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– Lat/Long: 81.05° S 157.82° E

Mount Wharton
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 am Mon 24 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -33°C on Wed afternoon, min -40°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, fresh winds from the ESE by Wed night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Sat night, min -31°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ESE on Thu afternoon, light winds from the SSE by Sat night).

Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light snow
light snow
mod snow
snow showers
cloud
snow showers
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
cloudy
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
light snow
Cloud base (m)
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
1950
2000
2000
2000
km/h
10
NE
10
E
0
NE
0
WSW
5
WSW
5
SE
10
ESE
15
ESE
30
ESE
25
ESE
35
SE
30
SE
30
SE
25
SE
15
SE
25
SE
25
ESE
15
SSW
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Snowflake cm
1
4
7
2
2
3
2
1
 mm
max °C
-38
-39
-39
-38
-37
-36
-34
-33
-33
-27
-24
-22
-25
-27
-23
-23
-22
-20
min °C
-39
-40
-40
-39
-38
-38
-35
-33
-33
-31
-25
-24
-28
-29
-26
-23
-23
-21
 chill °C
-50
-50
-48
-39
-38
-38
-46
-45
-48
-46
-40
-39
-43
-43
-37
-36
-35
-32
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-41-42-42-40-39-39-37-36-36-32-30-29-31-32-29-29-28-26-39-40-40-39-38-37-35-33-33-29-25-23-27-28-25-23-23-21-38-38-38-38-38-37-35-33-31-25-19-16-21-23-19-16-17-16
Sunrise
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:44
Sunset
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
2:18

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Mount Wharton Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Wharton is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -33°C on Wed afternoon, min -40°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, fresh winds from the ESE by Wed night).

Mount Wharton Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Sat night, min -31°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ESE on Thu afternoon, light winds from the SSE by Sat 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
-28°C
light snow
Light snow.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
4.9 km
Mid: overcast
DomeA
1344 km SSW
4084m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (17 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
Dumont Durville
1681 km NW
111m alt.
1 hour ago
-25°C
heavy snow
Heavy drifting snow, above eye level.
74
Gales from the SE
(74 kph at 140).
<100m
Mid: clear
ASCATB167E64S
1950 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
34
Fresh winds from the NW
(34 kph at 304).
- km
ASCATB165E64S
1956 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the NW
(30 kph at 304).
- km
ASCATB164E64S
1963 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the NW
(30 kph at 304).
- km
ASCATB168E64S
1963 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the WNW
(35 kph at 299).
- km
ASCATB166E64S
1966 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the NW
(31 kph at 307).
- km
ASCATB165E63S
1973 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the NW
(30 kph at 308).
- km
ASCATB166E63S
1984 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the NW
(28 kph at 307).
- 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.