C
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 40 degs) was rejected.
Priestley Glacier
540 km NW
1925m alt.
48 minutes ago
-23° C
-
Wind obs. (13 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
Cape Phillips
606 km NNE
780m alt.
48 minutes ago
-8° C
-
6
Light winds from the SW
(6 kph at 230).
Dumont Durville
1525 km WNW
111m alt.
3 hours ago
-1° C
-
50
Strong winds from the SE
(50 kph at 130).
45 km
Mid: scattered
SHIP1117
1651 km WNW
-m alt.
48 minutes ago
-2° C
-
47
Strong winds from the SE
(47 kph at 130).

* 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.