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– Lat/Long: 78.37° S 165.02° E

Mount Discovery
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 12 am Tue 03 Feb Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Thu morning, min -21°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri afternoon. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Thu night, min -20°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Thu night, strong winds from the S by Fri afternoon).

Tuesday
3
Wednesday
4
Thursday
5
Friday
6
Saturday
7
Sunday
8
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
 km/h
10
SW
5
SW
5
SW
10
S
10
S
10
S
5
S
5
SE
5
ESE
15
S
35
S
45
S
40
S
45
S
40
SSW
35
S
40
S
45
SSW
35
S
1
2
3
6
3
2
1
4
3
3
max °C
-20
-20
-21
-21
-21
-20
-20
-19
-19
-17
-17
-18
-19
-19
-19
-20
-20
-20
-20
min °C
-20
-21
-21
-21
-21
-21
-20
-20
-19
-18
-18
-19
-19
-19
-19
-20
-20
-20
-20
-28
-21
-26
-28
-29
-27
-26
-26
-24
-25
-32
-33
-33
-33
-32
-33
-34
-35
-34
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
250
2050
2200
1400
1150
450
1400
1200
500
350
150
300
300
200
450
200
100
100
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-20-21-21-21-21-21-20-20-19-18-18-19-19-19-19-20-20-20-20-17-17-17-17-17-17-16-16-15-14-14-14-15-15-15-15-16-16-16-12-12-12-12-12-11-10-10-10-9-8-8-8-9-9-9-9-9-9-7-6-7-8-5-4-6-4-3-3-2-1-2-2-2-3-2-2-3
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 Thu morning, min -21°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Mount Discovery Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri afternoon. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Thu night, min -20°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Thu night, strong winds from the S by Fri afternoon).

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.
3 hours ago
-10° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 50 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
Mcmurdo
69 km NE
24m alt.
3 hours ago
-5° C
-
17
Light winds from the E
(17 kph at 90).
36 km
Mid: overcast
Williams Field
71 km NE
8m alt.
3 hours ago
-5° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
17
Light winds from the E.(Wind varies from 040 to 120 degs)
(17 kph at 90).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: overcast
Mcmurdo Williams
73 km NE
22m alt.
3 hours ago
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
7
Light winds from the N
(7 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken
SHIP6202
108 km N
3m alt.
3 hours ago
-2° C
17
Light winds from the SSW
(17 kph at 210).
SHIP7503
108 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
1° C
17
Light winds from the SSW
(17 kph at 210).
- km
SHIP5924
108 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
1° C
17
Light winds from the SSW
(17 kph at 210).
- km
Cape Ross
191 km NW
212m alt.
2 hours ago
-4° C
-
11
Light winds from the SE
(11 kph at 140).
SHIP7544
222 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
-1° C
29
Moderate winds from the S
(29 kph at 190).
- km
SHIP2646
222 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
-1° C
29
Moderate winds from the S
(29 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.