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– Lat/Long: 78.37° S 165.02° E

Mount Discovery
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 12 am Sat 21 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Sat morning, min -25°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Sun afternoon, light winds from the W by Mon afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Wed night, min -24°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SSE on Tue night, calm by Thu morning).

Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
 km/h
20
SSW
25
SW
25
SSW
30
SW
35
SSW
40
SW
35
SW
15
SW
5
W
10
NNW
30
SE
60
SSE
85
SSE
80
SSE
65
S
35
S
15
SSE
5
NNW
15
N
1
3
15
4
2
max °C
-23
-22
-22
-22
-22
-23
-23
-25
-25
-23
-23
-23
-24
-23
-22
-21
-22
-23
-23
min °C
-25
-22
-22
-22
-22
-23
-25
-25
-25
-24
-23
-24
-24
-24
-22
-22
-22
-23
-25
-38
-34
-34
-35
-36
-38
-37
-36
-32
-32
-36
-43
-44
-44
-40
-36
-31
-28
-34
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
3600
1700
1200
1100
1300
1300
1900
1350
1550
500
300
300
450
1450
1450
200
500
400
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-27-26-27-27-26-28-29-29-29-27-26-26-26-26-24-25-25-26-27-24-22-22-22-22-23-24-25-25-24-23-24-24-24-22-22-22-23-24-19-17-16-16-16-16-18-20-21-20-20-20-22-21-19-18-18-19-22-17-13-12-11-10-10-13-15-16-16-15-15-15-16-14-14-15-16-18
Sunrise
7:50
7:58
8:06
8:12
8:21
8:27
Sunset
8:17
8:09
8:01
7:54
7:46
7:38

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Mount Discovery Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Discovery is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Sat morning, min -25°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Sun afternoon, light winds from the W by Mon afternoon).

Mount Discovery Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Wed night, min -24°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SSE on Tue night, calm by Thu morning).

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
-22° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (22 kph from 330 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: few
High: scattered
Williams Field
72 km NE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-13° C
clear
Clear
13
Light winds from the NNW.(Wind varies from 250 to 020 degs)
(13 kph at 340).
10.0 km
Cape Ross
191 km NW
212m alt.
3 hours ago
-19° C
-
39
Strong winds from the SW
(39 kph at 220).
ASCATB174E77S
268 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the WSW
(49 kph at 248).
- km
ASCATB172E76S
361 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the W
(44 kph at 268).
- km
ASCATB173E76S
365 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the W
(42 kph at 267).
- km
ASCATC173E76S
368 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
34
Fresh winds from the W
(34 kph at 272).
- km
ASCATC172E76S
369 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the W
(33 kph at 277).
- km
ASCATB174E76S
374 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the WSW
(36 kph at 257).
- km
ASCATC174E76S
380 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the WSW
(33 kph at 254).
- 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.