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– Lat/Long: 81.05° S 157.82° E

Mount Wharton
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 6 pm Thu 29 Jan Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Sun morning, min -26°C on Thu afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed morning. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Tue night, min -21°C on Sun afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
1
Monday
2
Tuesday
3
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
light snow
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
cloudy
light snow
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
 km/h
5
NE
5
ENE
10
ENE
15
E
15
E
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
15
ESE
5
ESE
5
SE
5
ESE
10
E
10
E
10
ESE
1
1
1
1
3
max °C
-26
-26
-25
-25
-23
-23
-22
-22
-21
-21
-20
-21
-20
-20
-20
-20
-19
min °C
-26
-26
-26
-25
-24
-23
-22
-22
-22
-21
-21
-21
-21
-20
-20
-20
-20
-32
-31
-35
-36
-34
-31
-29
-29
-31
-29
-28
-26
-21
-20
-26
-26
-27
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
2000
2000
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-26-26-26-25-24-23-22-22-22-21-21-21-21-20-20-20-20-21-23-21-20-19-18-17-17-17-16-16-15-15-17-15-14-14-15-18-15-13-13-11-10-10-11-9-10-9-8-12-9-7-8
Sunrise
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 -21°C on Sun morning, min -26°C on Thu afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Mount Wharton Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed morning. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Tue night, min -21°C on Sun afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

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
388 km NNE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
26
Moderate winds from the E
(26 kph at 90).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: few
High: scattered
Williams Field
399 km NNE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-10° C
clear
Clear
22
Moderate winds from the ENE.(Wind varies from 040 to 120 degs)
(22 kph at 70).
10.0 km
Mcmurdo Williams
400 km NNE
22m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
28
Moderate winds from the NE
(28 kph at 50).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: few
High: few
Cape Ross
495 km NNE
212m alt.
2 hours ago
-5° C
-
22
Moderate winds from the SE
(22 kph at 140).
Priestley Glacier
827 km N
1925m alt.
2 hours ago
-19° C
-
Wind obs. (22 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
Cape Phillips
936 km NNE
780m alt.
2 hours ago
-9° C
-
69
Gales from the SW
(69 kph at 230).
998 km S
3012m alt.
2 hours ago
-36° C
light snow
Snow grains.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 350 degs) was rejected.
6.0 km
Mid: scattered
High: broken
DomeA
1344 km SSW
4084m alt.
2 hours ago
-39° C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 290).
SHIP250
1687 km NW
-m alt.
2 hours ago
1° C
-
14
Light winds from the ESE
(14 kph at 120).
SHIP2957
1687 km NW
15m alt.
1 hour ago
-1° C
47
Strong winds from the SE
(47 kph at 140).
- 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.