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– Lat/Long: 78.37° S 165.02° E

Mount Discovery
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 12 am Sat 21 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -26°C on Fri night, min -29°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Sun afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Mon morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Wed afternoon, min -28°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the SSE on Tue night, calm by Thu morning).

Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
 km/h
15
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
35
SSW
45
SW
30
SW
10
WSW
15
NW
25
NNW
35
ESE
70
SE
100
SSE
95
SSE
70
SSE
45
SSE
15
SE
5
NNW
25
NNW
1
3
15
4
2
max °C
-26
-26
-27
-26
-26
-27
-28
-29
-29
-26
-25
-26
-26
-25
-24
-24
-25
-26
-26
min °C
-28
-26
-27
-27
-26
-28
-29
-29
-29
-28
-26
-26
-26
-26
-24
-25
-25
-26
-28
-39
-39
-41
-42
-42
-46
-40
-38
-40
-41
-42
-46
-48
-48
-43
-40
-34
-33
-40
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
3600
1700
1200
1100
1300
1300
1900
1350
1550
500
300
300
450
1450
1450
200
500
400
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-27-26-27-27-26-28-29-29-29-27-26-26-26-26-24-25-25-26-27-24-22-22-22-22-23-24-25-25-24-23-24-24-24-22-22-22-23-24-19-17-16-16-16-16-18-20-21-20-20-20-22-21-19-18-18-19-22-17-13-12-11-10-10-13-15-16-16-15-15-15-16-14-14-15-16-18
Sunrise
7:50
7:58
8:06
8:12
8:21
8:27
Sunset
8:17
8:09
8:01
7:54
7:46
7:38

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Mount Discovery Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Discovery is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -26°C on Fri night, min -29°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Sun afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Mon morning).

Mount Discovery Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Wed afternoon, min -28°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the SSE on Tue night, calm by Thu 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.
1 hour ago
-19° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (13 kph from 350 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: few
Williams Field
72 km NE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-13° C
clear
Clear
17
Light winds from the NW
(17 kph at 320).
10.0 km
Cape Ross
191 km NW
212m alt.
2 hours ago
-19° C
-
39
Strong winds from the SW
(39 kph at 220).
ASCATC173E76S
368 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the W
(35 kph at 273).
- km
ASCATC172E76S
369 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the WNW
(36 kph at 282).
- km
ASCATB173E76S
375 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the WSW
(33 kph at 248).
- km
ASCATB174E76S
387 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the WSW
(35 kph at 240).
- km
ASCATC174E76S
393 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
34
Fresh winds from the WSW
(34 kph at 250).
- km
ASCATC175E76S
394 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the WSW
(36 kph at 251).
- km
ASCATB175E76S
400 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the SW
(36 kph at 235).
- 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.