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– Lat/Long: 78.37° S 165.02° E

Mount Discovery
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 12 am Tue 02 Dec Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Mon night, min -21°C on Tue afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri morning. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Sun afternoon, min -22°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (gales from the SSW on Fri morning, calm by Sun afternoon).

Tuesday
2
Wednesday
3
Thursday
4
Friday
5
Saturday
6
Sunday
7
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
 km/h
15
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
WNW
10
W
10
W
5
W
5
NNE
10
ESE
30
S
60
SSW
60
SW
30
SSW
35
SSW
25
SSW
15
SW
10
SSE
5
SE
5
S
 cm 
3
2
2
2
1
 mm 
max°C
-18
-20
-20
-21
-20
-19
-20
-20
-21
-21
-22
-22
-21
-22
-21
-21
-21
-20
-20
min°C
-20
-20
-21
-21
-21
-20
-20
-21
-21
-22
-22
-22
-22
-22
-21
-21
-21
-20
-21
chill°C 
-28
-27
-27
-26
-27
-28
-27
-26
-28
-35
-39
-39
-36
-36
-33
-32
-29
-20
-21
Freezing level (m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
250
200
350
350
350
250
250
350
500
600
500
200
200
350
350
400
150
150
350
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-19-20-21-21-21-20-20-21-21-22-22-22-22-22-21-21-21-20-21-16-17-17-17-17-17-16-16-17-17-18-17-17-17-16-16-16-16-16-11-11-11-12-12-11-11-10-10-10-11-10-10-10-9-9-9-9-10-5-4-5-7-5-4-6-4-3-3-4-3-4-3-2-3-2-2-4
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: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Mon night, min -21°C on Tue afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Mount Discovery Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri morning. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Sun afternoon, min -22°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (gales from the SSW on Fri morning, calm by Sun afternoon).

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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
61 km NE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
-6° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Mcmurdo
69 km NE
24m alt.
47 minutes ago
-6° C
-
13
Light winds from the ESE
(13 kph at 120).
36 km
Mid: overcast
Williams Field
72 km NE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-4° 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.
7
Light winds from the ENE
(7 kph at 60).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Cape Ross
191 km NW
212m alt.
47 minutes ago
-6° C
-
Wind obs. (13 kph from 130 degs) was rejected.
ASCATC171E77S
216 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
5
Calm
(5 kph at 87).
- km
ASCATB172E77S
218 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
3
Calm
(3 kph at 87).
- km
ASCATC172E77S
225 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
3
Calm
(3 kph at 84).
- km
ASCATC174E77S
247 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
4
Calm
(4 kph at 290).
- km
ASCATB173E77S
253 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
5
Calm
(5 kph at 88).
- 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.