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– Lat/Long: 78.37° S 165.02° E

Mount Discovery
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 12 am Sat 31 Jan Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri night. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Sun night, min -19°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the S on Sat morning, light winds from the SW by Mon afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed night. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Wed afternoon, min -16°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Mon night, strong winds from the SW by Thu afternoon).

Saturday
31
Sunday
1
Monday
2
Tuesday
3
Wednesday
4
Thursday
5
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
light snow
light snow
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
light snow
light snow
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
 km/h
40
S
50
S
50
S
45
S
35
S
40
SSW
35
SSW
25
SSW
20
SW
15
SSW
25
S
35
SSW
40
SSW
30
SSW
20
SSW
30
SSW
35
SSW
45
SW
35
SSW
1
2
2
2
2
3
4
3
3
2
5
max °C
-19
-18
-17
-16
-16
-16
-15
-15
-15
-15
-16
-16
-15
-14
-13
-13
-14
-14
-14
min °C
-19
-18
-18
-17
-16
-16
-15
-15
-15
-16
-16
-16
-15
-14
-14
-14
-14
-14
-14
-32
-33
-33
-31
-28
-28
-27
-25
-24
-26
-27
-28
-27
-25
-23
-23
-26
-27
-26
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
100
0
Cloud base (m)
1500
400
500
1150
1800
1600
1800
1450
550
300
300
200
300
450
400
350
200
350
350
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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 Fri night. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Sun night, min -19°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the S on Sat morning, light winds from the SW by Mon afternoon).

Mount Discovery Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed night. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Wed afternoon, min -16°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Mon night, strong winds from the SW by Thu afternoon).

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
moderate snow
Moderate snow.
Wind obs. (13 kph from 100 degs) was rejected.
0.6 km
Low: overcast
Mcmurdo
69 km NE
24m alt.
1 hour ago
-8° C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
19
Light winds from the ENE
(19 kph at 70).
1.8 km
Mid: overcast
Williams Field
72 km NE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-8° C
moderate snow
Moderate snow.
15
Light winds from the E.(Wind varies from 050 to 120 degs)
(15 kph at 80).
0.0 km
Mcmurdo Williams
73 km NE
22m alt.
2 hours ago
moderate snow
Moderate snow.
15
Light winds from the NNE
(15 kph at 30).
0.0 km
Cape Ross
191 km NW
212m alt.
2 hours ago
-6° C
-
35
Fresh winds from the SSE
(35 kph at 150).
ASCATC169E76S
331 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the S
(46 kph at 188).
- km
ASCATC170E76S
340 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
53
Near gales from the S
(53 kph at 185).
- km
ASCATB171E76S
345 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
63
Gales from the S
(63 kph at 185).
- km
ASCATB170E76S
347 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
64
Gales from the S
(64 kph at 180).
- km
ASCATC171E76S
348 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
61
Near gales from the S
(61 kph at 179).
- 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.