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– Lat/Long: 78.37° S 165.02° E

Mount Discovery
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 6 am Wed 28 Jan Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Wed morning, min -20°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, strong winds from the SSW by Fri night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Sun morning, min -19°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Sat morning, moderate winds from the SSW by Mon night).

Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
1
Monday
2
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod snow
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
 km/h
15
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
15
S
5
SSE
5
S
15
S
35
SSW
50
SSW
45
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
1
1
3
1
5
2
3
7
max °C
-19
-19
-19
-20
-20
-20
-20
-19
-19
-19
-18
-16
-15
-15
-15
-15
-15
-15
min °C
-19
-19
-20
-20
-20
-20
-20
-20
-19
-19
-18
-17
-16
-15
-15
-15
-15
-16
-28
-30
-31
-30
-29
-26
-25
-29
-31
-34
-32
-31
-28
-26
-27
-27
-26
-27
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
2250
3400
1950
1600
1250
1550
1900
450
450
1200
1600
500
1350
1150
150
100
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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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: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Wed morning, min -20°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, strong winds from the SSW by Fri night).

Mount Discovery Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Sun morning, min -19°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Sat morning, moderate winds from the SSW by Mon 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 10 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
61 km NE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
-12° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (22 kph from 60 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: few
High: scattered
SHIP8757
71 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
8
Light winds from the E
(8 kph at 90).
- km
Williams Field
71 km NE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-8° C
clear
Clear
28
Moderate winds from the E
(28 kph at 80).
10.0 km
Mcmurdo Williams
73 km NE
22m alt.
2 hours ago
-13° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (17 kph from 20 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
ASCATC178E77S
324 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
22
Moderate winds from the S
(22 kph at 190).
- km
Mcmurdo Williams
73 km NE
22m alt.
2 hours ago
-13° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (17 kph from 20 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
ASCATC178E77S
325 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
22
Moderate winds from the S
(22 kph at 190).
- km
ASCATC179E77S
335 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
11
Light winds from the S
(11 kph at 184).
- km
ASCATC180E77S
351 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
8
Light winds from the SSW
(8 kph at 193).
- km
ASCATB180E78S
360 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
6
Light winds from the ESE
(6 kph at 123).
- 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.