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– Lat/Long: 81.05° S 157.82° E

Mount Wharton
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 am Tue 25 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Thu night, min -38°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, near gales from the SE by Thu afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri morning. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Sat afternoon, min -31°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Fri morning, calm by Sun night).

Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
clear
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
1950
2000
2000
2000
1950
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
4100
km/h
0
SSE
5
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
20
ESE
40
ESE
25
ESE
40
ESE
55
ESE
35
SE
25
SE
25
SSE
25
SE
15
S
10
NE
15
NNW
10
NW
10
WNW
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Snowflake cm
2
5
15
1
2
3
2
1
1
 mm
max °C
-38
-37
-34
-32
-32
-33
-27
-23
-22
-27
-26
-22
-22
-21
-22
-30
-29
-26
min °C
-38
-38
-37
-33
-33
-35
-30
-25
-24
-28
-26
-25
-22
-22
-28
-31
-30
-28
 chill °C
-38
-45
-45
-44
-49
-54
-45
-41
-42
-44
-40
-37
-34
-32
-39
-42
-40
-37
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-40-39-38-35-36-37-32-29-29-32-32-30-28-27-29-32-29-27-38-38-36-33-33-34-29-24-23-28-26-24-22-22-25-31-30-27-38-37-35-32-30-30-23-17-17-22-20-18-16-17-21-30-31-27
Sunrise
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:44
12:10
Sunset
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
2:18
2:51

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Mount Wharton Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Wharton is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Thu night, min -38°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, near gales from the SE by Thu afternoon).

Mount Wharton Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri morning. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Sat afternoon, min -31°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Fri morning, calm 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
-45°C
clear
-
Wind obs. (19 kph from 70 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Williams Field
401 km NNE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-29°C
clear
Clear
Wind obs. (13 kph from 70 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Jang Bogo Station
732 km NNE
29m alt.
1 hour ago
-29°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 290).
40 km
Mid: scattered
998 km S
3012m alt.
1 hour ago
moderate snow
Ice crystals.
13
Light winds from the W
(13 kph at 270).
9.0 km
1166 km S
2835m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (13 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
29 km
Mid: clear
DomeA
1344 km SSW
4084m alt.
1 hour ago
-64°C
-
9
Light winds from the SW
(9 kph at 230).
Dumont Durville
1681 km NW
111m alt.
1 hour ago
-22°C
-
52
Near gales from the SSE
(52 kph at 150).
Casey
2103 km W
42m alt.
1 hour ago
-14°C
-
20
Moderate winds from the SSE
(20 kph at 160).
Mid: mostly cloudy
ASCATB196E63S
2324 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
34
Fresh winds from the WNW
(34 kph at 290).
- km
ASCATB195E63S
2334 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the WNW
(33 kph at 295).
- 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.