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– Lat/Long: 81.05° S 157.82° E

Mount Wharton
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 am Wed 26 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu night. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Thu night, min -35°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Wed morning, strong winds from the ESE by Thu night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Sat morning, min -28°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Monday
31
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
snow showers
light snow
light snow
mod snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
some clouds
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
2000
2000
2000
2000
1950
2000
2000
2000
1950
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
km/h
5
SE
20
E
35
ESE
25
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
SE
25
SE
15
SE
15
S
5
SW
5
NE
15
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
10
ESE
5
SE
5
ESE
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Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
1
2
2
7
2
2
2
 mm
max °C
-31
-32
-34
-30
-25
-23
-27
-30
-25
-23
-23
-23
-27
-28
-26
-26
-26
-23
min °C
-32
-33
-35
-32
-27
-24
-29
-30
-29
-24
-23
-27
-28
-28
-27
-26
-26
-24
 chill °C
-40
-50
-53
-47
-42
-40
-43
-44
-42
-33
-23
-34
-39
-41
-40
-35
-31
-29
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-34-36-39-35-31-29-33-34-32-28-28-29-30-31-31-30-29-27-32-33-35-31-26-24-28-30-27-24-23-25-28-28-27-26-26-24-31-30-30-26-20-17-23-25-22-18-18-22-25-24-21-21-23-20
Sunrise
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:44
12:10
11:45
Sunset
12:00
12:00
12:00
2:18
2:51
3:15

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Mount Wharton Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Wharton is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu night. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Thu night, min -35°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Wed morning, strong winds from the ESE by Thu night).

Mount Wharton Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Sat morning, min -28°C on Sun morning). 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
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
389 km NNE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
-36°C
clear
-
6
Light winds from the SSW
(6 kph at 210).
10.0 km
Low: few
Williams Field
401 km NNE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-33°C
clear
Clear
11
Light winds from the NNW
(11 kph at 340).
10.0 km
DomeA
1344 km SSW
4084m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (13 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
ASCATB183E65S
1933 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
18
Light winds from the ESE
(18 kph at 113).
- km
ASCATB181E65S
1959 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the SSE
(40 kph at 159).
- km
ASCATB181E64S
1964 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the SSE
(42 kph at 162).
- km
ASCATB180E64S
1968 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the S
(46 kph at 169).
- km
ASCATB182E64S
1985 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
34
Fresh winds from the SE
(34 kph at 139).
- km
ASCATC181E64S
1987 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the S
(45 kph at 175).
- km
ASCATB183E64S
1996 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the ESE
(30 kph at 105).
- 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.