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– Lat/Long: 78.37° S 165.02° E

Mount Discovery
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 12 am Mon 24 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon night. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Tue afternoon, min -18°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the S on Mon night, moderate winds from the SSW by Wed afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Wed night, min -17°C on Fri afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
part cloud
clear
snow showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloudy
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
some clouds
clear
snow shwrs
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
 km/h
35
S
30
S
40
S
50
S
50
S
45
SSW
45
S
50
SSW
30
SSW
10
WSW
10
N
5
WNW
5
NW
10
N
5
NNE
5
SSE
10
S
10
S
5
SSW
 cm 
2
2
10
1
4
1
 mm 
max°C
-17
-15
-14
-14
-14
-13
-13
-13
-13
-13
-13
-14
-15
-16
-17
-17
-17
-16
-16
min°C
-18
-16
-14
-15
-14
-14
-13
-13
-13
-13
-14
-15
-16
-16
-17
-17
-17
-17
-16
chill°C 
-31
-28
-26
-29
-27
-27
-26
-26
-24
-21
-19
-19
-22
-22
-22
-17
-24
-23
-20
Freezing level (m
0
0
0
0
0
150
50
100
100
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
1700
250
400
200
450
550
450
350
150
450
150
200
600
600
200
250
400
250
250
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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: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon night. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Tue afternoon, min -18°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the S on Mon night, moderate winds from the SSW by Wed afternoon).

Mount Discovery Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Wed night, min -17°C on Fri afternoon). 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.
43 minutes ago
-5° C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
19
Light winds from the E
(19 kph at 90).
28 km
Mid: overcast
Williams Field
72 km NE
8m alt.
38 minutes ago
-5° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
Wind obs. (15 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
9.0 km
Low: overcast
Mcmurdo Williams
73 km NE
22m alt.
2 hours ago
-6° C
light snow
Light snow.
Wind obs. (28 kph from 170 degs) was rejected.
4.8 km
Mid: broken
High: overcast
Cape Ross
191 km NW
212m alt.
43 minutes ago
-7° C
-
Wind obs. (28 kph from 150 degs) was rejected.
MarioZuchelliStation (Baia Terra Nova)
411 km N
93m alt.
43 minutes ago
-4° C
-
54
Near gales from the W
(54 kph at 270).
Priestley Glacier
540 km NW
1925m alt.
43 minutes ago
-28° C
-
Wind obs. (19 kph from 250 degs) was rejected.
Cape Phillips
606 km NNE
780m alt.
43 minutes ago
-10° C
-
35
Fresh winds from the SW
(35 kph at 230).
ASCATC181E67S
1419 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the SSW
(46 kph at 213).
- km
ASCATC183E67S
1424 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the SSW
(40 kph at 205).
- km
ASCATC182E67S
1426 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the SSW
(33 kph at 207).
- 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.