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– Lat/Long: 78.37° S 165.02° E

Mount Discovery
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 12 pm Tue 03 Feb Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu night. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Thu night, min -21°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, near gales from the SSW by Thu night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri morning. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Fri morning, min -20°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Sat night, near gales from the SSW by Sun night).

Tuesday
3
Wednesday
4
Thursday
5
Friday
6
Saturday
7
Sunday
8
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
part cloud
cloud
cloud
mod snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
 km/h
5
SW
5
SSW
10
S
15
S
15
S
10
SSE
15
SSE
20
S
55
SSW
45
S
40
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
30
S
15
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
35
S
6
3
2
4
3
2
1
max °C
-21
-21
-21
-21
-20
-20
-18
-18
-17
-19
-19
-19
-19
-19
-19
-19
-19
-19
min °C
-21
-21
-21
-21
-20
-20
-19
-18
-18
-19
-19
-20
-19
-19
-19
-19
-19
-20
-25
-27
-29
-30
-29
-28
-28
-28
-32
-34
-33
-34
-32
-31
-30
-29
-29
-36
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
1750
2200
1250
1100
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300
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250
450
250
250
150
150
1600
450
100
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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 light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu night. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Thu night, min -21°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, near gales from the SSW by Thu night).

Mount Discovery Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri morning. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Fri morning, min -20°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Sat night, near gales from the SSW by Sun 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
-7° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
17
Light winds from the NE
(17 kph at 50).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken
Williams Field
71 km NE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-6° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
26
Moderate winds from the ENE
(26 kph at 60).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Mcmurdo Williams
73 km NE
22m alt.
2 hours ago
-8° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (15 kph from 20 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: broken
Cape Ross
191 km NW
212m alt.
1 hour ago
-4° C
-
19
Light winds from the SSE
(19 kph at 150).
MarioZuchelliStation (Baia Terra Nova)
409 km N
93m alt.
1 hour ago
-2° C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 100).
Priestley Glacier
540 km NW
1925m alt.
1 hour ago
-22° C
-
Wind obs. (13 kph from 260 degs) was rejected.
Cape Phillips
606 km NNE
780m alt.
1 hour ago
-6° C
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 260).
SHIP569
1532 km WNW
-m alt.
2 hours ago
-1° C
-
50
Strong winds from the ESE
(50 kph at 110).
SHIP878
1532 km WNW
-m alt.
1 hour ago
-2° C
-
47
Strong winds from the ESE
(47 kph at 110).
SHIP193
1532 km WNW
-m alt.
1 hour ago
-2° C
-
47
Strong winds from the ESE
(47 kph at 110).

* 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.