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Mount Discovery
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 12 pm Thu 04 Dec Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri morning. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Thu morning, min -25°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Thu afternoon, strong winds from the SW by Fri afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Tue afternoon, min -24°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
4
Friday
5
Saturday
6
Sunday
7
Monday
8
Tuesday
9
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
light snow
mod snow
snow showers
snow showers
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
cloudy
 km/h
10
NNE
5
E
30
S
35
SW
50
SW
35
SSW
15
SE
10
SSW
20
SW
20
SSW
25
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
10
WNW
10
NW
20
NNW
20
NNW
10
ESE
 cm 
4
9
4
5
4
2
1
 mm 
max°C
-21
-22
-22
-22
-24
-24
-24
-23
-23
-24
-23
-22
-22
-21
-19
-19
-18
-19
min°C
-22
-22
-23
-23
-25
-25
-24
-23
-23
-24
-24
-23
-22
-21
-20
-19
-19
-19
chill°C 
-30
-26
-36
-38
-42
-42
-34
-30
-34
-36
-37
-34
-34
-27
-27
-29
-29
-26
Freezing level (m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
150
700
650
150
150
200
350
500
550
150
250
300
200
150
200
150
250
250
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-22-22-23-23-25-25-24-23-23-24-24-23-22-21-20-19-19-19-18-18-18-18-19-20-19-18-18-19-19-18-18-17-16-15-15-15-12-11-11-10-12-12-11-10-11-11-11-11-11-10-10-10-9-10-5-4-4-3-4-5-4-3-4-3-3-5-4-3-4-4-2-3
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 heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri morning. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Thu morning, min -25°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Thu afternoon, strong winds from the SW by Fri afternoon).

Mount Discovery Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Tue afternoon, min -24°C on Sun 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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
61 km NE
10m alt.
3 hours ago
-6° C
clear
-
9
Light winds from the NNE
(9 kph at 30).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: few
High: broken
Mcmurdo
69 km NE
24m alt.
1 hour ago
-3° C
-
6
Light winds from the
(6 kph at 270).
36 km
Mid: few
Williams Field
72 km NE
8m alt.
3 hours ago
-4° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
6
Light winds from the N.(Wind varies from 016 to 021 degs)
(6 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
Mcmurdo Williams
73 km NE
22m alt.
3 hours ago
-6° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 20 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: few
High: broken
Cape Ross
191 km NW
212m alt.
1 hour ago
-6° C
-
Wind obs. (20 kph from 120 degs) was rejected.
MarioZuchelliStation (Baia Terra Nova)
411 km N
93m alt.
1 hour ago
-2° C
-
6
Light winds from the ENE
(6 kph at 70).
Priestley Glacier
540 km NW
1925m alt.
1 hour ago
-18° C
-
Wind obs. (17 kph from 240 degs) was rejected.
Cape Phillips
606 km NNE
780m alt.
1 hour ago
-9° C
-
7
Light winds from the NNE
(7 kph at 20).
Dumont Durville
1525 km WNW
111m alt.
1 hour ago
-2° C
-
41
Strong winds from the ESE
(41 kph at 110).
45 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
ASCATB120E66S
1943 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
12
Light winds from the SSE
(12 kph at 146).
- 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.