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– Lat/Long: 78.37° S 165.02° E

Mount Discovery
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 12 am Fri 30 Jan Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat afternoon. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Sun afternoon, min -21°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Thu night, near gales from the S by Sat morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Tue night, min -15°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the S on Mon afternoon, near gales from the S by Tue night).

Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
1
Monday
2
Tuesday
3
Wednesday
4
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
 km/h
15
S
15
SSE
25
S
40
S
50
S
50
S
45
S
35
S
35
SSW
35
SSW
25
S
25
S
30
S
40
S
45
S
50
S
50
SSW
50
SSW
45
S
2
2
3
3
1
1
3
2
4
9
4
3
3
max °C
-20
-20
-20
-19
-18
-17
-16
-16
-15
-15
-15
-15
-15
-15
-14
-13
-14
-13
-13
min °C
-20
-21
-20
-19
-18
-18
-17
-16
-16
-15
-15
-15
-15
-15
-14
-14
-14
-13
-14
-29
-30
-31
-32
-33
-33
-31
-28
-28
-27
-25
-25
-26
-28
-27
-28
-27
-26
-27
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
1800
1850
1700
1600
400
1250
1350
2000
1750
1850
1400
500
1450
1200
1250
1250
1500
1750
1150
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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 Sat afternoon. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Sun afternoon, min -21°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Thu night, near gales from the S by Sat morning).

Mount Discovery Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Tue night, min -15°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the S on Mon afternoon, near gales from the S by Tue 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
-12° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
20
Moderate winds from the E
(20 kph at 80).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
High: broken
Williams Field
72 km NE
8m alt.
3 hours ago
-9° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
17
Light winds from the E
(17 kph at 80).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Mcmurdo Williams
73 km NE
22m alt.
3 hours ago
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
11
Light winds from the NE
(11 kph at 40).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken
Cape Ross
191 km NW
212m alt.
1 hour ago
-8° C
-
31
Fresh winds from the SSE
(31 kph at 150).
ASCATC168E77S
214 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the SSE
(42 kph at 155).
- km
ASCATC169E77S
229 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
58
Near gales from the SSE
(58 kph at 163).
- km
ASCATC170E77S
237 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
60
Near gales from the S
(60 kph at 169).
- km
ASCATC171E77S
256 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
61
Near gales from the S
(61 kph at 179).
- km
ASCATC172E77S
265 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
60
Near gales from the S
(60 kph at 184).
- km
ASCATC173E77S
289 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
60
Near gales from the S
(60 kph at 189).
- 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.