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– Lat/Long: 81.05° S 157.82° E

Mount Wharton
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 6 am Mon 16 Feb Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Wed night, min -25°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Sat night, min -18°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Thu morning, gales from the SW by Fri night).

Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
snow showers
light snow
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
snow shwrs
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
 km/h
10
E
10
E
20
ESE
15
SE
15
SSW
10
SSE
15
NNW
15
WNW
15
NW
15
WNW
25
WSW
35
SW
30
WSW
40
WSW
70
SW
50
SW
45
SW
35
SW
1
1
max °C
-24
-24
-23
-23
-22
-20
-20
-19
-18
-18
-16
-16
-16
-17
-14
-13
-13
-12
min °C
-25
-24
-23
-24
-22
-21
-21
-20
-19
-18
-17
-17
-17
-18
-15
-13
-13
-13
-33
-32
-33
-30
-32
-30
-30
-29
-27
-26
-28
-30
-29
-32
-30
-26
-25
-24
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
3900
5000
8500
5650
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-25-24-23-24-22-21-21-20-19-18-17-17-17-18-15-13-13-13-22-21-20-19-17-18-18-17-19-17-16-16-15-17-15-14-13-12-18-17-15-12-11-14-14-15-17-16-15-14-12-14-14-12-11-10
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: A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Wed night, min -25°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Mount Wharton Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Sat night, min -18°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Thu morning, gales from the SW by Fri night).

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.
2 hours ago
-18° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
20
Moderate winds from the SE
(20 kph at 140).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken
Mcmurdo
400 km NNE
24m alt.
3 hours ago
-13° C
-
24
Moderate winds from the
(24 kph at 270).
36 km
Mid: clear
Mcmurdo Williams
401 km NNE
22m alt.
2 hours ago
-15° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
22
Moderate winds from the E
(22 kph at 80).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken
Williams Field
401 km NNE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-13° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
26
Moderate winds from the E
(26 kph at 100).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
SHIP1176
433 km NNE
-m alt.
1 hour ago
-7° C
No report.
31
Fresh winds from the S
(31 kph at 170).
Cape Ross
497 km NNE
212m alt.
1 hour ago
-12° C
-
37
Fresh winds from the SSW
(37 kph at 200).
ASCATB168E76S
645 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the WSW
(49 kph at 248).
- km
ASCATB169E76S
654 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the W
(46 kph at 261).
- km
ASCATC168E76S
659 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the W
(46 kph at 264).
- km
ASCATB170E76S
665 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the W
(42 kph at 264).
- 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.