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– Lat/Long: 78.37° S 165.02° E

Mount Discovery
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 6 am Thu 12 Feb Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri morning. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Thu night, min -20°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Fri night, calm by Sat night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Sun morning, min -22°C on Mon afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
clear
part cloud
light snow
light snow
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
some clouds
clear
some clouds
light snow
light snow
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
 km/h
10
NW
5
WNW
15
NNW
20
ESE
25
SSE
30
SW
15
SW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
NW
5
W
0
NW
5
SW
10
SSW
25
SSW
25
S
15
S
3
3
max °C
-20
-18
-16
-18
-19
-19
-18
-17
-17
-18
-19
-19
-21
-22
-22
-22
-21
-19
min °C
-20
-19
-17
-19
-20
-19
-19
-17
-18
-18
-19
-20
-21
-22
-22
-22
-22
-20
-28
-24
-24
-29
-31
-32
-28
-22
-18
-22
-24
-20
-21
-26
-30
-34
-34
-31
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
1450
1450
150
550
100
1400
2550
150
200
1150
250
1600
1700
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-23-21-18-20-22-22-22-20-20-22-22-22-24-25-26-26-26-25-20-19-17-19-20-19-19-17-18-18-19-20-21-22-22-22-22-20-15-15-15-16-16-14-14-13-13-14-15-17-18-18-18-17-15-13-10-9-11-10-10-10-8-6-10-8-9-13-13-13-15-11-9-10
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 light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri morning. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Thu night, min -20°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Fri night, calm by Sat night).

Mount Discovery Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Sun morning, min -22°C on Mon afternoon). 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
-11° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
17
Light winds from the NNE
(17 kph at 30).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
Mcmurdo
69 km NE
24m alt.
1 hour ago
-8° C
-
22
Moderate winds from the ENE
(22 kph at 70).
36 km
Mid: overcast
Williams Field
71 km NE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-
26
Moderate winds from the ENE
(26 kph at 60).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Mcmurdo Williams
73 km NE
22m alt.
2 hours ago
-11° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 40 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
SHIP3629
108 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
35
Fresh winds from the SSE
(36 kph at 160).
- km
SHIP8093
108 km N
3m alt.
2 hours ago
-4° C
35
Fresh winds from the SSE
(35 kph at 160).
SHIP7238
108 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
35
Fresh winds from the SSE
(36 kph at 160).
- km
SHIP2442
108 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
35
Fresh winds from the SSE
(36 kph at 160).
- km
Cape Ross
191 km NW
212m alt.
1 hour ago
-7° C
-
Wind obs. (17 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
ASCATC181E77S
388 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
10
Light winds from the NNE
(10 kph at 13).
- 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.