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Mount Wharton
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 pm Mon 17 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -26°C on Tue night, min -30°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Tue night, strong winds from the SW by Thu morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Sun morning, min -32°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Thu night, calm by Fri afternoon).

Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
5050
2000
2000
2000
2000
km/h
10
ESE
5
SE
10
S
10
S
10
W
20
WSW
15
WSW
45
SSW
45
SW
35
SSW
10
SW
0
SW
10
E
5
WSW
15
SW
15
SSW
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Snowflake cm
 mm
max °C
-28
-27
-27
-26
-28
-28
-27
-28
-30
-29
-28
-29
-31
-30
-29
-25
min °C
-29
-28
-27
-27
-28
-29
-28
-29
-30
-29
-29
-29
-32
-31
-29
-28
 chill °C
-37
-35
-36
-34
-36
-40
-38
-48
-48
-46
-34
-29
-41
-38
-40
-41
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-32-32-31-31-31-30-29-30-32-31-30-31-34-33-31-29-29-28-27-27-28-29-28-29-30-29-29-29-32-31-29-27-26-23-24-23-27-29-30-30-31-31-30-29-30-31-32-29
Sunrise
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
Sunset
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: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -26°C on Tue night, min -30°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Tue night, strong winds from the SW by Thu morning).

Mount Wharton Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Sun morning, min -32°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Thu night, calm by Fri afternoon).

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
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
389 km NNE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
-42° C
clear
Fog patches -.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: few
Williams Field
401 km NNE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-31° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
DomeA
1344 km SSW
4084m alt.
1 hour ago
-66° C
-
6
Light winds from the SW
(6 kph at 230).
Dumont Durville
1681 km NW
111m alt.
1 hour ago
-18° C
-
15
Light winds from the E
(15 kph at 100).
ASCATC152E64S
1960 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
54
Near gales from the NW
(54 kph at 325).
- km
ASCATC154E64S
1961 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
55
Near gales from the NNW
(55 kph at 340).
- km
ASCATC153E64S
1962 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
56
Near gales from the NNW
(56 kph at 334).
- km
ASCATB152E64S
1963 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
55
Near gales from the NNW
(55 kph at 334).
- km
ASCATC151E64S
1964 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
53
Near gales from the NW
(53 kph at 312).
- km
ASCATB151E64S
1968 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
54
Near gales from the NW
(54 kph at 325).
- 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.