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– Lat/Long: 81.05° S 157.82° E

Mount Wharton
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 am Wed 26 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu night. Extremely cold (max -29°C on Thu night, min -39°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Wed morning, near gales from the ESE by Thu night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -27°C on Mon night, min -31°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Sat afternoon, fresh winds from the ESE by Sun afternoon).

Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Monday
31
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
snow showers
light snow
light snow
mod snow
light snow
part cloud
cloud
light snow
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
2000
2000
2000
2000
1950
2000
2000
2000
1950
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
km/h
10
E
25
E
45
E
35
E
40
ESE
45
ESE
40
SE
30
SE
20
ESE
20
SSE
5
SSE
5
NE
20
E
30
ESE
30
ESE
20
ESE
10
E
10
ENE
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Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
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Snowflake cm
1
2
2
7
2
2
2
 mm
max °C
-34
-35
-38
-33
-30
-29
-32
-34
-30
-28
-28
-28
-30
-31
-30
-29
-28
-27
min °C
-34
-36
-39
-36
-31
-29
-33
-34
-34
-28
-28
-29
-30
-31
-31
-30
-29
-27
 chill °C
-44
-55
-60
-55
-49
-48
-50
-51
-50
-40
-33
-35
-43
-47
-47
-43
-37
-36
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-34-36-39-35-31-29-33-34-32-28-28-29-30-31-31-30-29-27-32-33-35-31-26-24-28-30-27-24-23-25-28-28-27-26-26-24-31-30-30-26-20-17-23-25-22-18-18-22-25-24-21-21-23-20
Sunrise
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:44
12:10
11:45
Sunset
12:00
12:00
12:00
2:18
2:51
3:15

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Mount Wharton Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Wharton is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu night. Extremely cold (max -29°C on Thu night, min -39°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Wed morning, near gales from the ESE by Thu night).

Mount Wharton Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -27°C on Mon night, min -31°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Sat afternoon, 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 10 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
389 km NNE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
6
Light winds from the WSW
(6 kph at 250).
10.0 km
Williams Field
401 km NNE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-30°C
clear
Clear
11
Light winds from the N
(11 kph at 0).
10.0 km
998 km S
3012m alt.
1 hour ago
moderate snow
Ice crystals.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
9.0 km
ASCATB199E63S
2334 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the WNW
(40 kph at 285).
- km
ASCATB200E63S
2342 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the WNW
(39 kph at 285).
- km
ASCATB202E63S
2370 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the N
(32 kph at 10).
- km
ASCATB201E63S
2379 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the NW
(36 kph at 305).
- km
ASCATB203E63S
2398 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the N
(37 kph at 9).
- km
ASCATB204E63S
2423 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the NNE
(42 kph at 13).
- km
ASCATC118E62S
2424 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
15
Light winds from the NW
(15 kph at 321).
- 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.