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– Lat/Long: 78.37° S 165.02° E

Mount Discovery
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 pm Tue 12 May Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue night. Extremely cold (max -28°C on Thu night, min -31°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the SSW on Tue night, moderate winds from the S by Fri morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -27°C on Sat morning, min -35°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, fresh winds from the SSE by Mon morning).

Tue
12
Wednesday
13
Thursday
14
Friday
15
Saturday
16
Sunday
17
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
snow showers
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
light snow
light snow
cloudy
snow shwrs
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
km/h
50
SSE
80
S
70
S
55
S
75
S
70
S
75
S
60
SSE
35
S
20
SSE
5
SE
15
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
30
N
30
N
10
ENE
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4
2
1
max °C
-29
-29
-30
-30
-29
-29
-29
-28
-28
-28
-28
-27
-27
-27
-28
-29
-31
min °C
-30
-30
-31
-31
-31
-29
-30
-29
-28
-29
-29
-28
-27
-28
-28
-30
-32
-52
-53
-52
-51
-54
-50
-52
-50
-44
-41
-39
-40
-39
-42
-43
-45
-41
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
400
400
350
500
300
400
2250
3500
3600
2200
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 Tue night. Extremely cold (max -28°C on Thu night, min -31°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the SSW on Tue night, moderate winds from the S by Fri morning).

Mount Discovery Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -27°C on Sat morning, min -35°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, fresh winds from the SSE by Mon morning).

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
-28° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
Williams Field
72 km NE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-20° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Jang Bogo Station
419 km N
29m alt.
56 minutes ago
-19° C
-
Wind obs. (33 kph from 240 degs) was rejected.
40 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
1297 km S
3012m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (19 kph from 70 degs) was rejected.
4.8 km
Mid: few
Dumont Durville
1525 km WNW
111m alt.
56 minutes ago
-12° C
-
11
Light winds from the ESE
(11 kph at 120).
50 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
1533 km S
2835m alt.
56 minutes ago
-
Wind obs. (20 kph from 70 degs) was rejected.
4.0 km
Mid: few
Casey
2163 km WSW
42m alt.
56 minutes ago
-12° C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, below eye level.
33
Fresh winds from the SSE
(33 kph at 160).
44 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
ASCATB253E70S
2606 km ESE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the WNW
(50 kph at 294).
- km
ASCATB254E70S
2617 km ESE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the WNW
(50 kph at 294).
- km
ASCATB241E67S
2640 km ESE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the W
(42 kph at 271).
- 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.