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– Lat/Long: 81.05° S 157.82° E

Mount Wharton
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 am Tue 18 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -28°C on Wed night, min -32°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Tue night, gales from the SSW by Thu morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun night. Extremely cold (max -27°C on Sun afternoon, min -35°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Fri morning, strong winds from the ESE by Sun night).

Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
cloudy
light snow
Cloud base (m)
2000
2000
2000
2000
3250
2050
2000
2000
1950
4600
2000
km/h
15
SE
15
SSE
15
S
10
SW
20
WSW
25
SW
55
SSW
65
SSW
40
SSW
5
SE
10
ESE
15
E
15
ESE
5
SE
10
SSE
15
ESE
15
ESE
45
ESE
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Snowflake cm
5
 mm
max °C
-31
-31
-30
-30
-29
-28
-29
-31
-30
-31
-32
-33
-35
-33
-29
-28
-27
-30
min °C
-32
-31
-31
-30
-29
-29
-30
-31
-31
-32
-32
-35
-35
-35
-32
-29
-27
-33
 chill °C
-43
-42
-43
-39
-42
-42
-51
-52
-42
-40
-41
-48
-47
-42
-42
-40
-37
-50
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-32-31-31-30-29-29-30-31-31-32-32-34-35-34-31-29-27-32-28-27-27-28-28-28-29-30-29-29-30-31-32-32-28-25-23-27-23-24-24-28-29-31-30-31-31-29-29-29-29-29-27-24-21-21
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 -28°C on Wed night, min -32°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Tue night, gales from the SSW by Thu morning).

Mount Wharton Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun night. Extremely cold (max -27°C on Sun afternoon, min -35°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Fri morning, strong winds from the ESE by Sun 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
-42° C
clear
Fog patches -.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: few
Williams Field
401 km NNE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-30° C
clear
Clear
7
Light winds from the NE
(7 kph at 40).
10.0 km
DomeA
1344 km SSW
4084m alt.
3 hours ago
-66° C
-
6
Light winds from the SW
(6 kph at 230).
Dumont Durville
1681 km NW
111m alt.
3 hours ago
-18° C
-
15
Light winds from the E
(15 kph at 100).
ASCATC130E64S
2078 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the WNW
(48 kph at 289).
- km
Casey
2103 km W
42m alt.
3 hours ago
-9° C
-
9
Light winds from the NNE
(9 kph at 30).
Mid: mostly cloudy
ASCATC129E64S
2134 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the WNW
(42 kph at 288).
- km
ASCATC129E63S
2145 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the WNW
(41 kph at 289).
- km
ASCATC128E64S
2146 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
38
Fresh winds from the WNW
(38 kph at 287).
- km
ASCATB124E64S
2147 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
43
Strong winds from the NW
(43 kph at 314).
- 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.