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– Lat/Long: 78.37° S 165.02° E

Mount Discovery
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 12 am Sat 31 Jan Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri night. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Sat night, min -23°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the S on Sat morning, light winds from the SSW by Mon afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed night. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Wed morning, min -20°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Mon night, near gales from the SW by Thu afternoon).

Saturday
31
Sunday
1
Monday
2
Tuesday
3
Wednesday
4
Thursday
5
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
light snow
light snow
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
light snow
light snow
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
 km/h
40
SSE
50
S
55
S
40
SSE
30
SSE
35
S
30
S
15
S
15
SSW
10
S
25
S
35
S
40
S
35
S
20
SSW
35
S
40
SSW
50
SSW
40
SSW
1
2
2
2
2
3
4
3
3
2
5
max °C
-22
-22
-20
-19
-19
-19
-19
-19
-19
-19
-20
-20
-19
-18
-18
-18
-18
-18
-18
min °C
-23
-22
-21
-20
-19
-19
-19
-19
-19
-20
-20
-20
-20
-19
-18
-18
-18
-19
-18
-37
-38
-37
-35
-31
-32
-32
-28
-27
-30
-31
-33
-34
-32
-28
-29
-31
-34
-32
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
100
0
Cloud base (m)
1500
400
500
1150
1800
1600
1800
1450
550
300
300
200
300
450
400
350
200
350
350
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 Fri night. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Sat night, min -23°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the S on Sat morning, light winds from the SSW by Mon afternoon).

Mount Discovery Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed night. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Wed morning, min -20°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Mon night, near gales from the SW by Thu 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 10 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
61 km NE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
-8° C
moderate snow
Moderate snow in the vicinity.
Wind obs. (19 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: overcast
Williams Field
72 km NE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-6° C
light snow
Light snow.
17
Light winds from the ESE
(17 kph at 110).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Mcmurdo Williams
73 km NE
22m alt.
2 hours ago
-9° C
light snow
Light snow.
17
Light winds from the N
(17 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
Cape Ross
191 km NW
212m alt.
1 hour ago
-7° C
-
28
Moderate winds from the SSE
(28 kph at 150).
ASCATC168E77S
217 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the S
(31 kph at 181).
- km
ASCATC169E77S
219 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the S
(40 kph at 172).
- km
ASCATB168E77S
222 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
29
Fresh winds from the S
(29 kph at 180).
- km
ASCATB169E77S
224 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the S
(37 kph at 181).
- km
ASCATC170E77S
227 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
62
Gales from the SSE
(62 kph at 167).
- km
ASCATB170E77S
232 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
67
Gales from the S
(67 kph at 171).
- 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.