Mount Discovery
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

 

Days 0-3 Mount Discovery Weather Summary:

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Fri morning, min -28°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Wed night, fresh winds from the S by Fri morning).

Days 3-6 Mount Discovery Weather Summary:

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Sat night, min -22°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Fri afternoon, calm by Sun morning).

Days 6-9 Mount Discovery Weather Summary:

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Wed afternoon, min -24°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
22
Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
Thu
25
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 AM
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
partially cloudy
partially cloudy
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
partially cloudy
clear
clear
clear
partially cloudy
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Wind km/h
25 SW25
25 SW25
15 W15
10 W10
15 SSW15
20 SSE20
20 SSW20
15 SSW15
25 S25
40 SSW40
45 SSW45
25 SSW25
10 W10
10 NNW10
5 NNE5
10 SSW10
20 SSW20
20 S20
20 S20
20 S20
15 SSW15
10 SW10
5 SSW5
0 SE0
5 N5
15 N15
15 N15
clear clear clear clear clear clear some clouds some clouds snow shwrs light snow snow shwrs some clouds clear clear clear some clouds clear clear clear clear clear clear clear clear clear clear clear
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Rain
Rain mm
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Snow
Snow cm
- - - - - - - - 1 3 2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
High °C
-28 -26 -26 -28 -27 -26 -25 -24 -22 -21 -22 -21 -20 -19 -21 -22 -22 -22 -22 -23 -23 -23 -22 -21 -20 -20 -22
Low °C
-28 -27 -27 -28 -28 -27 -25 -24 -23 -22 -22 -21 -20 -20 -21 -22 -22 -22 -22 -23 -23 -23 -22 -21 -21 -21 -22
Chill °C
-42 -39 -36 -38 -39 -39 -37 -35 -35 -36 -37 -33 -27 -26 -21 -29 -32 -34 -33 -34 -33 -32 -29 -21 -26 -28 -31
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
-30-28-29-30-31-30-28-27-26-26-26-26-24-22-24-25-24-25-25-25-26-26-25-25-24-24-25-28-26-26-28-27-26-25-24-22-21-22-21-20-19-21-22-22-22-22-23-23-23-22-21-20-20-22-25-23-24-25-22-20-19-18-16-15-15-14-13-14-17-17-18-18-18-19-19-18-17-16-16-16-18-20-21-19-19-18-13-13-14-10-8-9-7-7-11-11-11-14-14-13-16-14-13-13-10-10-12-13
Sunrise
- - 3:59 - - 3:45 - - 0:00 - - 3:11 - - 2:48 - - 2:14 - - 0:00 - - 0:00 - - 0:00
Sunset
11:29 - - 11:43 - - 11:58 - - 12:00 - - 0:16 - - 0:37 - - 1:12 - - 12:00 - - 12:00 - -

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
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
Linda
76 km ESE
50m alt.
2 hours ago
-28.5° C
-
15
Light winds from the S
(15 kph at 190).
Cape Ross
191 km NW
201m alt.
3 hours ago
-22.4° C
-
7
Light winds from the SE
(7 kph at 160).
Baia Terra Nova
410 km N
80m alt.
3 hours ago
-15.4° C
-
11
Light winds from the NE
(11 kph at 40).
PriestleyGlacier
540 km NW
1925m alt.
3 hours ago
-
20
Moderate winds from the NW
(20 kph at 320).

* 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.