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– Lat/Long: 78.37° S 165.02° E

Mount Discovery
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 am Tue 16 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Wed afternoon, min -26°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (calm on Wed afternoon, strong winds from the SSW by Thu morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun night. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Sat night, min -26°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Fri afternoon, severe gales from the S by Sun night).

Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
snow showers
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
 km/h
40
S
40
S
35
S
20
SSW
5
SW
10
S
40
SSW
45
SSW
15
SW
20
SSW
10
SW
10
S
20
SSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
40
SSW
50
S
75
S
 cm 
2
2
7
 mm 
max°C
-24
-24
-22
-22
-21
-22
-25
-25
-26
-26
-26
-25
-24
-22
-21
-21
-22
-22
min°C
-24
-24
-23
-22
-21
-23
-26
-26
-26
-26
-26
-26
-24
-23
-22
-22
-22
-24
chill°C 
-40
-40
-38
-33
-25
-35
-43
-43
-41
-38
-35
-35
-35
-36
-35
-37
-38
-44
Freezing level (m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
1650
1500
1200
1400
1500
1850
1400
300
7700
1650
1650
1050
300
450
600
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-28-27-27-26-26-27-29-29-29-29-29-30-29-28-26-25-25-25-24-24-23-22-21-23-26-26-26-26-26-26-24-23-22-22-22-23-20-19-17-16-16-17-22-22-24-24-23-21-18-16-16-17-18-19-15-13-13-13-13-14-16-17-22-22-22-20-16-14-12-11-11-12
Sunrise
7:37
7:28
7:20
7:13
7:05
6:56
Sunset
6:15
6:22
6:30
6:37
6:45
6:52

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Mount Discovery Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Discovery is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Wed afternoon, min -26°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (calm on Wed afternoon, strong winds from the SSW by Thu morning).

Mount Discovery Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun night. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Sat night, min -26°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Fri afternoon, severe gales from the S by Sun 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
Mcmurdo
69 km NE
24m alt.
3 hours ago
-14° C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
26
Moderate winds from the E
(26 kph at 80).
32 km
Mid: overcast
Williams Field
72 km NE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-14° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
26
Moderate winds from the SSE
(26 kph at 150).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Cape Ross
191 km NW
212m alt.
49 minutes ago
-16° C
-
Wind obs. (17 kph from 140 degs) was rejected.
MarioZuchelliStation (Baia Terra Nova)
411 km N
93m alt.
49 minutes ago
-16° C
-
59
Near gales from the W
(59 kph at 270).
Cape Phillips
606 km NNE
780m alt.
49 minutes ago
-21° C
-
7
Light winds from the NW
(7 kph at 310).
Dumont Durville
1525 km WNW
111m alt.
3 hours ago
-22° C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 280).
45 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
2674 km N
475m alt.
49 minutes ago
2° C
light rain
Light rain and snow.
50
Strong winds from the ESE
(50 kph at 110).
5.0 km
Davis
2683 km SW
23m alt.
3 hours ago
-15° C
partially cloudy
Clouds developing.
9
Light winds from the ESE
(9 kph at 110).
40 km
Mid: overcast
BaseBelgranoII
2809 km S
256m alt.
3 hours ago
-17° C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
28
Moderate winds from the W
(28 kph at 270).
3.0 km
Mid: overcast
2883 km N
16m alt.
49 minutes ago
3° C
-
11
Light winds from the N
(11 kph at 10).

* 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.