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– Lat/Long: 78.37° S 165.02° E

Mount Discovery
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 6 am Sun 15 Feb Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Sun night, min -24°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, gales from the SSW by Tue night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Fri night, min -23°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Wed morning, light winds from the W by Wed night).

Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
cloudy
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
 km/h
15
W
10
WSW
10
NW
5
WNW
5
SW
15
S
35
S
55
SSW
55
S
50
SSW
40
SSW
15
SW
15
NNW
30
SW
20
W
25
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
2
4
max °C
-23
-22
-21
-23
-24
-24
-24
-24
-23
-23
-22
-19
-19
-16
-11
-10
-8
-6
min °C
-23
-22
-22
-23
-24
-24
-24
-24
-24
-23
-23
-21
-19
-18
-14
-10
-9
-8
-32
-29
-30
-28
-30
-33
-38
-41
-42
-39
-38
-32
-27
-30
-25
-19
-18
-17
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
1100
100
50
300
300
7400
2000
300
500
1200
1450
200
8500
8450
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-23-22-22-23-24-24-24-24-24-23-23-20-19-17-13-10-9-7-20-19-20-21-21-21-20-19-19-19-18-16-16-15-11-9-8-7-15-16-17-18-18-16-14-13-12-12-11-11-12-11-9-7-7-6-10-9-13-12-12-14-7-6-6-5-5-9-9-8-11-6-5-7
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 light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Sun night, min -24°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, gales from the SSW by Tue night).

Mount Discovery Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Fri night, min -23°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Wed morning, light winds from the W by Wed night).

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
-15° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
20
Moderate winds from the ENE
(20 kph at 60).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: scattered
Williams Field
72 km NE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-9° C
clear
Clear
Wind obs. (24 kph from 60 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Mcmurdo Williams
73 km NE
22m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
Wind obs. (13 kph from 30 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: few
High: scattered
ASCATC165E77S
165 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
18
Light winds from the S
(18 kph at 190).
- km
ASCATB169E77S
176 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
26
Moderate winds from the E
(26 kph at 90).
- km
ASCATB168E77S
179 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
29
Fresh winds from the ENE
(29 kph at 77).
- km
Cape Ross
191 km NW
212m alt.
2 hours ago
-8° C
-
Wind obs. (20 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
ASCATB169E76S
236 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
21
Moderate winds from the ENE
(21 kph at 75).
- km
ASCATB170E76S
317 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
27
Moderate winds from the WNW
(27 kph at 291).
- km
ASCATB168E76S
322 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the WNW
(31 kph at 284).
- 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.