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– Lat/Long: 78.37° S 165.02° E

Mount Discovery
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 6 am Tue 17 Feb Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Thu night, min -19°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SSW on Tue afternoon, calm by Wed afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sat morning, min -11°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
snow showers
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
snow shwrs
 km/h
50
SSW
60
SSW
50
S
25
SSW
10
SSW
15
NNW
10
WNW
20
WSW
15
W
15
W
20
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
10
WNW
10
N
1
3
3
1
max °C
-19
-19
-18
-17
-15
-15
-14
-12
-9
-9
-9
-5
-3
-3
-4
-6
-8
-8
min °C
-19
-19
-19
-18
-16
-15
-15
-13
-11
-9
-9
-8
-4
-4
-5
-7
-8
-11
-34
-35
-35
-29
-22
-20
-22
-21
-18
-16
-17
-16
-10
-10
-11
-12
-12
-16
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
1150
500
250
400
1900
150
8800
8500
150
200
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
3:11
Sunset
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
1:16

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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 Tue afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Thu night, min -19°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SSW on Tue afternoon, calm by Wed afternoon).

Mount Discovery Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sat morning, min -11°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

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
-9° C
light snow
Light snow.
13
Light winds from the W
(13 kph at 270).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken
Williams Field
72 km NE
8m alt.
1 hour ago
-5° C
light snow
Light snow.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 1 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Mcmurdo Williams
73 km NE
22m alt.
2 hours ago
-8° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (6 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
High: broken
Cape Ross
191 km NW
212m alt.
1 hour ago
-10° C
-
Wind obs. (13 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
ASCATC169E76S
253 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the W
(30 kph at 260).
- km
ASCATB169E76S
262 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the W
(31 kph at 260).
- km
ASCATB170E76S
272 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
27
Moderate winds from the W
(27 kph at 264).
- km
ASCATB171E76S
284 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the WSW
(30 kph at 244).
- km
ASCATC170E76S
288 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
26
Moderate winds from the WSW
(26 kph at 258).
- km
ASCATC171E76S
301 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the WSW
(28 kph at 246).
- 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.