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Mount Wharton
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 6 pm Fri 20 Feb Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Sat night, min -18°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the SW on Fri night, light winds from the W by Sun night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Tue afternoon, min -22°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Mon afternoon, calm by Tue night).

Fri
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
 km/h
60
SW
100
SW
105
SW
85
SW
45
WSW
40
WSW
25
WSW
15
W
25
WSW
30
WSW
25
W
20
WSW
15
SW
10
NE
15
ENE
10
ENE
0
NNE
2
1
max °C
-18
-13
-11
-11
-10
-10
-10
-12
-12
-13
-13
-13
-12
-12
-20
-21
-21
min °C
-18
-17
-12
-11
-11
-10
-10
-15
-13
-13
-14
-13
-12
-18
-21
-21
-22
-34
-33
-28
-26
-22
-21
-19
-23
-23
-24
-25
-22
-19
-27
-29
-27
-22
0
0
0
100
0
50
100
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
8500
7900
4250
3550
5500
4550
2000
2000
2000
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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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: Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Sat night, min -18°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the SW on Fri night, light winds from the W by Sun night).

Mount Wharton Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Tue afternoon, min -22°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Mon afternoon, calm by Tue 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
Williams Field
401 km NNE
8m alt.
3 hours ago
-2° C
clear
Clear
15
Light winds from the NNW.(Wind varies from 310 to 020 degs)
(15 kph at 340).
10.0 km
Cape Ross
497 km NNE
212m alt.
2 hours ago
-1° C
-
Wind obs. (183 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
MarioZuchelliStation (Baia Terra Nova)
723 km NNE
93m alt.
2 hours ago
1° C
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 270).
Jang Bogo Station
732 km NNE
29m alt.
1 hour ago
-1° C
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 220 degs) was rejected.
40 km
Mid: few
Priestley Glacier
830 km N
1925m alt.
2 hours ago
-17° C
-
Wind obs. (22 kph from 210 degs) was rejected.
Cape Phillips
936 km NNE
780m alt.
2 hours ago
-2° C
-
6
Light winds from the NNW
(6 kph at 340).
998 km S
3012m alt.
2 hours ago
moderate snow
Blowing moderate snow.
24
Moderate winds from the W
(24 kph at 270).
8.0 km
1166 km S
2835m alt.
1 hour ago
-43° C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, above eye level.
Wind obs. (24 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
28 km
Mid: clear
DomeA
1344 km SSW
4084m alt.
2 hours ago
-45° C
-
28
Moderate winds from the NE
(28 kph at 40).
Dumont Durville
1681 km NW
111m alt.
1 hour ago
1° C
moderate snow
Continuous moderate snow.
63
Gales from the ESE
(63 kph at 110).
1.2 km
Mid: overcast

* 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.