Mountain resort image
– Lat/Long: 78.37° S 165.02° E

Mount Discovery Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 6 am Thu 29 Oct Local Time
Updates in:
hr min s
Update imminent 

Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu morning. Extremely cold (max -25°C on Sat afternoon, min -30°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Thu morning, calm by Fri night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -25°C on Sun morning, min -28°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
1
Monday
2
Tuesday
3
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
snow showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
light snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
300
50
1350
1350
1450
550
3550
50
100
100
150
50
100
200
400
450
500
450
km/h
40
SSW
45
SSW
30
SSE
25
SSE
10
SSE
0
SE
5
NW
10
WNW
5
N
5
NE
5
ESE
20
S
20
S
15
S
25
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
5
3
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-26
-27
-27
-29
-29
-27
-26
-25
-25
-25
-25
-25
-27
-28
-28
-28
-27
-26
min °C
-26
-27
-29
-30
-30
-28
-26
-26
-25
-25
-25
-27
-28
-28
-28
-28
-28
-27
 chill °C
-42
-44
-44
-41
-39
-28
-32
-33
-32
-31
-30
-37
-39
-40
-40
-41
-41
-39
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-26-27-28-30-30-28-26-26-25-25-25-26-28-28-28-28-28-27-22-24-25-26-26-24-23-22-21-21-21-22-24-24-24-24-23-22-15-19-20-21-21-19-18-16-16-16-15-15-18-18-18-18-16-16-9-12-14-14-14-17-13-12-15-12-11-12-11-10-12-11-9-12
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
—
—

Loading...

Mount Discovery Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Discovery is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu morning. Extremely cold (max -25°C on Sat afternoon, min -30°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Thu morning, calm by Fri night).

Mount Discovery Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -25°C on Sun morning, min -28°C on Mon 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 10 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
61 km NE
10m alt.
3 hours ago
-14°C
light snow
Light snow.
Wind obs. (26 kph from 350 degs) was rejected.
4.8 km
Mid: few
High: overcast
1297 km S
3012m alt.
2 hours ago
light snow
Snow grains.
Wind obs. (48 kph from 300 degs) was rejected.
0.3 km
DomeA
1660 km SSW
4084m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (15 kph from 100 degs) was rejected.
ASCATC127E64S
2073 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the SSW
(31 kph at 211).
- km
ASCATC126E64S
2114 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
34
Fresh winds from the SW
(34 kph at 225).
- km
ASCATC125E64S
2129 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
21
Moderate winds from the SW
(21 kph at 219).
- km
ASCATC126E63S
2146 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the SW
(32 kph at 225).
- km
ASCATC124E64S
2147 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
29
Fresh winds from the SW
(29 kph at 235).
- km
ASCATC123E64S
2163 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
34
Fresh winds from the SW
(34 kph at 229).
- km
ASCATC121E64S
2170 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
29
Fresh winds from the WSW
(29 kph at 245).
- 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.