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– Lat/Long: 81.05° S 157.82° E

Mount Wharton
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 am Tue 18 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

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

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun night. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Sun afternoon, min -32°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, strong winds from the ESE by Sun night).

Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
cloudy
light snow
Cloud base (m)
2000
2000
2000
2000
3250
2050
2000
2000
1950
4600
2000
km/h
10
SE
10
SSE
10
SSW
10
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
40
SSW
45
SW
25
SSW
0
ESE
5
E
15
E
10
ESE
5
SSE
5
S
10
SSE
10
SSE
40
ESE
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Snowflake cm
5
 mm
max °C
-27
-27
-26
-28
-28
-27
-28
-30
-28
-29
-29
-30
-32
-31
-26
-25
-22
-25
min °C
-28
-27
-27
-28
-28
-29
-29
-30
-29
-29
-30
-32
-32
-32
-30
-25
-24
-29
 chill °C
-36
-34
-36
-37
-40
-41
-47
-48
-46
-29
-38
-44
-40
-32
-39
-33
-32
-42
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-32-31-31-30-29-29-30-31-31-32-32-34-35-34-31-29-27-32-28-27-27-28-28-28-29-30-29-29-30-31-32-32-28-25-23-27-23-24-24-28-29-31-30-31-31-29-29-29-29-29-27-24-21-21
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: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -26°C on Tue night, min -30°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, strong winds from the SSW by Thu morning).

Mount Wharton Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun night. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Sun afternoon, min -32°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, strong winds from the ESE by Sun night).

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
-37° C
clear
-
11
Light winds from the SW
(11 kph at 230).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: few
High: broken
Williams Field
401 km NNE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-31° C
clear
Haze -.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
3.6 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
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.
2 hours ago
-21° C
-
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).
30 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
ASCATC161E64S
1881 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
62
Gales from the WNW
(62 kph at 295).
- km
ASCATC163E64S
1906 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
62
Gales from the WNW
(62 kph at 292).
- km
ASCATC162E64S
1913 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
62
Gales from the WNW
(62 kph at 292).
- km
ASCATC166E64S
1938 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
62
Gales from the NW
(62 kph at 319).
- km
ASCATC165E64S
1955 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
63
Gales from the NW
(63 kph at 316).
- km
ASCATC161E63S
1963 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
64
Gales from the WNW
(64 kph at 291).
- 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.