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– Lat/Long: 81.05° S 157.82° E

Mount Wharton
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 am Thu 03 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -33°C on Fri night, min -37°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SW on Thu morning, calm by Sat night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -30°C on Tue night, min -37°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, fresh winds from the E by Mon night).

Thursday
3
Friday
4
Saturday
5
Sunday
6
Monday
7
Tuesday
8
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
5200
5050
4850
4650
2000
2000
2000
km/h
70
SW
75
SW
55
SW
55
WSW
55
SW
35
WSW
15
WSW
10
WNW
0
NW
5
NW
5
W
5
WNW
10
N
15
ENE
30
ENE
30
E
30
ESE
30
ESE
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Snowflake cm
 mm
max °C
-36
-36
-35
-35
-34
-33
-34
-36
-36
-36
-35
-35
-35
-35
-34
-34
-33
-30
min °C
-37
-36
-37
-35
-35
-34
-35
-36
-37
-37
-36
-36
-35
-36
-36
-35
-34
-33
 chill °C
-61
-60
-60
-56
-56
-53
-45
-46
-37
-44
-43
-42
-45
-50
-54
-52
-51
-50
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-37-36-36-35-35-34-35-36-37-37-36-36-35-36-35-35-34-32-36-36-36-35-34-33-34-37-37-37-35-35-34-34-33-32-31-28-35-36-37-36-36-34-34-38-38-36-35-35-35-33-31-28-26-23
Sunrise
10:52
10:37
10:23
10:11
9:59
9:47
Sunset
4:06
4:20
4:32
4:45
4:58
5:09

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Mount Wharton Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Wharton is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -33°C on Fri night, min -37°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SW on Thu morning, calm by Sat night).

Mount Wharton Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -30°C on Tue night, min -37°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, fresh winds from the E by Mon 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
-29°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
Williams Field
401 km NNE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-20°C
clear
Clear
24
Moderate winds from the ESE
(24 kph at 120).
10.0 km
Dumont Durville
1681 km NW
111m alt.
1 hour ago
-8°C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, above eye level.
93
Stormy winds from the SE
(93 kph at 140).
0.1 km
Mid: overcast
ASCATC177E64S
1966 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
27
Moderate winds from the ENE
(27 kph at 63).
- km
ASCATC178E64S
1969 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
26
Moderate winds from the NE
(26 kph at 55).
- km
ASCATC176E64S
1983 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the E
(31 kph at 79).
- km
ASCATB176E64S
1983 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the ENE
(30 kph at 76).
- km
ASCATB175E64S
1990 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the ENE
(32 kph at 70).
- km
ASCATC175E64S
1992 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the ENE
(33 kph at 79).
- km
ASCATB174E64S
1995 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the ENE
(33 kph at 76).
- 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.