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Mount Wharton
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 am Sun 03 May Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun afternoon. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Sun afternoon, min -27°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ESE on Sun afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Mon night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Thu afternoon, min -27°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
3
Monday
4
Tuesday
5
Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
Friday
8
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
mod snow
cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
cloudy
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
km/h
30
ESE
35
ESE
30
ESE
15
ESE
25
ESE
15
SE
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
ESE
5
SSW
5
ESE
5
ESE
15
SE
5
SE
10
SE
15
ESE
15
SE
5
SW
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2
4
6
2
1
1
1
max °C
-23
-22
-22
-23
-22
-23
-24
-26
-26
-26
-26
-26
-24
-23
-23
-24
-23
-24
min °C
-24
-22
-23
-23
-23
-24
-24
-27
-27
-26
-26
-27
-25
-24
-24
-24
-24
-24
-37
-36
-35
-32
-34
-32
-32
-33
-34
-31
-31
-34
-34
-30
-32
-34
-32
-30
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-29-28-28-28-28-28-28-29-29-28-29-30-29-28-28-29-29-29-24-22-23-23-23-24-24-27-27-26-26-27-25-24-24-24-24-24-18-16-17-18-16-18-20-23-24-24-24-24-20-18-18-19-18-19
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 Wharton Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Wharton is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun afternoon. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Sun afternoon, min -27°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ESE on Sun afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Mon night).

Mount Wharton Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Thu afternoon, min -27°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

This table gives the weather forecast for Mount Wharton at the specific elevation of 2000 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 10 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Williams Field
401 km NNE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-26° C
clear
-
11
Light winds from the N
(11 kph at 1).
10.0 km
ASCATC178E75S
778 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
52
Near gales from the WNW
(52 kph at 294).
- km
DomeA
1344 km SSW
4084m alt.
3 hours ago
-63° C
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
ASCATB168E66S
1657 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the NNW
(49 kph at 337).
- km
ASCATB169E66S
1657 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the NNW
(48 kph at 334).
- km
ASCATB167E66S
1693 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
56
Near gales from the NNW
(56 kph at 331).
- km
ASCATB166E66S
1720 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
55
Near gales from the NW
(55 kph at 307).
- km
ASCATB165E66S
1734 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
58
Near gales from the WNW
(58 kph at 302).
- km
ASCATC185E67S
1745 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the NNE
(44 kph at 14).
- km
ASCATB165E65S
1747 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
59
Near gales from the WNW
(59 kph at 299).
- 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.