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– Lat/Long: 78.37° S 165.02° E

Mount Discovery
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 12 pm Thu 12 Feb Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri morning. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Thu night, min -23°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Thu night, calm by Sat night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Sun night, min -25°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, strong winds from the SSW by Tue night).

Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
part cloud
light snow
light snow
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
some clouds
light snow
light snow
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
 km/h
25
NNW
15
WNW
30
NNW
25
E
30
ESE
25
SSW
15
WSW
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
W
10
WNW
5
WSW
0
WNW
5
W
10
S
15
S
20
SE
40
SSW
3
3
max °C
-23
-20
-17
-18
-22
-22
-21
-20
-20
-23
-23
-22
-23
-24
-24
-25
-24
-24
min °C
-23
-21
-18
-20
-22
-22
-22
-21
-22
-23
-23
-22
-23
-24
-25
-25
-25
-24
-35
-30
-27
-32
-35
-34
-31
-29
-28
-28
-31
-28
-23
-24
-32
-35
-36
-38
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
1450
1400
150
300
100
1350
1800
400
1500
1050
100
300
150
1750
1500
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 Fri morning. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Thu night, min -23°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Thu night, calm by Sat night).

Mount Discovery Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Sun night, min -25°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, strong winds from the SSW by Tue 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
-10° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
15
Light winds from the E
(15 kph at 90).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: broken
Williams Field
71 km NE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-7° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
26
Moderate winds from the E
(26 kph at 80).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Mcmurdo Williams
73 km NE
22m alt.
2 hours ago
-10° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
17
Light winds from the NE
(17 kph at 50).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
SHIP9814
130 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
0° C
33
Fresh winds from the S
(34 kph at 180).
- km
Cape Ross
191 km NW
212m alt.
49 minutes ago
-6° C
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
SHIP3732
130 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
0° C
33
Fresh winds from the S
(34 kph at 180).
- km
SHIP9852
155 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
-1° C
7
Light winds from the NW
(8 kph at 320).
- km
SHIP6139
155 km NNE
3m alt.
3 hours ago
-2° C
7
Light winds from the NW
(7 kph at 320).
SHIP1856
155 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
-1° C
7
Light winds from the NW
(8 kph at 320).
- km
SHIP4205
155 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
-1° C
7
Light winds from the NW
(8 kph at 320).
- 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.