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– Lat/Long: 81.05° S 157.82° E

Mount Wharton
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 pm Wed 19 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -28°C on Wed afternoon, min -31°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Wed night, calm by Thu night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -28°C on Sat night, min -37°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ESE on Sun afternoon, calm by Mon night).

Wed
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
snow showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
snow shwrs
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
2000
2000
2000
1950
2000
2000
2000
2000
km/h
15
WSW
30
SW
35
SW
30
SW
15
WSW
5
E
10
E
10
E
5
E
10
SW
20
WSW
5
SE
30
ESE
20
SW
25
E
15
E
5
ESE
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Snowflake cm
1
 mm
max °C
-28
-28
-29
-29
-30
-30
-30
-30
-30
-29
-28
-28
-30
-28
-34
-36
-37
min °C
-29
-29
-29
-30
-30
-30
-30
-31
-31
-30
-30
-29
-30
-31
-35
-36
-37
 chill °C
-42
-43
-46
-43
-41
-30
-39
-38
-31
-40
-43
-41
-46
-45
-49
-49
-47
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-30-30-30-30-31-33-33-34-34-33-31-32-35-34-39-40-40-29-29-29-30-30-30-30-31-31-30-29-29-30-30-35-36-37-30-31-32-33-33-30-28-27-28-28-31-29-26-26-29-32-35
Sunrise
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
Sunset
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00

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Mount Wharton Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Wharton is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -28°C on Wed afternoon, min -31°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Wed night, calm by Thu night).

Mount Wharton Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -28°C on Sat night, min -37°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ESE on Sun afternoon, calm by Mon 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.
58 minutes ago
-21° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
22
Moderate winds from the E
(22 kph at 80).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Jang Bogo Station
732 km NNE
29m alt.
3 hours ago
-17° C
heavy snow
Heavy drifting snow, above eye level.
Wind obs. (33 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
0.1 km
Mid: clear
998 km S
3012m alt.
3 hours ago
moderate snow
Ice crystals.
Wind obs. (15 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
8.0 km
1166 km S
2835m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (15 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
28 km
Mid: clear
DomeA
1344 km SSW
4084m alt.
2 hours ago
-66° C
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
Dumont Durville
1681 km NW
111m alt.
3 hours ago
-15° C
-
7
Light winds from the SSE
(7 kph at 150).
50 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Casey
2103 km W
42m alt.
3 hours ago
-2° C
heavy snow
Heavy drifting snow, above eye level.
83
Severe gales from the NE
(83 kph at 50).
0.1 km
Mid: sky obscured
Davis
2450 km SW
23m alt.
3 hours ago
-20° C
Clouds dissolving.
22
Moderate winds from the WSW
(22 kph at 240).
40 km
Mid: scattered
BaseBelgranoII
2552 km S
256m alt.
3 hours ago
-32° C
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 110).
40 km
Mid: few
hy2c241E68S
2621 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the NW
(49 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.