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– Lat/Long: 78.37° S 165.02° E

Mount Discovery
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 6 pm Thu 16 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Fri night, min -20°C on Thu afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Sun afternoon, min -29°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
light snow
cloudy
clear
some clouds
cloudy
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
 km/h
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSW
10
SW
5
WNW
5
W
10
WSW
15
W
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
SSE
15
S
15
S
10
S
 cm 
1
 mm 
max°C
-20
-20
-19
-17
-16
-16
-16
-16
-16
-18
-20
-25
-26
-27
-28
-28
-28
min°C
-20
-20
-20
-18
-17
-16
-16
-16
-17
-19
-24
-25
-27
-28
-28
-28
-28
chill°C 
-29
-29
-28
-25
-21
-21
-23
-24
-26
-28
-32
-32
-27
-35
-39
-39
-37
Freezing level (m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
300
350
450
1700
200
250
150
150
200
450
1300
1350
1500
500
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-22-23-22-21-20-19-19-18-18-19-23-27-29-31-31-31-32-20-20-20-18-17-16-16-16-17-19-22-25-27-28-28-28-28-16-16-15-13-13-13-13-14-16-19-21-23-24-24-23-23-24-10-10-9-9-12-11-10-14-12-16-20-19-19-22-19-18-23
Sunrise
3:55
12:00
3:24
3:04
2:41
Sunset
11:32
11:46
12:00
12:02
12:21
12:45

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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 -16°C on Fri night, min -20°C on Thu afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Mount Discovery Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Sun afternoon, min -29°C on Wed morning). 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.
3 hours ago
-10° C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
26
Moderate winds from the
(26 kph at 270).
2.8 km
Mid: overcast
Williams Field
72 km NE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-10° C
light snow
Light snow.
Wind obs. (28 kph from 130 degs) was rejected.
3.8 km
Mid: overcast
Cape Ross
191 km NW
212m alt.
47 minutes ago
-10° C
-
50
Strong winds from the SE
(50 kph at 130).
MarioZuchelliStation (Baia Terra Nova)
411 km N
93m alt.
47 minutes ago
-9° C
-
33
Fresh winds from the SW
(33 kph at 220).
Priestley Glacier
540 km NW
1925m alt.
47 minutes ago
-29° C
-
9
Light winds from the SSE
(9 kph at 150).
Cape Phillips
606 km NNE
780m alt.
47 minutes ago
-12° C
-
43
Strong winds from the SW
(43 kph at 230).
Dumont Durville
1525 km WNW
111m alt.
3 hours ago
-8° C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, above eye level.
91
Stormy winds from the SE
(91 kph at 130).
3.0 km
Mid: overcast
hy2c180E65S
1586 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the E
(28 kph at 98).
- km
hy2c179E65S
1596 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
26
Moderate winds from the E
(26 kph at 100).
- km
hy2c178E65S
1597 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
27
Moderate winds from the ESE
(27 kph at 102).
- 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.