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– Lat/Long: 81.05° S 157.82° E

Mount Wharton
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 pm Sat 29 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Tue morning, min -28°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Tue night, min -42°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Wed afternoon, calm by Thu night).

Sunday
30
Monday
31
Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
2000
2000
2000
5000
2400
2000
2000
2500
2100
km/h
15
E
15
NW
15
WSW
10
WSW
0
NNW
0
ENE
5
W
5
NNW
10
NW
20
WNW
25
W
30
W
25
W
10
W
10
N
5
NW
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Snowflake cm
1
 mm
max °C
-22
-27
-25
-23
-21
-21
-20
-19
-19
-23
-37
-40
-41
-38
-39
-36
min °C
-27
-28
-25
-24
-22
-21
-21
-20
-20
-34
-39
-41
-42
-39
-40
-40
 chill °C
-36
-39
-36
-33
-22
-21
-21
-25
-28
-50
-56
-60
-60
-49
-50
-48
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-28-28-24-23-22-22-22-22-23-30-36-40-42-41-42-40-25-28-25-24-22-21-21-20-20-29-38-41-42-39-40-38-20-28-27-23-20-18-18-17-15-27-40-41-42-38-38-37
Sunrise
12:10
11:45
11:26
11:08
10:52
Sunset
2:51
3:15
3:33
3:51
4:06

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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 -19°C on Tue morning, min -28°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Mount Wharton Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Tue night, min -42°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Wed afternoon, calm by Thu night).

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
-13°C
light snow
Light snow.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
8.0 km
Low: overcast
Jang Bogo Station
732 km NNE
29m alt.
2 hours ago
-14°C
light snow
Intermittent light snow.
Wind obs. (19 kph from 250 degs) was rejected.
32 km
Mid: overcast
998 km S
3012m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (20 kph from 120 degs) was rejected.
6.0 km
Mid: few
1166 km S
2835m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (22 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
26 km
Mid: few
Dumont Durville
1681 km NW
111m alt.
2 hours ago
-19°C
-
22
Moderate winds from the SE
(22 kph at 130).
ASCATC181E65S
1963 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
23
Moderate winds from the ESE
(23 kph at 103).
- km
ASCATC182E65S
1971 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the ENE
(28 kph at 61).
- km
ASCATC184E65S
1996 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
51
Near gales from the NE
(51 kph at 46).
- km
ASCATC185E65S
1997 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the NE
(50 kph at 48).
- km
ASCATC159E63S
2058 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
12
Light winds from the NNW
(12 kph at 344).
- 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.