Mountain resort image
– Lat/Long: 78.37° S 165.02° E

Mount Discovery Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 6 pm Thu 29 Oct Local Time
Updates in:
hr min s
Update imminent 

Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -26°C on Sat morning, min -30°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Thu afternoon, calm by Fri night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -25°C on Tue afternoon, min -28°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
1
Monday
2
Tuesday
3
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
100
1350
1400
1650
1400
50
100
100
100
100
1400
400
250
4100
150
100
km/h
45
SSW
20
S
15
SE
10
SSE
5
SSE
5
W
5
W
5
N
5
NNE
5
N
5
SSE
5
SSW
5
SSE
5
W
10
W
10
WNW
10
NNW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
2
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-27
-28
-30
-28
-27
-26
-26
-26
-26
-26
-27
-28
-28
-26
-26
-25
-25
min °C
-27
-29
-30
-29
-28
-26
-26
-26
-26
-26
-28
-28
-28
-27
-26
-25
-25
 chill °C
-44
-42
-42
-37
-33
-26
-33
-31
-33
-31
-34
-35
-28
-27
-34
-33
-33
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-27-29-30-29-28-26-26-26-26-26-28-28-28-27-26-25-25-24-25-26-26-24-23-22-22-22-22-23-24-24-24-22-22-21-19-21-21-21-20-18-16-17-17-17-17-19-19-19-17-16-17-12-15-15-15-17-13-12-15-13-12-14-12-12-15-12-11-14
Sunrise
—
—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
Sunset
12:00
—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—

Loading...

Mount Discovery Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Discovery is: A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -26°C on Sat morning, min -30°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Thu afternoon, calm by Fri night).

Mount Discovery Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -25°C on Tue afternoon, min -28°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

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
Williams Field
71 km NE
8m alt.
3 hours ago
-18°C
moderate snow
Blowing moderate snow.
48
Strong winds from the SSE
(48 kph at 160).
0.0 km
Mid: broken
High: overcast
1292 km S
3012m alt.
4 hours ago
light snow
Snow grains.
37
Fresh winds from the ESE
(37 kph at 120).
0.4 km
1294 km S
2835m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (33 kph from 300 degs) was rejected.
0.4 km
Mid: sky obscured
DomeA
1641 km SSW
4084m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 100 degs) was rejected.
SHIP3358
2379 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
-2°C
48
Strong winds from the ESE
(49 kph at 120).
0.4 km
SHIP4565
2401 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
-2°C
36
Fresh winds from the ESE
(36 kph at 120).
- km
SHIP9382
2401 km WSW
3m alt.
3 hours ago
-8°C
partially cloudy
48
Strong winds from the ESE
(48 kph at 120).
0.5 km
SHIP9428
2401 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
-2°C
48
Strong winds from the ESE
(49 kph at 120).
0.4 km
SHIP7730
2401 km WSW
3m alt.
3 hours ago
-8°C
partially cloudy
48
Strong winds from the ESE
(48 kph at 120).
0.5 km
SHIP4093
2401 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
-2°C
48
Strong winds from the ESE
(49 kph at 120).
0.4 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.