Mount Discovery
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

 

Days 0-3 Mount Discovery Weather Summary:

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Sun morning, min -33°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds.

Days 3-6 Mount Discovery Weather Summary:

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -29°C on Sat morning, min -34°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Wed morning, strong winds from the S by Sat morning).

Days 6-9 Mount Discovery Weather Summary:

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Sun night, min -29°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Sat morning, light winds from the W by Tue morning).

Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
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
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
partially cloudy
partially cloudy
partially cloudy
partially cloudy
partially cloudy
partially cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
partially cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
partially cloudy
partially cloudy
clear
partially cloudy
partially cloudy
partially cloudy
partially cloudy
Wind km/h
30 SW30
20 WSW20
15 WNW15
15 NW15
20 NW20
10 NW10
20 SW20
25 SW25
20 SW20
15 SSW15
20 S20
25 S25
25 SSE25
25 SSE25
35 S35
30 S30
30 S30
35 S35
45 S45
40 S40
30 SSW30
25 SSW25
20 SW20
20 S20
30 SSE30
30 SSE30
20 SSW20
clear clear clear clear clear clear some clouds some clouds some clouds some clouds some clouds some clouds cloudy cloudy light snow cloudy some clouds cloudy cloudy cloudy some clouds some clouds clear some clouds some clouds some clouds some clouds
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Rain
Rain mm
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Snow
Snow cm
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 - - - - - - - - - - - -
High °C
-17 -18 -19 -25 -28 -30 -31 -32 -33 -32 -32 -32 -32 -33 -33 -34 -33 -30 -29 -28 -27 -27 -25 -24 -24 -24 -25
Low °C
-18 -19 -23 -27 -30 -31 -32 -32 -33 -33 -32 -32 -32 -33 -33 -34 -33 -32 -29 -28 -28 -27 -26 -25 -24 -24 -25
Chill °C
-29 -28 -29 -36 -40 -41 -44 -47 -48 -45 -46 -46 -46 -49 -50 -51 -50 -48 -47 -45 -41 -41 -37 -35 -38 -38 -38
Freezing level m
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sea lvl3000ft6000ft9000ft12000ft15000ft
mountain backdrop mountain backdrop
-20-21-21-27-30-32-35-34-34-34-34-34-34-35-35-36-35-32-31-30-30-29-28-26-26-27-28-17-18-19-25-28-30-31-32-33-32-32-32-32-33-33-34-33-30-29-28-27-27-25-24-24-24-25-13-15-17-23-26-27-27-29-31-31-31-30-30-29-30-31-30-27-26-25-24-23-22-21-20-20-21-12-13-16-21-25-24-23-27-28-29-29-28-27-26-26-27-27-23-21-20-19-19-19-17-16-16-17
Sunrise
12:00 - - 12:00 - - 12:32 - - 11:59 - - 11:37 - - 11:21 - - 11:06 - - 10:52 - - 10:38 - -
Sunset
- 12:00 - - 12:00 - - 1:36 - - 2:07 - - 2:29 - - 2:45 - - 3:00 - - 3:12 - - 3:26 -

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
No report.
Mcmurdo Base
69 km NE
34m alt.
3 hours ago
-17.9° C
Mist
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
28 km
Mid: few
Williams Field
72 km NE
8m alt.
3 hours ago
-18° C
clear
Mist -.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
Mid: few
High: few
Linda
76 km ESE
50m alt.
3 hours ago
-17.3° C
No report.
Cape Ross
191 km NW
201m alt.
53 minutes ago
-8.7° C
-
9
Light winds from the SW
(9 kph at 220).

* 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.