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– Lat/Long: 78.37° S 165.02° E

Mount Discovery
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 6 pm Mon 16 Feb Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Thu morning, min -23°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Mon afternoon, gales from the S by Tue night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Fri night, min -13°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Thu afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Sun morning).

Mon
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
 km/h
5
WSW
20
S
50
SSW
65
SSW
60
SSW
35
S
15
SSW
15
NW
15
W
30
WSW
20
W
20
W
25
W
25
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
1
3
2
max °C
-23
-23
-23
-23
-23
-22
-19
-18
-15
-12
-10
-9
-8
-7
-7
-8
-8
min °C
-23
-23
-23
-23
-23
-23
-21
-18
-17
-13
-12
-9
-9
-8
-7
-8
-9
-23
-33
-40
-41
-41
-37
-31
-23
-26
-23
-21
-17
-18
-17
-15
-17
-18
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
250
1350
450
200
450
2050
200
200
5650
7500
5400
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-23-23-23-23-23-23-20-18-16-13-11-9-9-8-7-8-9-20-20-19-19-19-18-16-15-14-12-9-8-8-8-7-6-6-17-15-12-13-12-11-10-10-11-10-8-7-7-7-5-3-3-11-11-6-6-7-4-3-8-9-7-9-5-4-7-4-1-4
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 afternoon. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Thu morning, min -23°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Mon afternoon, gales from the S by Tue night).

Mount Discovery Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Fri night, min -13°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Thu afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Sun 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
-16° C
clear
-
11
Light winds from the ESE
(11 kph at 120).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: few
Mcmurdo
69 km NE
24m alt.
54 minutes ago
-8° C
-
13
Light winds from the ESE
(13 kph at 120).
36 km
Mid: clear
Williams Field
71 km NE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-10° C
clear
Clear
Wind obs. (13 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Mcmurdo Williams
73 km NE
22m alt.
59 minutes ago
-18° C
clear
-
13
Light winds from the N
(13 kph at 350).
10.0 km
Low: few
SHIP2784
108 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
-1° C
24
Moderate winds from the S
(25 kph at 180).
- km
SHIP7916
108 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
-1° C
24
Moderate winds from the S
(25 kph at 180).
- km
Cape Ross
191 km NW
212m alt.
54 minutes ago
-9° C
-
Wind obs. (17 kph from 160 degs) was rejected.
MarioZuchelliStation (Baia Terra Nova)
411 km N
93m alt.
3 hours ago
-10° C
-
Wind obs. (120 kph from 250 degs) was rejected.
Priestley Glacier
540 km NW
1925m alt.
3 hours ago
-26° C
-
Wind obs. (33 kph from 220 degs) was rejected.
Cape Phillips
606 km NNE
780m alt.
3 hours ago
-9° C
-
6
Light winds from the WSW
(6 kph at 250).

* 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.