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– Lat/Long: 78.37° S 165.02° E

Mount Discovery
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 am Tue 12 May Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue night. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Tue morning, min -27°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Tue morning, severe gales from the SSW by Tue night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -25°C on Fri morning, min -29°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
12
Wednesday
13
Thursday
14
Friday
15
Saturday
16
Sunday
17
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
km/h
10
S
40
S
80
SSW
65
S
50
SSW
65
SSW
55
S
55
S
40
S
25
SSE
15
SE
10
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
10
NNW
10
SSW
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5
2
1
1
1
max °C
-23
-24
-25
-26
-26
-26
-26
-25
-24
-25
-25
-25
-26
-27
-27
-29
-29
-28
min °C
-24
-25
-26
-26
-26
-27
-26
-25
-25
-25
-25
-26
-26
-27
-29
-29
-29
-29
-36
-44
-47
-45
-44
-47
-44
-43
-41
-38
-35
-36
-38
-39
-42
-42
-38
-29
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
350
500
350
550
250
350
2050
4050
4900
4650
7700
300
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-27-30-30-31-31-31-29-29-28-28-28-28-28-28-30-31-31-31-24-25-26-26-26-27-26-25-25-25-25-26-26-27-28-29-29-29-19-18-19-19-19-20-20-20-20-21-21-23-25-26-26-26-26-26-19-15-13-13-15-14-14-14-17-20-22-24-25-26-27-27-26-26
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 Tue night. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Tue morning, min -27°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Tue morning, severe gales from the SSW by Tue night).

Mount Discovery Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -25°C on Fri morning, min -29°C on Sat 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.
3 hours ago
-29° C
clear
-
6
Light winds from the SSE
(6 kph at 150).
10.0 km
Low: few
Williams Field
72 km NE
8m alt.
3 hours ago
-22° C
clear
Clear
Wind obs. (13 kph from 120 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
1297 km S
3012m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (17 kph from 60 degs) was rejected.
4.0 km
Mid: few
ASCATC140E64S
1759 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the ESE
(37 kph at 107).
- km
ASCATC141E64S
1782 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the ESE
(32 kph at 102).
- km
ASCATC139E64S
1796 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the ESE
(37 kph at 104).
- km
ASCATC138E64S
1801 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the ESE
(36 kph at 106).
- km
ASCATC137E64S
1835 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the W
(36 kph at 280).
- km
ASCATC141E63S
1860 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the W
(36 kph at 280).
- km
ASCATC140E63S
1868 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the W
(33 kph at 280).
- 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.