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– Lat/Long: 78.37° S 165.02° E

Mount Discovery
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 12 pm Fri 20 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -27°C on Fri night, min -32°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SSW on Sat night, light winds from the SW by Sun night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Extremely cold (max -26°C on Tue morning, min -30°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Mon morning, extremely windy from the SSE by Tue night).

Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
snow showers
light snow
light snow
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
 km/h
25
SSW
25
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
30
SSW
40
SSW
40
SSW
25
SW
5
WSW
10
NNW
30
NNW
30
ESE
55
SE
100
SE
100
SSE
85
S
60
S
1
2
11
6
5
1
max °C
-31
-29
-27
-27
-27
-27
-27
-27
-28
-29
-30
-27
-26
-26
-26
-27
-26
-26
min °C
-32
-30
-28
-27
-27
-28
-28
-28
-29
-29
-30
-30
-27
-26
-26
-27
-27
-27
-47
-44
-41
-39
-38
-47
-45
-45
-39
-35
-39
-45
-41
-44
-47
-50
-49
-47
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
1650
400
550
1500
1750
1500
1250
500
300
350
300
400
1250
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-32-30-28-27-27-28-28-28-29-29-30-29-27-26-26-27-27-27-29-27-24-23-23-23-23-23-24-26-26-25-24-24-24-24-24-23-25-23-20-18-17-16-16-16-19-21-22-22-20-21-22-21-20-18-20-19-17-15-14-12-11-10-14-16-17-18-15-14-15-14-12-13
Sunrise
7:43
7:50
7:58
8:06
8:12
8:21
Sunset
8:25
8:17
8:09
8:01
7:54
7:46

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Mount Discovery Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Discovery is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -27°C on Fri night, min -32°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SSW on Sat night, light winds from the SW by Sun night).

Mount Discovery Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Extremely cold (max -26°C on Tue morning, min -30°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Mon morning, extremely windy from the SSE 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
Mcmurdo
69 km NE
24m alt.
3 hours ago
-18° C
Hail showers.
43
Strong winds from the S
(43 kph at 170).
34 km
Mid: few
Williams Field
72 km NE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-19° C
clear
Clear
Wind obs. (22 kph from 160 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Cape Ross
191 km NW
212m alt.
52 minutes ago
-17° C
-
13
Light winds from the SW
(13 kph at 220).
MarioZuchelliStation (Baia Terra Nova)
411 km N
93m alt.
52 minutes ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 30).
Jang Bogo Station
419 km N
29m alt.
3 hours ago
-17° C
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 30 degs) was rejected.
40 km
Mid: clear
Cape Phillips
606 km NNE
780m alt.
52 minutes ago
-20° C
-
13
Light winds from the SW
(13 kph at 230).
1297 km S
3012m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (13 kph from 240 degs) was rejected.
3.2 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
Dumont Durville
1525 km WNW
111m alt.
3 hours ago
-8° C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 300).
50 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
1533 km S
2835m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (13 kph from 50 degs) was rejected.
3.2 km
Mid: scattered
ASCATB141E65S
1639 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the ESE
(28 kph at 102).
- 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.