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– Lat/Long: 81.05° S 157.82° E

Mount Wharton
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 pm Tue 05 May Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -26°C on Tue night, min -29°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat night. Extremely cold (max -25°C on Sat afternoon, min -29°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Sat night, calm by Sun night).

Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
Friday
8
Saturday
9
Sunday
10
Monday
11
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
km/h
10
SSW
0
SW
15
ENE
15
E
15
ESE
0
E
15
S
15
SE
15
ESE
5
SSE
15
SSW
10
SSE
15
SE
30
SE
5
E
15
E
10
SSE
15
ESE
15
SSW
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1
2
2
1
max °C
-26
-26
-27
-27
-26
-26
-26
-28
-29
-28
-26
-25
-25
-25
-26
-28
-27
-28
-27
min °C
-28
-26
-27
-27
-26
-27
-28
-29
-29
-29
-27
-26
-25
-25
-27
-29
-28
-28
-29
-36
-26
-37
-39
-37
-27
-37
-40
-41
-37
-38
-35
-36
-39
-37
-41
-36
-39
-40
0
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
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-27-26-27-27-26-27-27-29-29-29-27-26-25-25-27-29-28-28-28-25-24-25-24-22-22-23-24-25-26-23-23-21-20-22-24-25-24-24-22-22-24-20-16-16-19-19-20-22-22-21-17-14-16-19-21-20-19
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 -26°C on Tue night, min -29°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Mount Wharton Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat night. Extremely cold (max -25°C on Sat afternoon, min -29°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Sat night, calm 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
-21° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
7
Light winds from the WNW
(7 kph at 300).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
Williams Field
401 km NNE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-14° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
11
Light winds from the N
(11 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
998 km S
3012m alt.
2 hours ago
moderate snow
Ice crystals.
Wind obs. (15 kph from 100 degs) was rejected.
4.8 km
ASCATC143E65S
1894 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
61
Near gales from the SE
(61 kph at 137).
- km
ASCATC142E65S
1901 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
55
Near gales from the SE
(55 kph at 130).
- km
ASCATC141E65S
1908 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
52
Near gales from the SE
(52 kph at 128).
- km
ASCATC143E64S
1911 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
54
Near gales from the SE
(54 kph at 136).
- km
ASCATC140E65S
1917 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the SE
(50 kph at 127).
- km
ASCATC139E65S
1921 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
53
Near gales from the ESE
(53 kph at 121).
- km
ASCATC138E65S
1936 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
54
Near gales from the ESE
(54 kph at 114).
- 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.