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– Lat/Long: 78.37° S 165.02° E

Mount Discovery
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 am Wed 06 May Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -26°C on Wed morning, min -29°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, strong winds from the SW by Thu night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -25°C on Sun afternoon, min -29°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Sat night, gales from the SSW by Mon night).

Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
Friday
8
Saturday
9
Sunday
10
Monday
11
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
snow showers
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
snow shwrs
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
km/h
10
SSW
5
N
10
E
15
SE
15
SSE
40
SSW
40
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSE
20
S
15
SSE
25
S
25
S
35
SSE
35
SSW
40
SSW
60
SSW
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1
max °C
-26
-27
-27
-27
-28
-28
-28
-28
-28
-28
-28
-27
-26
-25
-25
-27
-28
-28
min °C
-26
-27
-28
-27
-28
-29
-28
-28
-28
-28
-28
-27
-26
-26
-26
-27
-29
-29
-34
-27
-37
-37
-39
-46
-45
-44
-44
-43
-41
-38
-39
-41
-42
-42
-48
-49
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
1850
1700
1900
1150
1150
550
350
250
300
1350
2100
1550
400
1400
1250
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-26-27-28-27-28-29-28-28-28-28-28-27-26-26-26-27-29-29-22-24-24-24-23-25-25-25-25-24-24-24-22-21-22-23-24-25-18-20-21-19-18-18-19-20-20-19-19-19-17-15-17-17-18-19-19-21-20-19-18-15-14-15-16-15-17-18-15-14-14-14-16-13
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 dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -26°C on Wed morning, min -29°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, strong winds from the SW by Thu night).

Mount Discovery Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -25°C on Sun afternoon, min -29°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Sat night, gales from the SSW by Mon 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
-24° C
clear
-
13
Light winds from the SSW
(13 kph at 210).
10.0 km
Low: few
Williams Field
72 km NE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-19° C
clear
Haze -.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
3.0 km
Low: few
1297 km S
3012m alt.
2 hours ago
moderate snow
Ice crystals.
Wind obs. (6 kph from 130 degs) was rejected.
4.8 km
ASCATB191E66S
1586 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
55
Near gales from the WSW
(55 kph at 245).
- km
ASCATC191E66S
1590 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
56
Near gales from the WSW
(56 kph at 244).
- km
ASCATC192E66S
1608 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the WSW
(48 kph at 247).
- km
ASCATB192E66S
1611 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the WSW
(49 kph at 246).
- km
ASCATC193E66S
1628 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
60
Near gales from the WSW
(60 kph at 237).
- km
ASCATB193E66S
1636 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
53
Near gales from the WSW
(53 kph at 242).
- km
ASCATC194E66S
1671 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the WSW
(50 kph at 240).
- 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.