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– Lat/Long: 81.05° S 157.82° E

Mount Wharton
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 6 pm Sat 13 Dec Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Sat afternoon, min -23°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Wed night, min -23°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the SW by Thu night).

Sat
13
Sunday
14
Monday
15
Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
snow shwrs
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
 km/h
10
WNW
10
WSW
5
WNW
5
NW
5
NNW
0
NE
0
W
0
E
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
E
5
ESE
5
SW
15
WSW
30
WSW
35
SW
35
SW
 cm 
2
 mm 
max°C
-22
-22
-23
-23
-22
-22
-22
-22
-23
-23
-23
-23
-22
-21
-21
-21
-21
min°C
-22
-23
-23
-23
-22
-22
-22
-22
-23
-23
-23
-23
-23
-22
-21
-21
-21
chill°C 
-29
-30
-28
-29
-22
-22
-22
-22
-28
-23
-28
-23
-28
-30
-34
-35
-35
Freezing level (m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
2000
2000
2000
2000
3900
4300
2250
2050
2000
2000
2200
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-22-23-23-23-22-22-22-22-23-23-23-23-23-22-21-21-21-16-18-18-18-19-17-17-18-18-18-20-18-17-18-18-18-18-9-11-11-11-14-11-10-12-12-12-14-12-11-13-13-13-14
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 -22°C on Sat afternoon, min -23°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Mount Wharton Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Wed night, min -23°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the SW by Thu 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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
389 km NNE
10m alt.
3 hours ago
-6° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 60 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
High: broken
Mcmurdo
400 km NNE
24m alt.
3 hours ago
-3° C
moderate snow
Rain
28
Moderate winds from the ENE
(28 kph at 60).
36 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Williams Field
401 km NNE
8m alt.
3 hours ago
-3° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (19 kph from 60 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: broken
Cape Ross
497 km NNE
212m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
ASCATB170E77S
554 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
19
Light winds from the WNW
(19 kph at 296).
- km
ASCATB171E77S
583 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
9
Light winds from the WNW
(9 kph at 297).
- km
ASCATB172E77S
589 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
6
Light winds from the NW
(6 kph at 325).
- km
ASCATB173E77S
601 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
15
Light winds from the W
(15 kph at 265).
- km
ASCATB174E77S
616 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
21
Moderate winds from the WSW
(21 kph at 257).
- km
ASCATB175E77S
623 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
23
Moderate winds from the WSW
(23 kph at 253).
- 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.