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– Lat/Long: 81.05° S 157.82° E

Mount Wharton
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 am Wed 17 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Wed morning, min -30°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat afternoon. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Sat afternoon, min -27°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ESE on Sun morning, calm by Mon morning).

Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
light snow
light snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
 km/h
10
SW
5
SE
15
E
5
NE
10
NE
5
NNE
5
ENE
10
E
10
ESE
15
SSE
20
SE
30
ESE
30
ESE
25
ESE
15
ESE
5
SSE
5
SW
5
WSW
 cm 
1
3
8
3
2
2
 mm 
max°C
-20
-20
-22
-26
-28
-29
-27
-26
-23
-21
-20
-21
-25
-25
-25
-26
-26
-26
min°C
-21
-21
-26
-27
-29
-30
-29
-26
-25
-22
-21
-24
-25
-25
-26
-26
-27
-27
chill°C 
-28
-27
-26
-35
-37
-37
-34
-34
-33
-32
-32
-38
-39
-38
-33
-26
-33
-27
Freezing level (m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
4450
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-24-25-27-30-32-32-30-29-28-27-27-28-30-30-31-30-30-30-21-21-24-27-29-30-28-26-24-22-21-23-25-25-26-26-27-27-20-19-23-23-25-28-27-25-21-16-14-16-19-19-20-22-23-23
Sunrise
8:07
7:58
7:48
7:37
7:26
7:16
Sunset
6:42
6:52
7:01
7:10
7:21
7:30

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Mount Wharton Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Wharton is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Wed morning, min -30°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Mount Wharton Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat afternoon. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Sat afternoon, min -27°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ESE on Sun morning, calm by Mon morning).

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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Mcmurdo
400 km NNE
24m alt.
3 hours ago
-11° C
clear
Clear skies.
17
Light winds from the ESE
(17 kph at 110).
36 km
Mid: clear
Williams Field
401 km NNE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-11° C
clear
Clear
Wind obs. (13 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Cape Ross
497 km NNE
212m alt.
2 hours ago
-15° C
-
Wind obs. (28 kph from 130 degs) was rejected.
MarioZuchelliStation (Baia Terra Nova)
723 km NNE
93m alt.
3 hours ago
-16° C
-
15
Light winds from the WNW
(15 kph at 300).
Jang Bogo Station
732 km NNE
29m alt.
3 hours ago
-21° C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 20).
40 km
Mid: few
Cape Phillips
936 km NNE
780m alt.
2 hours ago
-19° C
-
9
Light winds from the NW
(9 kph at 310).
998 km S
3012m alt.
3 hours ago
moderate snow
Ice crystals.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 360 degs) was rejected.
2.0 km
Mid: few
High: scattered
1166 km S
2835m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (22 kph from 360 degs) was rejected.
2.0 km
Mid: scattered
Dumont Durville
1681 km NW
111m alt.
3 hours ago
-20° C
-
17
Light winds from the NE
(17 kph at 40).
ASCATB180E64S
1997 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the NW
(33 kph at 308).
- 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.