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Mount Wharton
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 pm Sun 30 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Mon night, min -40°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, gales from the W by Wed morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -35°C on Thu morning, min -40°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Wed night, light winds from the WNW by Sat afternoon).

Monday
31
Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
Friday
4
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
4550
2150
2000
2000
2000
km/h
10
WSW
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
WNW
10
NW
20
NW
30
W
65
W
55
WSW
40
WSW
35
SW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
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Snowflake cm
 mm
max °C
-21
-21
-21
-19
-19
-21
-25
-36
-40
-37
-35
-35
-37
-37
-37
-37
min °C
-22
-22
-22
-20
-20
-23
-34
-39
-40
-40
-36
-36
-39
-38
-37
-38
 chill °C
-31
-22
-26
-20
-29
-34
-56
-63
-63
-62
-54
-51
-53
-52
-52
-52
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-22-22-23-22-22-23-29-36-39-39-36-36-39-39-38-38-22-22-22-20-20-22-30-38-40-39-36-36-38-38-37-38-21-20-19-16-16-19-30-40-42-40-38-38-37-38-38-39
Sunrise
11:45
11:26
11:08
10:52
10:37
Sunset
3:15
3:33
3:51
4:06
4:20

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Mount Wharton Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Wharton is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Mon night, min -40°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, gales from the W by Wed morning).

Mount Wharton Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -35°C on Thu morning, min -40°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Wed night, light winds from the WNW by Sat afternoon).

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
-27°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
19
Light winds from the E
(19 kph at 90).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Dumont Durville
1681 km NW
111m alt.
55 minutes ago
-20°C
-
17
Light winds from the S
(17 kph at 190).
ASCATC167E64S
1975 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
67
Gales from the SSW
(67 kph at 205).
- km
ASCATC168E64S
1980 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
68
Gales from the SSW
(68 kph at 213).
- km
ASCATC169E64S
1986 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
65
Gales from the SSW
(65 kph at 198).
- km
ASCATC170E64S
1986 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
65
Gales from the SSW
(65 kph at 196).
- km
ASCATC135E64S
2070 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the W
(30 kph at 266).
- km
ASCATB135E64S
2073 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the WSW
(45 kph at 239).
- km
ASCATB134E64S
2080 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the WSW
(40 kph at 239).
- km
ASCATC167E63S
2083 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
64
Gales from the SW
(64 kph at 221).
- 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.