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– Lat/Long: 78.37° S 165.02° E

Mount Discovery
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 6 pm Tue 03 Feb Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu night. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Thu night, min -21°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Tue afternoon, strong winds from the S by Fri morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri afternoon. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Sat night, min -19°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Fri night, light winds from the S by Sun night).

Tue
3
Wednesday
4
Thursday
5
Friday
6
Saturday
7
Sunday
8
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
 km/h
5
SW
10
SSW
15
S
15
S
15
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
35
S
45
S
45
SSW
45
S
40
S
30
S
25
S
15
S
10
S
5
S
4
3
3
6
2
2
1
max °C
-21
-21
-21
-20
-19
-18
-18
-17
-19
-19
-19
-19
-19
-18
-19
-19
-19
min °C
-21
-21
-21
-20
-20
-19
-18
-18
-19
-19
-19
-19
-19
-19
-19
-19
-19
-26
-28
-30
-29
-28
-29
-29
-31
-33
-34
-34
-32
-31
-30
-28
-26
-25
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
2100
1250
1150
400
500
200
300
300
550
200
200
200
100
200
100
100
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
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 Thu night. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Thu night, min -21°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Tue afternoon, strong winds from the S by Fri morning).

Mount Discovery Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri afternoon. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Sat night, min -19°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Fri night, light winds from the S by Sun night).

This table gives the weather forecast for Mount Discovery at the specific elevation of 2681 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
-7° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 1 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: scattered
Williams Field
71 km NE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-4° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
17
Light winds from the E
(17 kph at 90).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Mcmurdo Williams
73 km NE
22m alt.
2 hours ago
-7° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
15
Light winds from the E
(15 kph at 100).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
SHIP7304
145 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
-1° C
7
Light winds from the SE
(8 kph at 130).
- km
Cape Ross
191 km NW
212m alt.
2 hours ago
-4° C
-
20
Moderate winds from the SSE
(20 kph at 160).
SHIP5279
146 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
-1° C
7
Light winds from the SE
(8 kph at 130).
- km
SHIP4659
146 km NE
3m alt.
3 hours ago
-5° C
7
Light winds from the SE
(7 kph at 130).
SHIP2864
146 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
-1° C
7
Light winds from the SE
(8 kph at 130).
- km
Cape Ross
191 km NW
212m alt.
2 hours ago
-4° C
-
20
Moderate winds from the SSE
(20 kph at 160).
SHIP5212
195 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
54
Near gales from the S
(54 kph at 190).
- 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.