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– Lat/Long: 81.05° S 157.82° E

Mount Wharton
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 12 pm Fri 28 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -27°C on Fri morning, min -34°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed afternoon. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Wed afternoon, min -32°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, fresh winds from the ESE by Wed night).

Days 7–9 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Thu morning, min -29°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 10–12 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -29°C on Sun morning, min -34°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Monday
31
Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
Friday
4
Saturday
5
Sunday
6
Monday
7
Tuesday
8
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
 km/h
10
W
5
W
15
E
20
E
15
E
15
E
10
ESE
10
ESE
0
SSE
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
SE
10
ESE
10
SE
20
ESE
20
ESE
30
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
5
WSW
15
SW
0
WSW
5
SSW
10
E
10
E
15
E
5
WNW
15
SW
10
SW
5
ESE
0
ENE
5
E
15
E
10
E
5
E
 cm 
2.0
3
7
2.0
1.0
 mm 
max°C
-27
-28
-30
-33
-33
-33
-33
-32
-32
-31
-30
-30
-30
-29
-24
-22
-21
-21
-22
-24
-25
-26
-25
-25
-27
-28
-28
-29
-29
-29
-30
-31
-31
-32
-32
-32
min°C
-27
-29
-33
-34
-33
-33
-34
-33
-33
-32
-31
-30
-30
-30
-28
-23
-21
-21
-23
-24
-26
-26
-26
-27
-27
-28
-29
-29
-30
-30
-30
-31
-32
-33
-33
-34
chill°C 
-36
-29
-47
-48
-46
-45
-45
-42
-40
-41
-40
-38
-30
-39
-37
-34
-32
-33
-35
-35
-31
-36
-26
-34
-35
-37
-40
-36
-40
-39
-30
-31
-42
-45
-42
-41
Freezing level (m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
2050
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
1950
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-29-30-34-36-36-37-37-36-35-33-32-31-32-32-30-28-26-27-28-29-29-28-28-29-30-31-32-33-33-33-33-33-34-35-36-36-27-29-32-34-33-33-34-33-33-32-31-30-30-30-26-23-21-21-23-24-26-26-26-26-27-28-29-29-30-30-30-31-32-33-33-33-29-30-30-32-29-29-29-28-30-30-30-30-29-29-24-17-15-15-15-18-22-24-24-24-26-26-24-26-26-26-28-29-30-29-29-30
Sunrise
9:23
9:33
9:45
9:55
10:04
10:15
10:26
10:37
10:48
10:00
11:12
11:26
Sunset
7:37
7:28
7:16
7:06
6:54
6:44
6:32
6:21
6:08
4:57
5:44
5:30

Mount Wharton Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Wharton is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -27°C on Fri morning, min -34°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Mount Wharton Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed afternoon. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Wed afternoon, min -32°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, fresh winds from the ESE by Wed night).

Mount Wharton Weather (Days 6-9):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Thu morning, min -29°C on Sat night). 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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
388 km NNE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
-31° C
light snow
Light snow.
22
Moderate winds from the ENE
(22 kph at 70).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Williams Field
399 km NNE
8m alt.
58 minutes ago
-26° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
39
Strong winds from the ENE
(39 kph at 70).
7.0 km
Low: overcast
SHIP8942
591 km NNE
3m alt.
3 hours ago
-16° C
21
Moderate winds from the WSW
(21 kph at 240).
ASCATB128E65S
1993 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the ENE
(36 kph at 68).
- km
ASCATB126E65S
2002 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the ESE
(44 kph at 124).
- km
SHIP8690
605 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
-2° C
17
Light winds from the SW
(17 kph at 230).
- km
SHIP9633
605 km NNE
15m alt.
38 minutes ago
-2° C
13
Light winds from the S
(13 kph at 180).
- km
SHIP1845
605 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
-2° C
9
Light winds from the SSW
(10 kph at 210).
- km
SHIP8741
605 km NNE
3m alt.
3 hours ago
-14° C
17
Light winds from the SW
(17 kph at 230).
SHIP2712
605 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
-2° C
17
Light winds from the SW
(17 kph at 230).
- 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.