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– Lat/Long: 78.37° S 165.02° E

Mount Discovery
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 6 am Thu 05 Feb Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu night. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Thu night, min -19°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Thu night, light winds from the SW by Sat night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Sun morning, min -21°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
5
Friday
6
Saturday
7
Sunday
8
Monday
9
Tuesday
10
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
light snow
mod snow
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloudy
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
 km/h
20
SSE
25
SSE
40
S
40
S
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SW
5
SSW
10
SSE
10
SSW
20
S
20
S
20
SSW
20
S
2
7
2
1
1
max °C
-18
-17
-16
-18
-18
-18
-18
-19
-19
-19
-19
-19
-20
-21
-20
-21
-21
-21
min °C
-19
-18
-18
-18
-18
-18
-18
-19
-19
-19
-19
-20
-21
-21
-21
-21
-21
-21
-29
-29
-31
-32
-30
-30
-29
-29
-27
-26
-26
-26
-28
-27
-33
-31
-32
-32
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
500
200
200
100
300
200
200
150
400
600
2100
1500
500
450
400
150
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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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 moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu night. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Thu night, min -19°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Thu night, light winds from the SW by Sat night).

Mount Discovery Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Sun morning, min -21°C on Mon morning). 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
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
61 km NE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
-5° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
7
Light winds from the WNW
(7 kph at 290).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: few
High: overcast
Mcmurdo
69 km NE
24m alt.
1 hour ago
-1° C
-
6
Light winds from the
(6 kph at 270).
34 km
Mid: overcast
Williams Field
71 km NE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-2° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Mcmurdo Williams
73 km NE
22m alt.
2 hours ago
-6° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: overcast
SHIP9987
108 km N
3m alt.
2 hours ago
-2° C
8
Light winds from the WSW
(8 kph at 240).
SHIP4434
108 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
-1° C
8
Light winds from the WSW
(8 kph at 240).
- km
SHIP3079
108 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
-1° C
8
Light winds from the WSW
(8 kph at 240).
- km
SHIP6457
108 km N
3m alt.
2 hours ago
-2° C
8
Light winds from the WSW
(8 kph at 240).
Cape Ross
191 km NW
212m alt.
1 hour ago
-3° C
-
7
Light winds from the W
(7 kph at 280).
ASCATB172E77S
219 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
29
Fresh winds from the WSW
(29 kph at 244).
- 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.