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– Lat/Long: 81.05° S 157.82° E

Mount Wharton
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 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 -36°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Wed morning, strong winds from the ESE by Thu afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Mon night, min -29°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
part cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
some clouds
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
some clouds
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
2000
2000
2000
2000
1950
2000
2000
2000
1950
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2100
2000
2000
8200
km/h
5
SE
25
E
35
ESE
25
ESE
35
ESE
30
SE
25
SE
20
SE
15
ESE
10
SSE
10
SW
10
NNE
5
SSE
15
ESE
10
ESE
5
ESE
5
SW
15
WSW
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Snowflake cm
1
2
3
8
2
1
2
 mm
max °C
-32
-32
-34
-29
-25
-23
-24
-29
-26
-24
-23
-24
-28
-28
-26
-24
-24
-22
min °C
-32
-34
-36
-32
-27
-25
-26
-30
-30
-24
-24
-28
-29
-28
-28
-25
-24
-24
 chill °C
-39
-51
-54
-47
-42
-41
-38
-43
-42
-33
-24
-33
-29
-39
-39
-30
-24
-32
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-34-36-39-34-31-30-30-33-33-29-28-30-30-30-30-28-27-24-32-33-35-31-26-24-25-30-28-24-24-26-29-28-27-25-24-23-31-30-31-26-20-17-19-26-24-19-19-24-27-25-23-20-20-22
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 -36°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Wed morning, strong winds from the ESE by Thu afternoon).

Mount Wharton Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Mon night, min -29°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
-35°C
clear
Fog patches -.
6
Light winds from the NW
(6 kph at 320).
10.0 km
Low: few
Williams Field
401 km NNE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-32°C
clear
Fog freezing -.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0.0 km
Jang Bogo Station
732 km NNE
29m alt.
3 hours ago
-31°C
-
Wind obs. (19 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
40 km
Mid: few
1166 km S
2835m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 40 degs) was rejected.
4.0 km
Mid: overcast
DomeA
1344 km SSW
4084m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (9 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
Dumont Durville
1681 km NW
111m alt.
3 hours ago
-21°C
-
13
Light winds from the ESE
(13 kph at 110).
30 km
Mid: overcast
ASCATC138E64S
1997 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the N
(49 kph at 6).
- km
ASCATC139E64S
2002 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the N
(45 kph at 5).
- km
ASCATC136E64S
2046 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the NNE
(46 kph at 12).
- km
ASCATC138E63S
2047 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
63
Gales from the N
(63 kph at 0).
- 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.