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Mount Wharton
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 6 am Fri 19 Dec Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Fri morning, min -24°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Wed night, min -24°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, severe gales from the SSW by Wed morning).

Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
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
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
 km/h
15
SW
5
WSW
5
ENE
10
ENE
5
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
5
ENE
0
ESE
5
SW
15
WSW
25
WSW
35
WSW
40
SW
55
SW
75
SSW
70
SSW
55
SSW
 cm 
 mm 
max°C
-22
-22
-22
-23
-23
-23
-24
-24
-24
-23
-23
-21
-21
-20
-20
-21
-19
-17
min°C
-22
-23
-22
-23
-23
-23
-24
-24
-24
-24
-23
-22
-21
-21
-22
-21
-20
-18
chill°C 
-31
-23
-22
-31
-29
-29
-32
-30
-24
-29
-32
-33
-35
-35
-41
-39
-37
-34
Freezing level (m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
4600
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-22-23-22-23-23-23-24-24-24-24-23-22-21-21-21-21-20-18-18-18-19-18-18-19-19-19-20-19-18-19-17-17-18-18-16-16-13-12-14-13-12-14-13-13-15-13-13-15-13-12-14-13-11-12
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 -22°C on Fri morning, min -24°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Mount Wharton Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Wed night, min -24°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, severe gales from the SSW by Wed morning).

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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
389 km NNE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
-11° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
9
Light winds from the SW
(9 kph at 220).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mcmurdo
400 km NNE
24m alt.
2 hours ago
-3° C
-
15
Light winds from the
(15 kph at 270).
34 km
Mid: clear
Mcmurdo Williams
401 km NNE
22m alt.
2 hours ago
-8° C
clear
-
13
Light winds from the SSE
(13 kph at 160).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: few
Williams Field
401 km NNE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-4° C
clear
Clear
15
Light winds from the NNW
(15 kph at 340).
10.0 km
Cape Ross
497 km NNE
212m alt.
1 hour ago
-3° C
-
Wind obs. (43 kph from 210 degs) was rejected.
ASCATB170E77S
539 km NNE
15m alt.
4 hours ago
26
Moderate winds from the WNW
(26 kph at 283).
- km
ASCATC170E77S
542 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
24
Moderate winds from the WNW
(24 kph at 283).
- km
ASCATC173E77S
544 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
3
Calm
(3 kph at 342).
- km
ASCATB171E77S
553 km NE
15m alt.
4 hours ago
22
Moderate winds from the W
(22 kph at 281).
- km
ASCATC171E77S
556 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
20
Moderate winds from the W
(20 kph at 278).
- 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.