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– Lat/Long: 78.37° S 165.02° E

Mount Discovery
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 6 am Fri 21 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Sun night, min -21°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, strong winds from the S by Sun night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Tue night, min -16°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the SSW on Mon night, moderate winds from the S by Wed night).

Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
cloud
snow showers
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
snow shwrs
 km/h
5
SSE
5
S
10
SSW
10
S
15
S
10
SSE
20
SSW
20
S
40
S
30
SSE
35
S
65
SSW
55
S
45
S
40
S
35
S
35
SSW
35
SSW
 cm 
1
1
2
15
6
3
1
3
 mm 
max°C
-20
-20
-21
-21
-21
-20
-19
-19
-17
-16
-14
-14
-15
-14
-13
-13
-13
-14
min°C
-20
-20
-21
-21
-21
-21
-19
-19
-18
-16
-15
-15
-15
-14
-14
-13
-14
-14
chill°C 
-24
-26
-28
-29
-30
-30
-29
-30
-30
-27
-27
-30
-29
-27
-27
-24
-26
-27
Freezing level (m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
50
50
50
0
Cloud base (m)
150
150
1950
650
1450
1850
350
550
350
200
300
650
1600
400
250
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-24-24-25-25-25-24-24-24-23-20-19-20-19-18-18-18-18-18-20-20-21-21-21-21-19-19-18-16-15-15-15-14-14-13-14-14-14-14-15-15-15-15-13-12-11-11-8-8-8-8-7-7-7-8-8-8-10-8-8-8-6-5-5-3-1-1-10111-1
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 dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Sun night, min -21°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, strong winds from the S by Sun night).

Mount Discovery Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Tue night, min -16°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the SSW on Mon night, moderate winds from the S by Wed 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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
61 km NE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
15
Light winds from the W
(15 kph at 280).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: few
High: scattered
Williams Field
72 km NE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-7° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
17
Light winds from the N.(Wind varies from 330 to 100 degs)
(17 kph at 350).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mcmurdo Williams
73 km NE
22m alt.
2 hours ago
-9° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
17
Light winds from the W
(17 kph at 280).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken
Cape Ross
191 km NW
212m alt.
53 minutes ago
-9° C
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 160 degs) was rejected.
ASCATC175E76S
328 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
17
Light winds from the SW
(17 kph at 233).
- km
ASCATC176E76S
342 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
18
Light winds from the SW
(18 kph at 230).
- km
ASCATC174E76S
343 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
15
Light winds from the SW
(15 kph at 230).
- km
MarioZuchelliStation (Baia Terra Nova)
411 km N
93m alt.
3 hours ago
-7° C
-
Wind obs. (30 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
Priestley Glacier
540 km NW
1925m alt.
53 minutes ago
-32° C
-
Wind obs. (20 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
Cape Phillips
606 km NNE
780m alt.
53 minutes ago
-11° C
-
13
Light winds from the NE
(13 kph at 40).

* 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.