Mount Wharton
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

 

Days 0-3 Mount Wharton Weather Summary:

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Thu afternoon, min -8°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 3-6 Mount Wharton Weather Summary:

Drizzle on Fri morning followed by colder weather and a heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Thu night, min -8°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 6-9 Mount Wharton Weather Summary:

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Mon morning, min -12°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Wed
26
night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM
clear
clear
partially cloudy
partially cloudy
partially cloudy
clear
clear
clear
clear
partially cloudy
light snow
light snow
moderate snow
light snow
light snow
moderate snow
moderate snow
moderate snow
moderate snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
moderate snow
light snow
light snow
Wind km/h
10 E10
5 NE5
5 NW5
5 N5
0 E0
5 WSW5
5 SE5
5 E5
5 SSW5
15 SE15
10 ESE10
15 ESE15
5 NW5
5 NNE5
5 NE5
10 ENE10
5 NE5
5 NNE5
5 ENE5
5 SSE5
0 WNW0
5 NE5
5 NE5
5 N5
5 ENE5
5 ENE5
5 ENE5
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Rain
Rain mm
- - - - - - - - - - 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Snow
Snow cm
- - - - - - - - - - 1 2 6 2 3 10 6 7 9 2 2 3 1 2 6 3 3
High °C
-5 -7 -7 -7 -6 -5 -6 -5 -4 2 2 0 -1 -1 -2 -3 -6 -7 -8 -8 -8 -9 -10 -10 -10 -11 -11
Low °C
-7 -7 -7 -8 -7 -5 -7 -6 -4 -3 0 -1 -2 -1 -2 -6 -6 -7 -9 -8 -8 -10 -10 -10 -12 -11 -11
Chill °C
-8 -10 -10 -7 -6 -5 -6 -7 -6 -2 -1 -4 -1 -3 -5 -7 -9 -11 -12 -8 -8 -12 -13 -13 -10 -14 -15
Freezing level m
50 0 0 0 0 250 0 100 350 750 1350 950 800 800 750 300 50 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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Sunrise
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Sunset
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Issued local time.

This table gives the weather forecast for Mount Wharton at the specific elevation of 1000 m. Our advanced weather models allow us to provide distinct weather forecasts for several elevations of Mount Wharton. 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.WeatherWind
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Minna Bluff
329 km NE
920m alt.
3 hours ago
0.0° C
-
22
Moderate winds from the SSW
(22 kph at 210).
Linda
352 km NE
50m alt.
2 hours ago
-5.8° C
-
30
Fresh winds from the SSW
(30 kph at 200).
Mcmurdo Base
399 km NNE
34m alt.
3 hours ago
-1.3° C
-
30
Fresh winds from the SSW
(30 kph at 200).
31 km
Mid: few
Williams Field
401 km NNE
8m alt.
3 hours ago
-1.3° C
clear
-
30
Fresh winds from the SSW
(30 kph at 200).
Low: few
Mid: few
High: few
Mcmurdo Williams
401 km NNE
22m alt.
57 minutes ago
-4° C
clear
-
26
Moderate winds from the ESE
(26 kph at 120).
Low: few
Mid: few
High: few

* 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. We also include passing Ship data if it is recorded close to Mount Wharton and within an acceptable time window.