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– Lat/Long: 78.37° S 165.02° E

Mount Discovery
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 am Fri 24 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -30°C on Fri morning, min -36°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Fri night, calm by Sun morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Extremely cold (max -30°C on Tue night, min -37°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Mon morning, severe gales from the SSW by Wed night).

Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
 km/h
15
SE
20
S
30
SSW
25
S
20
SSE
15
SSE
5
NW
15
NNW
10
NW
5
SW
5
SW
15
SW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
S
50
SSW
60
SSW
80
SSW
2
3
max °C
-30
-31
-32
-33
-33
-33
-33
-34
-35
-36
-36
-36
-36
-34
-30
-30
-31
-34
min °C
-31
-31
-33
-33
-33
-33
-33
-34
-36
-36
-36
-37
-37
-36
-33
-30
-32
-35
-43
-44
-50
-48
-47
-46
-33
-47
-43
-43
-44
-50
-53
-52
-48
-49
-54
-59
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
1600
500
150
200
300
500
450
400
1550
1750
1600
250
300
450
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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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 -30°C on Fri morning, min -36°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Fri night, calm by Sun morning).

Mount Discovery Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Extremely cold (max -30°C on Tue night, min -37°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Mon morning, severe gales 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 10 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
61 km NE
10m alt.
3 hours ago
-36° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (13 kph from 50 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: broken
Williams Field
72 km NE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-
13
Light winds from the W
(13 kph at 280).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Mid: overcast
Dumont Durville
1525 km WNW
111m alt.
3 hours ago
-17° C
-
9
Light winds from the E
(9 kph at 80).
60 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
DomeA
1660 km SSW
4084m alt.
1 hour ago
-60° C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 230).
2674 km N
475m alt.
1 hour ago
8° C
light rain
Continuous light drizzle.
37
Fresh winds from the WNW
(37 kph at 290).
0.6 km
Davis
2683 km SW
23m alt.
3 hours ago
-14° C
State of sky unchanged.
20
Moderate winds from the ESE
(20 kph at 110).
40 km
Mid: few
ASCATB274E73S
2723 km SE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the S
(33 kph at 176).
- km
ASCATC274E73S
2728 km SE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the S
(33 kph at 177).
- km
ASCATB97E64S
2731 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
58
Near gales from the E
(58 kph at 91).
- km
ASCATC275E73S
2733 km SE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the S
(33 kph at 185).
- 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.