Mount Discovery
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

 

Days 0-3 Mount Discovery Weather Summary:

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Fri morning, min -18°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the S on Fri morning, gales from the S by Sat morning).

Days 3-6 Mount Discovery Weather Summary:

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Tue morning, min -15°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SSE on Tue night, fresh winds from the S by Thu morning).

Days 6-9 Mount Discovery Weather Summary:

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Sun night, min -15°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Thu morning, calm by Sat morning).

Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night
partially cloudy
partially cloudy
snow showers
partially cloudy
clear
clear
partially cloudy
partially cloudy
partially cloudy
clear
partially cloudy
clear
clear
partially cloudy
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
partially cloudy
partially cloudy
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Wind km/h
35 S35
45 S45
45 SSW45
65 S65
60 S60
45 S45
40 S40
45 S45
35 S35
50 S50
50 S50
50 S50
55 S55
55 SSE55
70 S70
75 S75
60 S60
50 S50
35 S35
30 S30
20 SSE20
20 S20
25 SSW25
15 SSW15
5 SSW5
5 NNW5
5 NW5
some clouds some clouds snow shwrs some clouds clear clear some clouds some clouds some clouds clear some clouds clear clear some clouds clear clear clear clear clear clear some clouds some clouds clear clear clear clear clear
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Rain
Rain mm
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Snow
Snow cm
- - 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
High °C
-16 -16 -16 -18 -18 -18 -18 -17 -16 -14 -13 -12 -11 -11 -12 -13 -13 -13 -13 -13 -14 -14 -14 -13 -13 -13 -13
Low °C
-17 -16 -18 -18 -18 -18 -18 -17 -17 -15 -14 -13 -12 -12 -14 -14 -13 -13 -13 -14 -15 -15 -14 -13 -13 -13 -15
Chill °C
-29 -29 -29 -34 -34 -32 -32 -31 -28 -27 -26 -24 -23 -24 -26 -27 -27 -27 -24 -24 -24 -24 -24 -21 -18 -17 -18
Freezing level m
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 150 0 250 350 0 50 100 0 0 0 0 0 150 0 200 250 0
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Sunrise
0:00 - - 0:00 - - 0:00 - - 0:00 - - 0:00 - - 0:00 - - 0:00 - - 0:00 - - 0:00 - -
Sunset
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Issued local time.

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.WeatherWind
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Minna Bluff
43 km ESE
920m alt.
3 hours ago
0.0° C
-
37
Fresh winds from the S
(37 kph at 190).
Mcmurdo Base
69 km NE
34m alt.
53 minutes ago
-3.6° C
-
19
Light winds from the NE
(19 kph at 40).
36 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Williams Field
72 km NE
8m alt.
58 minutes ago
-3.7° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
19
Light winds from the NNE
(19 kph at 30).
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: scattered
Mcmurdo Williams
73 km NE
22m alt.
58 minutes ago
-5° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
20
Moderate winds from the W
(20 kph at 260).
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
High: broken
Linda
76 km ESE
50m alt.
2 hours ago
-5.1° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).

* 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. We also include passing Ship data if it is recorded close to Mount Discovery and within an acceptable time window.