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– Lat/Long: 81.05° S 157.82° E

Mount Wharton
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 am Wed 23 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Thu night, min -29°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Wed afternoon, gales from the SE by Thu morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Sat morning, min -26°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ESE on Sat night, calm by Sun night).

Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
Saturday
26
Sunday
27
Monday
28
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
mod snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
 km/h
15
E
10
WSW
50
ESE
65
SE
25
SE
25
SE
15
ESE
25
SE
45
ESE
20
S
5
ENE
30
ESE
20
SSW
25
S
20
S
15
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
 cm 
6
4
1.0
2.0
2.0
2.0
5
1.0
2.0
1.0
 mm 
max°C
-28
-27
-27
-27
-25
-23
-24
-26
-25
-23
-25
-25
-23
-23
-24
-23
-23
-23
min°C
-29
-28
-28
-27
-27
-25
-24
-27
-28
-24
-25
-26
-24
-24
-24
-24
-25
-26
chill°C 
-39
-36
-42
-47
-41
-38
-33
-42
-45
-36
-32
-40
-35
-34
-33
-32
-37
-38
Freezing level (m
0
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
2000
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-29-28-28-27-26-24-24-27-27-24-25-26-24-24-24-24-24-25-25-25-23-22-22-20-20-22-21-20-22-22-21-20-20-20-21-21-20-21-17-15-16-14-15-16-15-16-18-16-18-16-15-15-15-16
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: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Thu night, min -29°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Wed afternoon, gales from the SE by Thu morning).

Mount Wharton Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Sat morning, min -26°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ESE on Sat night, calm by Sun 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
Mcmurdo
400 km NNE
24m alt.
3 hours ago
-13° C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
7
Light winds from the NNW
(7 kph at 340).
26 km
Mid: overcast
Williams Field
401 km NNE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-12° C
light snow
Light snow.
Wind obs. (15 kph from 350 degs) was rejected.
7.0 km
Low: few
Mid: overcast
Cape Ross
497 km NNE
212m alt.
3 hours ago
-16° C
-
46
Strong winds from the SSW
(46 kph at 210).
MarioZuchelliStation (Baia Terra Nova)
723 km NNE
93m alt.
3 hours ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
Priestley Glacier
830 km N
1925m alt.
3 hours ago
-46° C
-
Wind obs. (30 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
DomeA
1344 km SSW
4084m alt.
3 hours ago
-63° C
-
Wind obs. (17 kph from 10 degs) was rejected.
ASCATC171E69S
1392 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the E
(42 kph at 80).
- km
ASCATC170E69S
1394 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
34
Fresh winds from the E
(34 kph at 91).
- km
ASCATC169E69S
1411 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the E
(30 kph at 96).
- km
ASCATC173E69S
1414 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the ENE
(44 kph at 71).
- 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.