Mountain resort image
– Lat/Long: 78.37° S 165.02° E

Mount Discovery Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 12 pm Tue 27 Oct Local Time
Updates in:
hr min s
Update imminent 

Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Wed night, min -30°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Sat afternoon, min -25°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, fresh winds from the SW by Sun night).

Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
1
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloudy
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
1550
1350
1950
1750
1750
500
2000
150
400
150
150
3250
0
100
400
km/h
10
S
10
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
15
SSW
5
SSE
15
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
5
SW
5
S
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
SW
5
SSW
15
SW
30
SSW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-30
-29
-28
-27
-26
-23
-23
-23
-24
-25
-24
-21
-20
-19
-19
-19
-19
-20
min °C
-30
-29
-28
-27
-26
-25
-23
-23
-25
-25
-25
-23
-20
-19
-19
-19
-19
-21
 chill °C
-40
-38
-40
-40
-40
-36
-29
-32
-36
-34
-32
-28
-27
-26
-23
-19
-28
-33
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-34-33-33-32-31-29-27-28-29-29-28-26-24-23-23-23-24-25-30-29-28-27-26-24-23-23-25-25-25-22-20-19-19-19-19-21-24-23-21-20-19-18-16-17-20-20-19-18-15-14-13-13-13-15-17-16-19-14-13-16-13-12-14-13-12-15-11-10-12-8-7-10
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
—
—

Loading...

Mount Discovery Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Discovery is: A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Wed night, min -30°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Mount Discovery Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Sat afternoon, min -25°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, fresh winds from the SW by Sun 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 10 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
61 km NE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
-18°C
moderate snow
Low drifting moderate snow.
30
Fresh winds from the S
(30 kph at 190).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
Williams Field
72 km NE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-18°C
clear
Clear
22
Moderate winds from the ESE.(Wind varies from 080 to 160 degs)
(22 kph at 110).
10.0 km
1297 km S
3012m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (15 kph from 360 degs) was rejected.
9.0 km
Mid: few
High: scattered
DomeA
1660 km SSW
4084m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 100 degs) was rejected.
ASCATC152E63S
1727 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the ESE
(45 kph at 106).
- km
ASCATC150E64S
1730 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
47
Strong winds from the E
(47 kph at 98).
- km
ASCATB155E63S
1732 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
43
Strong winds from the ESE
(43 kph at 113).
- km
ASCATC151E63S
1735 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the E
(50 kph at 99).
- km
ASCATB151E63S
1737 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
51
Near gales from the E
(51 kph at 94).
- km
ASCATC155E63S
1738 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
43
Strong winds from the ESE
(43 kph at 116).
- 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.