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– Lat/Long: 78.37° S 165.02° E

Mount Discovery
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 12 pm Fri 30 Jan Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri night. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Sat night, min -24°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Fri morning, near gales from the S by Sat morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed night. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Wed night, min -20°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Mon afternoon, near gales from the SSW by Wed night).

Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
1
Monday
2
Tuesday
3
Wednesday
4
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
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PM
night
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PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
cloud
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
cloudy
light snow
 km/h
15
SE
25
SSE
40
SSE
55
S
55
S
45
SSE
30
SSE
30
S
25
S
20
S
10
SSE
10
S
25
S
35
S
45
S
40
S
40
S
45
SSW
1
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
4
2
4
max °C
-24
-23
-22
-22
-21
-19
-19
-19
-19
-19
-19
-19
-19
-19
-18
-18
-18
-17
min °C
-24
-23
-23
-22
-21
-20
-19
-19
-19
-19
-19
-19
-20
-19
-19
-18
-18
-19
-34
-35
-38
-38
-37
-35
-31
-31
-30
-29
-26
-25
-32
-32
-33
-32
-31
-34
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
2000
1700
1650
450
1250
1250
1650
1650
1700
300
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1400
1500
350
250
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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 moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri night. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Sat night, min -24°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Fri morning, near gales from the S by Sat morning).

Mount Discovery Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed night. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Wed night, min -20°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Mon afternoon, near gales from the SSW by Wed 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
-9° C
clear
Shower - in the vicinity.
22
Moderate winds from the E.(Wind varies from 200 to 280 degs)
(22 kph at 100).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
Mcmurdo
69 km NE
24m alt.
3 hours ago
-8° C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
22
Moderate winds from the ENE
(22 kph at 70).
29 km
Mid: overcast
Williams Field
72 km NE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-7° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
24
Moderate winds from the ENE
(24 kph at 70).
9.0 km
Low: overcast
Mcmurdo Williams
73 km NE
22m alt.
2 hours ago
-9° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
22
Moderate winds from the NE
(22 kph at 40).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: overcast
Cape Ross
191 km NW
212m alt.
1 hour ago
-6° C
-
41
Strong winds from the SE
(41 kph at 130).
MarioZuchelliStation (Baia Terra Nova)
411 km N
93m alt.
3 hours ago
-6° C
-
Wind obs. (183 kph from 70 degs) was rejected.
Priestley Glacier
540 km NW
1925m alt.
3 hours ago
-22° C
-
Wind obs. (13 kph from 130 degs) was rejected.
Cape Phillips
606 km NNE
780m alt.
1 hour ago
-10° C
-
96
Stormy winds from the WSW
(96 kph at 240).
1297 km S
3012m alt.
2 hours ago
light snow
Snow grains.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 10 degs) was rejected.
1.6 km
High: scattered
Dumont Durville
1525 km WNW
111m alt.
3 hours ago
-1° C
-
26
Moderate winds from the SE
(26 kph at 140).

* 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.