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– Lat/Long: 81.05° S 157.82° E

Mount Wharton
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 pm Sat 18 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon morning. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Mon night, min -34°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, fresh winds from the ESE by Mon morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -26°C on Tue night, min -37°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Wed night, calm by Fri morning).

Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2900
km/h
5
SE
5
ESE
10
SE
20
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
15
SSE
5
SW
10
W
15
W
20
WSW
25
WSW
35
WSW
40
WSW
30
WSW
10
W
10
N
5
ENE
0
SSE
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Snowflake cm
1
4
3
2
1
 mm
max °C
-30
-28
-26
-24
-24
-24
-23
-23
-23
-26
-27
-28
-29
-33
-34
-33
-37
-36
-31
min °C
-34
-29
-27
-25
-24
-24
-23
-23
-25
-27
-27
-28
-32
-34
-34
-36
-37
-37
-34
 chill °C
-40
-35
-35
-37
-38
-37
-35
-28
-33
-37
-39
-42
-50
-52
-51
-44
-46
-45
-44
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-35-32-31-30-29-30-29-28-28-28-27-28-30-33-33-35-38-38-34-32-29-27-25-24-24-23-23-24-27-27-28-31-34-34-35-37-37-33-29-25-22-19-17-18-17-18-20-26-28-29-32-36-38-36-37-36-32
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 moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon morning. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Mon night, min -34°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, fresh winds from the ESE by Mon morning).

Mount Wharton Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -26°C on Tue night, min -37°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Wed night, calm by Fri morning).

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.
3 hours ago
-25° C
light snow
Light snow.
Wind obs. (35 kph from 150 degs) was rejected.
4.6 km
Mid: broken
High: overcast
998 km S
3012m alt.
3 hours ago
moderate snow
Ice crystals.
Wind obs. (13 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
ASCATB159E63S
2066 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
60
Near gales from the WSW
(60 kph at 246).
- km
ASCATB160E63S
2067 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
67
Gales from the W
(67 kph at 260).
- km
ASCATB162E63S
2069 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
61
Near gales from the WSW
(61 kph at 244).
- km
ASCATB163E63S
2069 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
63
Gales from the WSW
(63 kph at 249).
- km
ASCATB161E63S
2072 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
64
Gales from the WSW
(64 kph at 243).
- km
ASCATB164E63S
2076 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the WSW
(50 kph at 244).
- km
ASCATB166E63S
2078 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
53
Near gales from the SSW
(53 kph at 198).
- km
ASCATB165E63S
2078 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the SSW
(40 kph at 208).
- 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.