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– Lat/Long: 78.37° S 165.02° E

Mount Discovery
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 am Sun 05 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Tue night, min -29°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Sun morning, severe gales from the SSW by Mon night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Wed afternoon, min -28°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Wed morning, light winds from the NW by Fri night).

Sunday
5
Monday
6
Tuesday
7
Wednesday
8
Thursday
9
Friday
10
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
 km/h
40
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
40
SSW
45
SSW
75
SSW
60
SSW
60
SSW
60
S
40
S
15
SW
15
W
20
WSW
25
WSW
20
W
20
SSW
20
SSW
10
W
1
2
1
2
max °C
-29
-29
-29
-29
-29
-28
-28
-28
-24
-21
-19
-19
-23
-25
-26
-25
-23
-22
min °C
-29
-29
-29
-29
-29
-29
-29
-28
-28
-22
-20
-23
-25
-25
-28
-26
-24
-23
-46
-46
-46
-46
-47
-51
-49
-48
-48
-37
-29
-36
-38
-38
-40
-39
-35
-30
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
600
600
450
350
350
400
400
500
1450
5400
5250
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-32-33-33-33-34-33-32-32-30-25-21-22-25-27-29-29-27-25-29-29-29-29-29-29-29-28-26-22-20-21-24-25-27-26-24-23-24-24-24-23-22-23-23-23-20-18-19-21-24-24-24-22-19-20-18-18-18-17-17-16-17-16-16-16-18-22-23-25-24-23-21-22
Sunrise
7:41
8:48
8:56
9:04
9:14
9:22
Sunset
4:21
5:12
5:04
4:54
4:45
4:37

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Mount Discovery Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Discovery is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Tue night, min -29°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Sun morning, severe gales from the SSW by Mon night).

Mount Discovery Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Wed afternoon, min -28°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Wed morning, light winds from the NW by Fri 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.
1 hour ago
light snow
Light snow.
28
Moderate winds from the WSW
(28 kph at 240).
10.0 km
Mid: few
High: broken
Williams Field
72 km NE
8m alt.
1 hour ago
-18° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 60 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: overcast
ASCATC174E73S
676 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the S
(49 kph at 177).
- km
ASCATB174E73S
681 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the SSW
(48 kph at 210).
- km
ASCATB167E70S
910 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the E
(49 kph at 81).
- km
ASCATB168E70S
917 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the E
(49 kph at 80).
- km
ASCATB169E70S
930 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the ESE
(39 kph at 118).
- km
ASCATB170E70S
935 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the SE
(49 kph at 133).
- km
ASCATB176E70S
955 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the SSE
(36 kph at 163).
- km
ASCATB175E70S
968 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the SSE
(36 kph at 159).
- 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.