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– Lat/Long: 81.05° S 157.82° E

Mount Wharton
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 pm Mon 15 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -25°C on Wed afternoon, min -32°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun afternoon. Extremely cold (max -27°C on Sat afternoon, min -30°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, fresh winds from the ESE by Sun afternoon).

Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
light snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
 km/h
10
E
15
E
10
E
10
ESE
5
SE
5
SE
15
ENE
20
E
5
SW
20
SW
10
WSW
10
ENE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
SE
20
SE
30
ESE
40
ESE
30
ESE
 cm 
1
1
1
2
2
3
2
3
2
 mm 
max°C
-31
-30
-29
-27
-26
-25
-26
-30
-30
-28
-28
-30
-28
-28
-27
-27
-28
-29
-29
min°C
-32
-30
-30
-28
-26
-26
-28
-30
-31
-30
-29
-30
-30
-28
-27
-27
-28
-30
-30
chill°C 
-42
-41
-40
-37
-31
-33
-41
-43
-38
-43
-29
-38
-44
-42
-41
-43
-43
-46
-46
Freezing level (m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
1950
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-32-30-30-28-26-26-27-30-31-29-29-30-29-28-27-27-28-30-30-28-26-26-24-22-22-23-26-27-27-26-27-25-22-22-22-22-24-26-24-21-21-20-18-18-19-21-22-25-25-24-21-16-15-15-15-17-20
Sunrise
8:18
8:07
7:58
7:48
7:37
7:26
Sunset
6:32
6:42
6:52
7:01
7:10
7:21

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Mount Wharton Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Wharton is: A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -25°C on Wed afternoon, min -32°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Mount Wharton Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun afternoon. Extremely cold (max -27°C on Sat afternoon, min -30°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, fresh winds from the ESE by Sun afternoon).

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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Mcmurdo
400 km NNE
24m alt.
4 hours ago
-22° C
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 270).
36 km
Mid: clear
Williams Field
401 km NNE
8m alt.
3 hours ago
-23° C
clear
Clear
9
Light winds from the NE
(9 kph at 40).
10.0 km
Cape Ross
497 km NNE
212m alt.
2 hours ago
-19° C
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 280 degs) was rejected.
MarioZuchelliStation (Baia Terra Nova)
723 km NNE
93m alt.
4 hours ago
-26° C
-
48
Strong winds from the WNW
(48 kph at 300).
Cape Phillips
936 km NNE
780m alt.
2 hours ago
-28° C
-
11
Light winds from the WSW
(11 kph at 250).
Dumont Durville
1681 km NW
111m alt.
4 hours ago
-23° C
-
6
Light winds from the SSW
(6 kph at 210).
45 km
Mid: scattered
ASCATC178E64S
2044 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
68
Gales from the SSW
(68 kph at 211).
- km
ASCATC179E64S
2057 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
15
Light winds from the W
(15 kph at 266).
- km
ASCATC180E64S
2064 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
18
Light winds from the N
(18 kph at 352).
- km
ASCATC181E64S
2073 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
26
Moderate winds from the ENE
(26 kph at 58).
- 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.