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– Lat/Long: 81.05° S 157.82° E

Mount Wharton
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 6 am Sat 31 Jan Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Sun night, min -23°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Wed afternoon, min -20°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
31
Sunday
1
Monday
2
Tuesday
3
Wednesday
4
Thursday
5
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
 km/h
10
E
10
E
10
E
15
ESE
10
SSE
10
ESE
5
ESE
5
SSE
0
S
10
ENE
10
E
10
ESE
10
E
5
ESE
15
E
15
E
5
NE
5
SE
3
1
max °C
-23
-23
-22
-22
-21
-20
-21
-20
-20
-20
-20
-20
-18
-17
-17
-18
-17
-17
min °C
-23
-23
-22
-22
-21
-21
-21
-21
-20
-20
-20
-20
-19
-18
-18
-18
-18
-17
-30
-30
-30
-32
-28
-28
-27
-21
-20
-26
-28
-27
-25
-23
-28
-27
-23
-17
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
100
150
0
50
0
Cloud base (m)
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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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 -20°C on Sun night, min -23°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Mount Wharton Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Wed afternoon, min -20°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

This table gives the weather forecast for Mount Wharton at the specific elevation of 2800 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.
3 hours ago
-13° C
moderate snow
Low drifting moderate snow.
Wind obs. (31 kph from 100 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: overcast
Mcmurdo
400 km NNE
24m alt.
2 hours ago
-11° C
clear
Clear skies.
26
Moderate winds from the E
(26 kph at 80).
28 km
Mid: overcast
Mcmurdo Williams
401 km NNE
22m alt.
2 hours ago
-11° C
moderate snow
Blowing moderate snow.
31
Fresh winds from the ENE
(31 kph at 70).
6.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: scattered
High: overcast
Williams Field
401 km NNE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-10° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
20
Moderate winds from the ESE.(Wind varies from 080 to 140 degs)
(20 kph at 110).
8.0 km
Low: overcast
Cape Ross
497 km NNE
212m alt.
46 minutes ago
-7° C
-
26
Moderate winds from the SSE
(26 kph at 160).
ASCATC170E77S
503 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
62
Gales from the S
(62 kph at 178).
- km
ASCATC171E77S
515 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
75
Severe gales from the S
(75 kph at 187).
- km
ASCATB172E77S
524 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
71
Gales from the SSW
(71 kph at 196).
- km
ASCATB171E77S
524 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
76
Severe gales from the S
(76 kph at 189).
- km
ASCATC172E77S
529 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
73
Gales from the SSW
(73 kph at 198).
- 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.