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– Lat/Long: 81.05° S 157.82° E

Mount Wharton
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 pm Wed 26 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Sat morning, min -36°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ESE on Thu afternoon, light winds from the S by Sat afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Tue afternoon, min -32°C on Sun afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Monday
31
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
light snow
part cloud
light snow
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
light snow
some clouds
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
2050
2000
1950
2000
2000
2000
1950
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
5300
7850
5050
km/h
35
ESE
25
ESE
35
ESE
45
ESE
30
SE
25
ESE
25
SE
30
SE
20
SE
5
E
10
SSE
5
SE
5
SSE
0
SW
5
S
5
E
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
1
2
5
12
2
3
4
1
 mm
max °C
-34
-29
-24
-24
-24
-30
-25
-23
-24
-25
-31
-31
-26
-25
-23
-21
min °C
-36
-31
-26
-24
-26
-30
-29
-24
-24
-31
-31
-32
-30
-25
-24
-22
 chill °C
-54
-46
-42
-40
-36
-45
-42
-38
-35
-31
-41
-38
-30
-25
-24
-26
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-38-34-30-29-31-34-31-29-29-32-33-33-29-26-25-23-35-30-25-24-25-30-27-24-24-28-31-32-28-25-24-22-30-25-19-17-20-26-22-17-18-25-29-30-26-23-21-19
Sunrise
12:00
12:00
12:44
12:10
11:45
Sunset
12:00
12:00
2:18
2:51
3:15

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Mount Wharton Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Wharton is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Sat morning, min -36°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ESE on Thu afternoon, light winds from the S by Sat afternoon).

Mount Wharton Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Tue afternoon, min -32°C on Sun afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

This table gives the weather forecast for Mount Wharton at the specific elevation of 2000 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.
2 hours ago
-33°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
31
Fresh winds from the ENE
(31 kph at 70).
8.0 km
Low: overcast
DomeA
1344 km SSW
4084m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
Dumont Durville
1681 km NW
111m alt.
2 hours ago
-17°C
-
35
Fresh winds from the SE
(35 kph at 130).
ASCATC143E64S
2003 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the NW
(49 kph at 320).
- km
ASCATC142E64S
2010 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the NW
(45 kph at 312).
- km
ASCATC141E64S
2019 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
43
Strong winds from the NW
(43 kph at 307).
- km
ASCATC140E64S
2028 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the WNW
(39 kph at 301).
- km
ASCATC139E64S
2034 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the WNW
(33 kph at 299).
- km
ASCATC138E64S
2037 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the NW
(41 kph at 314).
- km
ASCATC149E63S
2081 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
56
Near gales from the NW
(56 kph at 320).
- 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.