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– Lat/Long: 78.37° S 165.02° E

Mount Discovery
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 12 pm Thu 29 Jan Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

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

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Tue morning, min -19°C on Sun morning). Mainly strong winds.

Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
1
Monday
2
Tuesday
3
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
light snow
light snow
light snow
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
light snow
 km/h
10
S
10
SSE
10
SE
10
SE
20
SSE
40
S
60
S
50
S
40
S
30
SSE
30
SSE
35
SSE
25
S
30
S
35
S
35
SSE
40
SSE
35
SSE
1
2
2
5
2
2
4
2
2
3
2
3
5
max °C
-23
-23
-23
-24
-24
-23
-22
-21
-19
-18
-18
-18
-19
-19
-18
-17
-17
-17
min °C
-23
-23
-24
-24
-24
-23
-23
-21
-20
-19
-18
-18
-19
-19
-18
-18
-17
-18
-32
-31
-30
-31
-36
-38
-40
-36
-35
-31
-30
-31
-31
-31
-30
-31
-30
-32
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
5100
1750
1800
1800
1700
400
500
1200
1850
1850
1750
1800
1600
1550
1150
400
550
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-23-23-24-24-24-23-23-21-20-19-18-18-19-19-18-18-17-18-20-20-20-21-20-19-19-17-17-16-15-15-15-15-14-14-14-14-15-15-16-15-14-14-12-12-12-11-10-10-9-9-9-9-8-8-10-10-11-9-7-7-5-4-5-4-3-3-2-1-3-1-1-2
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 Sat night. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Sat night, min -24°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Thu night, near gales from the S by Sat morning).

Mount Discovery Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Tue morning, min -19°C on Sun morning). Mainly strong winds.

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.
3 hours ago
clear
-
30
Fresh winds from the E
(30 kph at 80).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: few
High: scattered
Mcmurdo
69 km NE
24m alt.
3 hours ago
-10° C
clear
Clear skies.
28
Moderate winds from the ENE
(28 kph at 70).
34 km
Mid: clear
Williams Field
72 km NE
8m alt.
3 hours ago
-11° C
clear
Clear
28
Moderate winds from the E
(28 kph at 80).
10.0 km
Mcmurdo Williams
73 km NE
22m alt.
3 hours ago
-12° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
31
Fresh winds from the NE
(31 kph at 50).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken
Cape Ross
191 km NW
212m alt.
2 hours ago
-5° C
-
22
Moderate winds from the ESE
(22 kph at 120).
Priestley Glacier
540 km NW
1925m alt.
2 hours ago
-19° C
-
Wind obs. (22 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
Cape Phillips
606 km NNE
780m alt.
4 hours ago
-9° C
-
69
Gales from the SW
(69 kph at 230).
1297 km S
3012m alt.
3 hours ago
-37° C
clear
Mist -.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 350 degs) was rejected.
9.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
Dumont Durville
1525 km WNW
111m alt.
3 hours ago
2° C
-
9
Light winds from the E
(9 kph at 100).
SHIP1028
1532 km WNW
-m alt.
2 hours ago
2° C
-
25
Moderate winds from the SE
(25 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.