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– Lat/Long: 78.37° S 165.02° E

Mount Discovery
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 6 pm Sun 23 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon night. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Tue afternoon, min -24°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the S on Sun afternoon, gales from the S by Mon night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri night. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Wed afternoon, min -23°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, strong winds from the S by Fri night).

Sun
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
cloud
snow showers
snow showers
mod snow
light snow
cloud
light snow
light snow
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
mod snow
some clouds
cloudy
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
mod. snow
light snow
cloudy
light snow
light snow
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
mod. snow
 km/h
25
S
40
S
35
SSE
45
S
55
S
55
S
45
S
55
S
65
SSW
35
S
15
SSW
10
NNW
20
NW
15
NNW
5
S
20
SSE
35
S
 cm 
2
1
6
1
2
2
7
 mm 
max°C
-24
-21
-19
-19
-19
-19
-18
-18
-18
-17
-17
-17
-18
-20
-22
-21
-21
min°C
-24
-23
-20
-19
-19
-19
-19
-18
-18
-17
-17
-17
-19
-23
-22
-21
-21
chill°C 
-37
-38
-34
-33
-35
-35
-34
-33
-34
-29
-28
-23
-28
-23
-26
-32
-36
Freezing level (m
0
0
0
0
0
0
100
50
100
150
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
2200
1700
300
300
250
300
200
500
250
350
350
150
150
600
1900
700
200
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-24-22-20-19-19-19-19-18-18-17-17-17-19-22-22-21-21-19-18-16-15-14-14-14-13-13-13-13-13-15-17-18-17-17-12-11-10-8-8-8-7-6-7-6-6-8-10-11-11-10-10-5-5-2-1-101111-1-2-3-5-4-3-3
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 moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon night. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Tue afternoon, min -24°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the S on Sun afternoon, gales from the S by Mon night).

Mount Discovery Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri night. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Wed afternoon, min -23°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, strong winds from the S by Fri 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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
61 km NE
10m alt.
57 minutes ago
-7° C
moderate snow
Blowing moderate snow.
41
Strong winds from the S
(41 kph at 190).
0.2 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
High: overcast
Mcmurdo
69 km NE
24m alt.
52 minutes ago
-5° C
moderate snow
Freezing rain.
22
Moderate winds from the SSE
(22 kph at 160).
Mid: mostly cloudy
Williams Field
72 km NE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-5° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
Wind obs. (19 kph from 140 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
Mcmurdo Williams
73 km NE
22m alt.
1 hour ago
-7° C
moderate snow
Blowing moderate snow.
Wind obs. (39 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
4.8 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
ASCATC172E77S
270 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the SW
(40 kph at 221).
- km
ASCATB172E77S
272 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the SW
(40 kph at 224).
- km
ASCATB173E77S
282 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the SW
(41 kph at 222).
- km
ASCATC173E77S
290 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the SSW
(44 kph at 209).
- km
ASCATC174E77S
304 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the SSW
(46 kph at 206).
- km
ASCATB174E77S
305 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the SSW
(45 kph at 200).
- 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.