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– Lat/Long: 78.37° S 165.02° E

Mount Discovery
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 am Thu 07 May Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu night. Extremely cold (max -27°C on Fri afternoon, min -29°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Thu morning, near gales from the SSW by Fri morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun morning. Extremely cold (max -26°C on Sun afternoon, min -31°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (gales from the S on Sun morning, calm by Mon night).

Thursday
7
Friday
8
Saturday
9
Sunday
10
Monday
11
Tuesday
12
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
km/h
20
SSE
25
S
35
SSW
60
SSW
40
SSW
35
S
35
S
20
SSW
30
S
50
SSW
55
S
55
S
50
S
30
S
10
SW
5
N
10
NNE
15
NNW
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3
2
1
2
2
4
max °C
-28
-28
-28
-28
-27
-27
-28
-28
-27
-27
-26
-27
-28
-28
-27
-27
-28
-29
min °C
-28
-28
-29
-28
-28
-28
-28
-28
-28
-28
-27
-28
-28
-28
-28
-27
-29
-31
-40
-41
-48
-47
-45
-44
-44
-41
-45
-46
-45
-48
-46
-43
-39
-34
-38
-43
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
1600
1750
450
150
100
300
250
1200
1500
350
100
1200
1650
1850
450
1250
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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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 light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu night. Extremely cold (max -27°C on Fri afternoon, min -29°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Thu morning, near gales from the SSW by Fri morning).

Mount Discovery Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun morning. Extremely cold (max -26°C on Sun afternoon, min -31°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (gales from the S on Sun morning, calm 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
-31° C
clear
-
17
Light winds from the NW
(17 kph at 310).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: few
Williams Field
72 km NE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-20° C
clear
-
13
Light winds from the N.(Wind varies from 310 to 030 degs)
(13 kph at 350).
10.0 km
Low: few
Jang Bogo Station
419 km N
29m alt.
2 hours ago
-22° C
-
Wind obs. (33 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
40 km
Mid: few
1297 km S
3012m alt.
3 hours ago
moderate snow
Ice crystals.
Wind obs. (13 kph from 120 degs) was rejected.
4.8 km
Dumont Durville
1525 km WNW
111m alt.
2 hours ago
-13° C
-
17
Light winds from the SSW
(17 kph at 210).
ASCATB196E66S
1692 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the NE
(50 kph at 40).
- km
ASCATC197E66S
1696 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the NE
(42 kph at 38).
- km
ASCATC196E66S
1700 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the NNE
(39 kph at 33).
- km
ASCATB197E66S
1704 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the NNE
(35 kph at 30).
- km
ASCATB198E66S
1715 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
56
Near gales from the NE
(56 kph at 46).
- 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.