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– Lat/Long: 81.05° S 157.82° E

Mount Wharton
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 pm Tue 25 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Thu night, min -37°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Tue night, near gales from the ESE by Thu afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon afternoon. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Mon afternoon, min -32°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Sun morning, strong winds from the ESE by Mon afternoon).

Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
light snow
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
light snow
some clouds
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
1950
2000
2000
2000
2000
1950
1950
2000
2000
1950
2000
2000
2050
2000
4400
2150
km/h
10
SE
10
ESE
20
E
35
ESE
25
ESE
35
ESE
40
SE
30
SE
25
ESE
30
SE
30
SE
20
SSE
10
SE
10
SE
10
ESE
10
ESE
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
1
4
13
2
5
3
1
 mm
max °C
-33
-32
-32
-34
-28
-24
-23
-26
-31
-23
-23
-25
-30
-30
-28
-24
min °C
-37
-32
-33
-35
-32
-26
-24
-30
-32
-28
-24
-29
-32
-32
-29
-27
 chill °C
-46
-42
-50
-54
-47
-42
-40
-44
-48
-42
-36
-39
-42
-42
-37
-36
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-37-35-36-38-34-30-30-33-36-31-29-32-34-34-32-29-35-32-33-35-30-25-24-28-32-26-24-27-31-31-29-26-35-31-30-30-25-19-17-22-26-19-17-22-28-28-24-22
Sunrise
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:44
12:10
Sunset
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 -23°C on Thu night, min -37°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Tue night, near gales from the ESE by Thu afternoon).

Mount Wharton Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon afternoon. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Mon afternoon, min -32°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Sun morning, strong winds from the ESE by Mon afternoon).

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
-34°C
clear
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: few
998 km S
3012m alt.
3 hours ago
moderate snow
Ice crystals.
Wind obs. (13 kph from 120 degs) was rejected.
9.0 km
DomeA
1344 km SSW
4084m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
ASCATB167E64S
1971 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
55
Near gales from the SSW
(55 kph at 207).
- km
ASCATB166E64S
1973 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
54
Near gales from the SSW
(54 kph at 207).
- km
ASCATB168E64S
1979 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
56
Near gales from the SSW
(56 kph at 205).
- km
ASCATC141E64S
2011 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
43
Strong winds from the SSE
(43 kph at 163).
- km
ASCATC142E64S
2013 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the SSE
(44 kph at 162).
- km
ASCATB168E63S
2014 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the SSW
(50 kph at 206).
- km
ASCATC139E64S
2030 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the WSW
(36 kph at 252).
- 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.