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– Lat/Long: 81.05° S 157.82° E

Mount Wharton
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 pm Wed 26 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 -36°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ESE on Thu afternoon, moderate winds from the ESE by Fri night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Tue morning, min -29°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Monday
31
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
snow showers
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
some clouds
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
2000
2000
2000
1950
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
4400
2350
km/h
20
E
35
ESE
25
ESE
40
ESE
45
ESE
25
SE
25
SE
20
ESE
20
SE
10
SSE
5
E
10
N
10
NW
5
WSW
0
ESE
5
ENE
0
NNW
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Snowflake cm
1
2
4
11
1
1
2
2
1
 mm
max °C
-32
-33
-28
-25
-23
-24
-27
-26
-23
-23
-24
-28
-27
-23
-22
-21
-19
min °C
-33
-36
-31
-26
-24
-25
-30
-29
-24
-23
-27
-29
-28
-27
-22
-21
-21
 chill °C
-50
-54
-46
-42
-40
-38
-44
-43
-36
-30
-35
-37
-37
-34
-22
-21
-21
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-36-38-33-30-29-29-33-32-29-29-29-29-28-25-23-23-22-33-35-30-26-24-25-29-28-24-23-26-29-28-25-22-21-20-30-30-25-19-17-19-24-23-18-18-23-28-28-25-20-18-16
Sunrise
12:00
12:00
12:44
12:10
11:45
Sunset
12:00
12:00
12:00
2:18
2:51
3:15

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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 -36°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ESE on Thu afternoon, moderate winds from the ESE by Fri night).

Mount Wharton Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Tue morning, min -29°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

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
Clear
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
10.0 km
DomeA
1344 km SSW
4084m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (9 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
Dumont Durville
1681 km NW
111m alt.
43 minutes ago
-16°C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
28
Moderate winds from the E
(28 kph at 100).
0.8 km
Mid: overcast
Casey
2103 km W
42m alt.
43 minutes ago
-20°C
partially cloudy
Clouds developing.
11
Light winds from the SSE
(11 kph at 160).
50 km
Mid: overcast
Davis
2450 km SW
23m alt.
43 minutes ago
-10°C
No report.
35
Fresh winds from the NE
(35 kph at 40).
BaseBelgranoII
2552 km S
256m alt.
43 minutes ago
-35°C
heavy snow
Heavy drifting snow, above eye level.
87
Stormy winds from the SE
(87 kph at 140).
0.1 km
Mid: few
ASCATB241E67S
2739 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
18
Light winds from the ESE
(18 kph at 113).
- km
ASCATC223E63S
2756 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
38
Fresh winds from the NNE
(38 kph at 31).
- km
ASCATC222E63S
2801 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the NNE
(35 kph at 33).
- km
ASCATB240E66S
2814 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
20
Moderate winds from the ESE
(20 kph at 108).
- 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.