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– Lat/Long: 81.05° S 157.82° E

Mount Wharton
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 am Wed 05 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Wed morning, min -26°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the WSW by Thu night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -26°C on Sat morning, min -33°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, fresh winds from the SW by Mon night).

Wednesday
5
Thursday
6
Friday
7
Saturday
8
Sunday
9
Monday
10
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
cloud
snow showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
light snow
cloudy
snow shwrs
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
2000
2200
2000
2000
2000
3550
4050
2000
2000
2000
2000
2050
km/h
20
S
5
NW
10
E
10
WSW
10
W
30
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
20
W
5
NE
10
E
5
SSW
10
WSW
10
SW
5
SSE
10
WSW
15
SW
25
SW
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Snowflake cm
1
2
 mm
max °C
-19
-21
-24
-26
-26
-25
-25
-25
-25
-26
-30
-32
-33
-33
-30
-30
-30
-28
min °C
-20
-23
-26
-26
-26
-26
-25
-25
-26
-28
-31
-33
-33
-33
-33
-30
-30
-30
 chill °C
-27
-31
-31
-33
-35
-41
-40
-39
-39
-36
-38
-33
-42
-42
-40
-38
-41
-42
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-24-26-28-27-26-26-25-25-26-28-32-36-35-34-33-31-30-27-20-22-25-26-26-26-25-25-26-27-31-33-33-33-32-30-30-29-16-19-22-24-26-27-26-27-26-26-28-29-31-32-31-31-32-32
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 dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Wed morning, min -26°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the WSW by Thu night).

Mount Wharton Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -26°C on Sat morning, min -33°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, fresh winds from the SW 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
-27° C
light snow
Light snow.
Wind obs. (9 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
4.0 km
Mid: few
ASCATC177E64S
2006 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
63
Gales from the SW
(63 kph at 234).
- km
ASCATC178E64S
2013 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
63
Gales from the WSW
(63 kph at 249).
- km
ASCATC179E64S
2025 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
60
Near gales from the WSW
(60 kph at 258).
- km
ASCATB177E64S
2026 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
62
Gales from the SW
(62 kph at 232).
- km
ASCATB177E63S
2046 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
68
Gales from the SW
(68 kph at 232).
- km
ASCATC177E63S
2048 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
72
Gales from the SW
(72 kph at 236).
- km
ASCATB166E63S
2051 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
78
Severe gales from the SW
(78 kph at 235).
- km
ASCATC175E63S
2052 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
74
Gales from the WSW
(74 kph at 239).
- km
ASCATC176E63S
2055 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
69
Gales from the WSW
(69 kph at 246).
- 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.