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– Lat/Long: 78.37° S 165.02° E

Mount Discovery
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 12 pm Thu 29 Jan Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat night. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Sat night, min -21°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Thu night, near gales from the S by Sat morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Tue night, min -16°C on Sun morning). Mainly strong winds.

Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
1
Monday
2
Tuesday
3
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
 km/h
20
SSW
15
S
15
S
10
S
20
S
40
S
55
S
45
S
45
S
35
S
35
SSW
40
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
35
S
35
S
40
S
35
S
1
2
2
5
2
2
4
2
2
3
2
3
5
max °C
-20
-20
-20
-20
-20
-19
-18
-17
-16
-15
-15
-15
-15
-15
-14
-14
-14
-13
min °C
-20
-20
-20
-21
-20
-19
-19
-17
-17
-16
-15
-15
-15
-15
-14
-14
-14
-14
-30
-30
-29
-29
-31
-32
-35
-31
-31
-28
-27
-27
-26
-26
-25
-26
-26
-26
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
5100
1750
1800
1800
1700
400
500
1200
1850
1850
1750
1800
1600
1550
1150
400
550
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 moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat night. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Sat night, min -21°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the S 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 afternoon. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Tue night, min -16°C on Sun morning). 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
clear
-
30
Fresh winds from the ESE
(30 kph at 110).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: few
High: scattered
Mcmurdo
69 km NE
24m alt.
2 hours ago
-10° C
-
33
Fresh winds from the ESE
(33 kph at 110).
34 km
Mid: clear
Williams Field
72 km NE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-10° C
clear
Clear
31
Fresh winds from the ESE
(31 kph at 110).
10.0 km
Mcmurdo Williams
73 km NE
22m alt.
2 hours ago
-12° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (31 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken
Cape Ross
191 km NW
212m alt.
1 hour ago
-5° C
-
17
Light winds from the SE
(17 kph at 130).
MarioZuchelliStation (Baia Terra Nova)
411 km N
93m alt.
1 hour ago
-5° C
-
24
Moderate winds from the SW
(24 kph at 220).
Jang Bogo Station
419 km N
29m alt.
2 hours ago
-5° C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
15
Light winds from the WSW
(15 kph at 240).
3.0 km
Mid: overcast
Priestley Glacier
540 km NW
1925m alt.
1 hour ago
-19° C
-
Wind obs. (20 kph from 120 degs) was rejected.
Cape Phillips
606 km NNE
780m alt.
1 hour ago
-8° C
-
67
Gales from the SW
(67 kph at 230).
ASCATC155E68S
1200 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
12
Light winds from the SE
(12 kph at 133).
- 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.