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– Lat/Long: 81.05° S 157.82° E

Mount Wharton
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 6 pm Thu 04 Dec Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu night. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Thu night, min -23°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Fri morning, calm by Sun morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Tue night, min -23°C on Sun afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
4
Friday
5
Saturday
6
Sunday
7
Monday
8
Tuesday
9
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
 km/h
15
ESE
15
SSE
30
SE
25
SE
20
SE
10
SE
10
SE
5
SSW
5
SE
5
SSE
5
SSW
5
S
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
N
5
N
5
NNW
 cm 
5
3
2
2
1
2
 mm 
max°C
-22
-21
-21
-22
-22
-22
-22
-21
-22
-22
-23
-22
-22
-21
-21
-21
-20
min°C
-22
-21
-22
-22
-22
-22
-22
-22
-23
-23
-23
-22
-22
-22
-21
-21
-20
chill°C 
-31
-31
-35
-34
-33
-30
-30
-28
-23
-23
-28
-26
-27
-29
-21
-25
-20
Freezing level (m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
2050
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2050
2050
4300
2250
2050
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-22-21-22-22-22-22-22-22-23-23-23-22-22-22-21-21-20-16-15-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-17-17-16-18-16-15-16-8-8-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-11-10-9-12-9-8-11
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 moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu night. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Thu night, min -23°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Fri morning, calm by Sun morning).

Mount Wharton Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Tue night, min -23°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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
389 km NNE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
-8° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 50).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: overcast
Mcmurdo Williams
401 km NNE
22m alt.
2 hours ago
-8° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
2
Calm
(2 kph at 330).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: broken
High: overcast
Williams Field
401 km NNE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-5° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
7
Light winds from the ENE
(7 kph at 60).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: overcast
Cape Ross
497 km NNE
212m alt.
3 hours ago
-5° C
-
Wind obs. (9 kph from 160 degs) was rejected.
ASCATC170E77S
518 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
16
Light winds from the S
(16 kph at 183).
- km
ASCATC171E77S
562 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the NNW
(35 kph at 328).
- km
ASCATC172E77S
586 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
43
Strong winds from the NNW
(43 kph at 334).
- km
ASCATB172E77S
591 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the NNW
(42 kph at 341).
- km
ASCATB173E77S
604 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
38
Fresh winds from the NNW
(38 kph at 345).
- km
ASCATC174E77S
604 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the NNW
(39 kph at 346).
- 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.