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– Lat/Long: 81.05° S 157.82° E

Mount Wharton
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 am Thu 21 May Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat night. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Sat night, min -32°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu afternoon, fresh winds from the SE by Sat night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun morning. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Sun afternoon, min -31°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SE on Sun night, light winds from the SSE by Mon night).

Thursday
21
Friday
22
Saturday
23
Sunday
24
Monday
25
Tuesday
26
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
cloud
light snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
mod snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
km/h
5
SSE
0
SSE
5
NNW
10
ENE
5
ENE
15
SE
15
SSE
20
SSE
25
SE
30
SE
20
SE
30
SE
25
ESE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
SSE
15
SE
20
ESE
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
2
6
4
4
6
1
2
max °C
-28
-27
-27
-31
-31
-27
-25
-23
-21
-21
-20
-23
-31
-29
-26
-25
-24
-23
min °C
-28
-27
-30
-32
-32
-31
-25
-24
-23
-21
-21
-31
-31
-30
-28
-25
-25
-24
-33
-27
-36
-40
-38
-44
-36
-36
-35
-34
-34
-46
-45
-40
-36
-34
-35
-34
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
2000
3150
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-31-30-31-35-35-33-30-29-28-26-26-32-36-34-32-30-30-29-28-27-29-32-32-29-25-24-22-21-21-27-31-30-27-25-25-24-26-26-28-30-30-24-19-18-15-14-14-20-26-25-23-20-19-17
Sunrise
12:00
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: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat night. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Sat night, min -32°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu afternoon, fresh winds from the SE by Sat night).

Mount Wharton Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun morning. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Sun afternoon, min -31°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SE on Sun night, light winds from the SSE 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.
2 hours ago
-26° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
Wind obs. (30 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
7.0 km
Low: overcast
998 km S
3012m alt.
2 hours ago
moderate snow
Ice crystals.
Wind obs. (13 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
3.2 km
ASCATC192E69S
1657 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the NNW
(40 kph at 329).
- km
ASCATC198E65S
2152 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the NW
(44 kph at 319).
- km
ASCATB202E65S
2153 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
60
Near gales from the N
(60 kph at 8).
- km
ASCATB203E65S
2157 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
57
Near gales from the N
(57 kph at 6).
- km
ASCATC197E65S
2162 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
43
Strong winds from the NW
(43 kph at 317).
- km
ASCATB201E65S
2165 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
62
Gales from the N
(62 kph at 10).
- km
ASCATB198E65S
2166 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the NNW
(41 kph at 330).
- km
ASCATC204E66S
2168 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
59
Near gales from the NNE
(59 kph at 20).
- 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.