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– Lat/Long: 78.37° S 165.02° E

Mount Discovery
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 6 pm Tue 24 Feb Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Wed morning, min -17°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the NW by Wed night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Fri afternoon, min -24°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
1
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
clear
 km/h
50
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
5
W
10
W
10
SW
20
SSW
15
S
10
SW
max °C
-14
-10
-9
-9
-11
-16
-16
-17
-16
-17
-17
-20
-21
-23
-24
-22
-21
min °C
-15
-13
-9
-9
-15
-16
-16
-17
-16
-17
-19
-21
-22
-24
-24
-23
-22
-29
-24
-14
-13
-21
-22
-23
-22
-22
-24
-26
-26
-30
-34
-36
-33
-30
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
5500
5050
4700
1400
1450
1750
700
50
350
2150
150
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-15-12-9-9-13-16-16-17-16-17-18-21-22-24-24-23-22-12-10-9-9-12-15-15-16-16-16-18-19-20-21-20-20-19-8-8-8-9-12-13-14-15-15-15-17-17-17-17-15-15-16-6-10-7-6-9-9-10-13-12-12-16-14-13-14-11-10-15
Sunrise
4:09
4:24
4:37
4:50
5:01
Sunset
12:33
12:17
11:49
11:37
11:24
11:14

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Mount Discovery Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Discovery is: Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Wed morning, min -17°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the NW by Wed night).

Mount Discovery Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Fri afternoon, min -24°C on Sat night). 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
Williams Field
71 km NE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-12° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
Wind obs. (24 kph from 100 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Cape Ross
191 km NW
212m alt.
38 minutes ago
-3° C
-
Wind obs. (13 kph from 130 degs) was rejected.
MarioZuchelliStation (Baia Terra Nova)
409 km N
93m alt.
38 minutes ago
0° C
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 270).
Priestley Glacier
538 km NW
1925m alt.
38 minutes ago
-19° C
-
9
Light winds from the WSW
(9 kph at 250).
Cape Phillips
604 km NNE
780m alt.
38 minutes ago
-6° C
-
20
Moderate winds from the NNE
(20 kph at 20).
1297 km S
3012m alt.
2 hours ago
-50° C
clear
Mist -.
20
Moderate winds from the WSW
(20 kph at 250).
1.6 km
Mid: scattered
ASCATB220E74S
1499 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
24
Moderate winds from the ENE
(24 kph at 73).
- km
SHIP10202
1533 km WNW
3m alt.
3 hours ago
1° C
54
Near gales from the E
(54 kph at 90).
SHIP1807
1533 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
-1° C
54
Near gales from the E
(54 kph at 90).
- km
SHIP7591
1533 km WNW
3m alt.
3 hours ago
1° C
54
Near gales from the E
(54 kph at 90).

* 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.