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– Lat/Long: 78.37° S 165.02° E

Mount Discovery
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 12 pm Sun 23 Feb Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Tue night, min -24°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Fri morning, min -23°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the SSW by Thu night).

Days 7–9 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Sat morning, min -26°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 10–12 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Tue night, min -34°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Tue morning, strong winds from the SSW by Fri morning).

Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
1
Sunday
2
Monday
3
Tuesday
4
Wednesday
5
Thursday
6
AM
PM
night
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night
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night
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night
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night
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night
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
cloudy
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
 km/h
20
N
15
NNW
5
WSW
0
S
10
NW
15
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
E
20
ESE
30
SW
25
SSW
15
SSW
10
WSW
10
NNW
20
N
20
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
NW
10
WSW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
25
SW
25
SW
15
SSW
 cm 
 mm 
max°C
-24
-24
-24
-24
-24
-23
-23
-23
-22
-22
-22
-22
-23
-23
-22
-21
-21
-22
-23
-23
-24
-24
-24
-25
-25
-25
-26
-25
-23
-22
-23
-24
-25
-33
-33
-33
min°C
-24
-24
-24
-24
-24
-24
-23
-23
-22
-23
-23
-22
-23
-23
-22
-22
-21
-22
-23
-23
-24
-24
-25
-26
-25
-25
-26
-25
-24
-23
-23
-24
-32
-34
-33
-34
chill°C 
-36
-33
-31
-24
-32
-33
-33
-32
-30
-32
-32
-27
-34
-36
-35
-31
-29
-27
-34
-34
-30
-33
-33
-32
-32
-33
-33
-34
-33
-33
-32
-34
-46
-51
-48
-46
Freezing level (m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
500
600
600
1800
1650
350
500
2000
1200
1400
1500
1500
1300
1750
1300
1250
1150
1100
1500
1950
1900
4900
5300
1900
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-24-24-24-24-24-24-23-23-22-23-23-22-23-23-22-22-21-22-23-23-24-24-25-26-25-25-26-25-24-23-23-24-29-34-33-34-21-21-20-21-21-22-22-21-21-20-20-20-19-18-18-18-18-19-19-20-21-21-22-23-23-23-24-24-23-23-22-23-26-30-30-30-16-16-16-16-17-20-20-19-18-18-17-16-14-12-12-12-13-14-15-15-17-17-18-20-20-21-22-22-22-22-22-22-24-23-24-24-12-12-15-13-14-18-17-16-18-14-14-14-9-7-8-7-8-12-10-10-14-13-14-17-16-16-20-18-19-22-19-19-24-19-20-23
Sunrise
3:35
3:54
4:09
4:24
4:37
4:50
5:01
5:11
5:22
5:31
5:41
5:50
Sunset
12:53
12:33
12:17
11:49
11:37
11:24
11:14
11:02
10:52
10:43
10:34
10:23

Mount Discovery Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Discovery is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Tue night, min -24°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Mount Discovery Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Fri morning, min -23°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the SSW by Thu night).

Mount Discovery Weather (Days 6-9):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Sat morning, min -26°C on Sun 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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
61 km NE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
30
Fresh winds from the E
(30 kph at 100).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: few
High: scattered
Williams Field
71 km NE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-15° C
clear
-
35
Fresh winds from the ENE
(35 kph at 70).
10.0 km
Low: few
SHIP2069
73 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- km
1292 km S
3012m alt.
3 hours ago
-46° C
moderate snow
Ice crystals.
Wind obs. (15 kph from 50 degs) was rejected.
6.0 km
Mid: scattered
High: broken
ASCATB107E66S
2242 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
62
Gales from the SE
(62 kph at 129).
- km
SHIP4002
73 km NNE
15m alt.
59 minutes ago
- km
SHIP7349
73 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- km
SHIP4800
73 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- km
SHIP4086
276 km N
15m alt.
59 minutes ago
-2° C
39
Fresh winds from the ESE
(39 kph at 110).
- km
SHIP1663
276 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
-2° C
41
Strong winds from the E
(41 kph at 100).
- 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.