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– Lat/Long: 81.05° S 157.82° E

Mount Wharton
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 pm Fri 28 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri night. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Fri night, min -29°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ESE on Fri night, calm by Sun night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Tue afternoon, min -41°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, severe gales from the W by Wed night).

Fri
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Monday
31
Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
mod snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
2000
1950
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
8400
4050
2250
2000
2000
km/h
25
ESE
35
ESE
25
SE
5
S
15
ENE
20
NW
15
W
5
WSW
5
ENE
5
ENE
10
W
10
W
10
W
15
W
25
W
40
WSW
65
W
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Snowflake cm
1
6
3
 mm
max °C
-27
-22
-22
-22
-22
-27
-25
-23
-24
-23
-23
-22
-20
-21
-27
-34
-36
min °C
-28
-25
-22
-22
-27
-29
-25
-24
-24
-23
-23
-22
-21
-24
-30
-35
-41
 chill °C
-42
-39
-34
-28
-38
-42
-35
-32
-30
-28
-23
-30
-29
-35
-46
-57
-68
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-32-29-27-27-29-29-24-23-24-25-24-21-20-22-27-31-35-28-24-22-22-25-28-25-24-24-23-23-22-21-23-29-35-39-23-17-15-17-21-28-27-23-22-20-20-21-20-22-29-36-41
Sunrise
12:44
12:10
11:45
11:26
11:08
Sunset
12:00
2:18
2:51
3:15
3:33
3:51

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Mount Wharton Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Wharton is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri night. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Fri night, min -29°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ESE on Fri night, calm by Sun night).

Mount Wharton Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Tue afternoon, min -41°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, severe gales from the W by Wed 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
-17°C
moderate snow
Blowing moderate snow.
Wind obs. (87 kph from 190 degs) was rejected.
0.8 km
Dumont Durville
1681 km NW
111m alt.
3 hours ago
-15°C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
69
Gales from the SSE
(69 kph at 150).
<100m
Mid: overcast
hy2c156E63S
2000 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the N
(33 kph at 358).
- km
hy2c169E63S
2004 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the N
(50 kph at 0).
- km
hy2c157E63S
2014 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the N
(28 kph at 355).
- km
hy2c178E64S
2021 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the NNE
(45 kph at 20).
- km
ASCATB175E64S
2022 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the N
(46 kph at 2).
- km
hy2c148E63S
2022 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the NW
(44 kph at 325).
- km
hy2c152E63S
2025 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the NNW
(36 kph at 332).
- km
hy2c154E63S
2026 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the NW
(36 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.