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– Lat/Long: 81.05° S 157.82° E

Mount Wharton
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 am Sat 22 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -27°C on Sat afternoon, min -40°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Thu afternoon, min -38°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, gales from the SE by Thu afternoon).

Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light snow
mod snow
heavy snow
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
light snow
mod. snow
heavy snow
Cloud base (m)
2000
1950
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
km/h
15
SW
20
WSW
5
E
20
E
15
E
15
W
5
NNE
10
ENE
10
NNW
10
NW
5
NNW
5
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
20
ESE
25
SE
65
SE
55
ESE
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Snowflake cm
4
8
12
 mm
max °C
-29
-27
-27
-30
-31
-30
-36
-39
-39
-38
-37
-37
-35
-31
-25
-22
-21
-22
min °C
-30
-28
-30
-30
-31
-35
-38
-39
-40
-38
-38
-37
-36
-33
-30
-23
-21
-26
 chill °C
-42
-41
-42
-42
-42
-44
-47
-48
-49
-49
-45
-37
-46
-44
-42
-35
-38
-44
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-33-31-32-34-35-35-39-41-41-39-39-38-37-35-32-28-27-30-30-28-29-30-31-33-37-39-40-38-38-37-36-32-28-23-21-24-27-28-29-26-28-31-36-38-39-39-39-38-36-32-25-16-14-17
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: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -27°C on Sat afternoon, min -40°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Mount Wharton Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Thu afternoon, min -38°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, gales from the SE by Thu 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
-24° C
clear
Clear
Wind obs. (33 kph from 360 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
DomeA
1344 km SSW
4084m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
Dumont Durville
1681 km NW
111m alt.
3 hours ago
-11° C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, below eye level.
65
Gales from the SE
(65 kph at 140).
5.0 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Casey
2103 km W
42m alt.
3 hours ago
-16° C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, above eye level.
56
Near gales from the SSE
(56 kph at 160).
0.2 km
Mid: clear
Davis
2450 km SW
23m alt.
3 hours ago
-6° C
heavy snow
Heavy drifting snow, above eye level.
106
Extremely windy from the NE
(106 kph at 50).
0.2 km
Mid: sky obscured
BaseBelgranoII
2552 km S
256m alt.
3 hours ago
-34° C
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 90).
40 km
Mid: few
hy2c253E68S
2767 km ESE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
58
Near gales from the N
(58 kph at 352).
- km
hy2c252E68S
2782 km ESE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
58
Near gales from the N
(58 kph at 355).
- km
hy2c249E67S
2802 km ESE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
61
Near gales from the N
(61 kph at 358).
- km
hy2c254E68S
2813 km ESE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
54
Near gales from the N
(54 kph at 350).
- 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.