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– Lat/Long: 78.37° S 165.02° E

Mount Discovery
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 12 am Wed 28 Jan Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Tue night, min -24°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon afternoon. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Sun afternoon, min -23°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Fri night, strong winds from the S by Sat afternoon).

Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
1
Monday
2
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod snow
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
 km/h
5
W
10
WSW
15
SW
15
SSW
10
SSE
10
SE
5
NE
5
NNE
0
NE
20
S
40
S
40
S
35
S
25
S
25
SSE
30
SSE
35
S
40
S
45
S
3
4
2
3
8
max °C
-21
-22
-22
-22
-24
-24
-24
-24
-23
-23
-23
-22
-20
-19
-18
-19
-19
-19
-19
min °C
-22
-22
-22
-23
-24
-24
-24
-24
-24
-23
-23
-22
-22
-19
-19
-19
-19
-19
-19
-30
-30
-31
-32
-33
-33
-29
-30
-24
-32
-38
-37
-38
-31
-30
-31
-32
-33
-33
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
50
0
Cloud base (m)
2150
2200
1950
1650
1250
1500
1750
1550
500
1550
1600
1100
1100
1250
550
100
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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: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Tue night, min -24°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Mount Discovery Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon afternoon. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Sun afternoon, min -23°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Fri night, strong winds from the S by Sat 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
clear
-
19
Light winds from the ENE
(19 kph at 60).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: few
High: broken
Mcmurdo
69 km NE
24m alt.
3 hours ago
-6° C
-
20
Moderate winds from the E
(20 kph at 80).
36 km
Mid: overcast
Williams Field
71 km NE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-7° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
24
Moderate winds from the E
(24 kph at 80).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Mcmurdo Williams
73 km NE
22m alt.
2 hours ago
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (6 kph from 1 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken
SHIP9886
108 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
1° C
35
Fresh winds from the SSE
(36 kph at 160).
- km
SHIP4622
108 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
1° C
35
Fresh winds from the SSE
(36 kph at 160).
- km
Cape Ross
191 km NW
212m alt.
41 minutes ago
-3° C
-
Wind obs. (31 kph from 150 degs) was rejected.
ASCATC169E77S
210 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the SE
(48 kph at 138).
- km
hy2b180E77S
383 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
12
Light winds from the ENE
(12 kph at 72).
- km
ASCATC165E75S
389 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the SSW
(28 kph at 207).
- 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.