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– Lat/Long: 78.37° S 165.02° E

Mount Discovery
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 12 am Thu 29 Jan Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri night. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Sat afternoon, min -20°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Thu night, strong winds from the S by Fri night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Tue afternoon, min -17°C on Sat night). Mainly strong winds.

Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
1
Monday
2
Tuesday
3
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod snow
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
 km/h
20
SSW
20
S
15
S
10
SSE
10
S
20
S
40
S
50
S
45
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
30
S
40
S
40
SSW
40
SSW
40
SSW
40
SSW
35
SW
20
SW
1
2
2
4
1
2
7
4
2
4
1
1
4
max °C
-19
-20
-20
-20
-20
-20
-19
-18
-17
-16
-16
-15
-15
-15
-14
-14
-14
-13
-13
min °C
-19
-20
-20
-20
-20
-20
-19
-19
-18
-17
-16
-15
-15
-15
-14
-14
-14
-13
-13
-30
-30
-30
-28
-27
-30
-31
-34
-32
-31
-27
-26
-28
-27
-26
-26
-26
-24
-23
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
50
0
Cloud base (m)
3700
2100
1600
1300
1600
1950
350
500
1300
1700
1800
1550
1250
1700
1150
1250
250
400
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: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri night. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Sat afternoon, min -20°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Thu night, strong winds from the S by Fri night).

Mount Discovery Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Tue afternoon, min -17°C on Sat night). Mainly strong winds.

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
-12° C
clear
-
28
Moderate winds from the E
(28 kph at 90).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: few
High: broken
Williams Field
71 km NE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-10° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
24
Moderate winds from the E.(Wind varies from 060 to 150 degs)
(24 kph at 80).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Mcmurdo Williams
73 km NE
22m alt.
2 hours ago
-12° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
24
Moderate winds from the NE
(24 kph at 40).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
High: broken
SHIP4304
108 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
1° C
63
Gales from the SSE
(63 kph at 150).
- km
Cape Ross
191 km NW
212m alt.
3 hours ago
-6° C
-
15
Light winds from the SE
(15 kph at 140).
SHIP8230
108 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
1° C
63
Gales from the SSE
(63 kph at 150).
- km
SHIP6833
108 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
1° C
63
Gales from the SSE
(63 kph at 150).
- km
Cape Ross
191 km NW
212m alt.
3 hours ago
-6° C
-
15
Light winds from the SE
(15 kph at 140).
ASCATC168E77S
197 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
34
Fresh winds from the E
(34 kph at 96).
- km
ASCATB168E77S
198 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
27
Moderate winds from the S
(27 kph at 172).
- 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.