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– Lat/Long: 81.05° S 157.82° E

Mount Wharton
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 am Tue 25 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Thu night, min -39°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, near gales from the SE by Thu night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri morning. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Fri night, min -33°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SE on Fri morning, calm by Sun morning).

Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
mod snow
heavy snow
light snow
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
mod. snow
heavy snow
light snow
some clouds
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
2000
2000
1950
2000
2000
2000
2000
1950
1950
2000
2000
1950
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
4800
km/h
0
N
5
ESE
10
ESE
15
ESE
25
ESE
35
ESE
25
ESE
50
SE
55
SE
40
SE
30
SE
35
SE
20
SSE
20
ESE
20
E
5
ENE
10
SW
10
ESE
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Snowflake cm
1
6
15
1
3
1
1
 mm
max °C
-38
-38
-34
-33
-33
-32
-26
-23
-22
-28
-27
-22
-22
-24
-32
-32
-30
-26
min °C
-39
-38
-37
-33
-33
-35
-29
-24
-27
-29
-28
-25
-23
-29
-33
-33
-30
-29
 chill °C
-39
-45
-45
-44
-48
-53
-43
-41
-44
-46
-43
-39
-34
-41
-46
-39
-40
-34
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-40-40-38-36-36-37-32-29-30-33-32-30-28-32-36-35-32-30-39-38-36-33-33-34-28-24-25-29-28-24-23-27-33-33-30-28-38-38-36-33-31-29-23-17-18-23-22-18-16-22-29-30-29-24
Sunrise
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:44
12:10
Sunset
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
2:18
2:51

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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 -22°C on Thu night, min -39°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, near gales from the SE by Thu night).

Mount Wharton Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri morning. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Fri night, min -33°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SE on Fri morning, calm by Sun morning).

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
-31°C
clear
Clear
Wind obs. (22 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Jang Bogo Station
732 km NNE
29m alt.
1 hour ago
-29°C
-
7
Light winds from the N
(7 kph at 350).
40 km
Mid: clear
998 km S
3012m alt.
1 hour ago
moderate snow
Ice crystals.
15
Light winds from the W
(15 kph at 280).
8.0 km
Dumont Durville
1681 km NW
111m alt.
1 hour ago
-19°C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, below eye level.
28
Moderate winds from the SSE
(28 kph at 150).
40 km
Mid: clear
ASCATB155E64S
1955 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
62
Gales from the WSW
(62 kph at 245).
- km
ASCATC155E63S
1965 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
51
Near gales from the SW
(51 kph at 236).
- km
ASCATB154E63S
1965 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
60
Near gales from the SW
(60 kph at 221).
- km
ASCATB155E63S
1969 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the WSW
(46 kph at 240).
- km
ASCATC153E63S
1971 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
64
Gales from the SW
(64 kph at 214).
- km
ASCATC154E63S
1975 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
55
Near gales from the SW
(55 kph at 229).
- 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.