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– Lat/Long: 81.05° S 157.82° E

Mount Wharton
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 6 pm Thu 19 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -28°C on Thu afternoon, min -34°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Wed morning, min -33°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ESE on Sun night, light winds from the SSE by Wed morning).

Thu
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
snow shwrs
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
 km/h
15
SE
20
ESE
10
ESE
5
E
5
ENE
5
ESE
15
E
20
E
20
ESE
30
ESE
25
ESE
30
ESE
20
ESE
15
E
15
E
15
ENE
10
E
1
1
2
3
3
2
max °C
-28
-32
-33
-32
-29
-29
-28
-28
-28
-29
-30
-33
-33
-31
-30
-28
-25
min °C
-30
-34
-34
-33
-31
-29
-28
-28
-28
-29
-33
-33
-33
-33
-30
-29
-27
-42
-45
-44
-40
-39
-36
-39
-40
-41
-44
-50
-49
-48
-46
-41
-41
-37
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
2050
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-29-33-34-33-30-29-28-28-28-29-32-33-33-32-30-29-26-25-30-31-30-28-26-24-24-23-24-27-29-29-28-27-25-23-21-26-28-27-26-23-19-18-17-17-20-22-22-24-22-20-19
Sunrise
8:06
8:15
8:25
8:34
8:45
Sunset
9:10
9:00
8:50
8:39
8:30
8:19

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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 -28°C on Thu afternoon, min -34°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Mount Wharton Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Wed morning, min -33°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ESE on Sun night, light winds from the SSE by Wed morning).

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
Mcmurdo
400 km NNE
24m alt.
2 hours ago
-18° C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
19
Light winds from the
(19 kph at 270).
3.6 km
Mid: overcast
Williams Field
401 km NNE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-18° C
light snow
Light snow.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
4.0 km
Mid: overcast
Cape Ross
497 km NNE
212m alt.
2 hours ago
-18° C
-
Wind obs. (31 kph from 150 degs) was rejected.
MarioZuchelliStation (Baia Terra Nova)
723 km NNE
93m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (122 kph from 260 degs) was rejected.
Priestley Glacier
830 km N
1925m alt.
2 hours ago
-37° C
-
Wind obs. (39 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
Cape Phillips
936 km NNE
780m alt.
2 hours ago
-17° C
-
22
Moderate winds from the SW
(22 kph at 230).
DomeA
1344 km SSW
4084m alt.
2 hours ago
-53° C
-
6
Light winds from the SW
(6 kph at 230).
ASCATC186E71S
1370 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
18
Light winds from the WSW
(18 kph at 254).
- km
ASCATB193E72S
1378 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
16
Light winds from the ENE
(16 kph at 77).
- km
ASCATB187E71S
1383 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
14
Light winds from the W
(14 kph at 274).
- 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.