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– Lat/Long: 81.05° S 157.82° E

Mount Wharton
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 am Thu 27 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Sat afternoon, min -30°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ESE on Thu afternoon, calm by Sat afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Tue afternoon, min -31°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Monday
31
Tuesday
1
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
mod snow
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
mod. snow
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
2000
1950
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
5200
4100
2350
2000
2200
2000
km/h
25
ESE
50
SE
50
ESE
35
SE
25
ESE
30
ESE
30
SE
15
SSE
10
ENE
10
N
10
W
15
WSW
5
SE
10
E
5
NE
5
SW
0
ESE
5
WNW
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Snowflake cm
2
6
12
2
1
5
3
1
 mm
max °C
-27
-24
-24
-26
-27
-22
-22
-21
-21
-30
-27
-23
-21
-23
-21
-20
-19
-19
min °C
-30
-25
-24
-30
-29
-26
-22
-21
-29
-31
-28
-26
-22
-23
-23
-21
-19
-20
 chill °C
-45
-42
-40
-46
-44
-40
-35
-30
-40
-41
-37
-37
-29
-30
-28
-21
-19
-28
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-33-30-30-33-33-29-27-26-30-32-27-23-22-24-23-22-21-21-29-25-24-28-28-24-22-21-25-31-28-25-22-23-22-21-19-20-24-19-18-22-23-18-15-16-20-28-29-25-20-21-19-17-15-16
Sunrise
12:00
12:00
12:44
12:10
11:45
11:26
Sunset
12:00
12:00
2:18
2:51
3:15
3:33

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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 afternoon. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Sat afternoon, min -30°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ESE on Thu afternoon, calm by Sat afternoon).

Mount Wharton Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Tue afternoon, min -31°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
-18°C
light snow
Light snow.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
2.0 km
Mid: overcast
Jang Bogo Station
732 km NNE
29m alt.
3 hours ago
-29°C
-
Wind obs. (22 kph from 240 degs) was rejected.
40 km
Mid: clear
998 km S
3012m alt.
3 hours ago
moderate snow
Ice crystals.
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 290).
1.8 km
1166 km S
2835m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (26 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
1.8 km
Mid: clear
DomeA
1344 km SSW
4084m alt.
54 minutes ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 230).
Dumont Durville
1681 km NW
111m alt.
3 hours ago
-23°C
-
26
Moderate winds from the S
(26 kph at 180).
40 km
Mid: scattered
ASCATB139E64S
2005 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
24
Moderate winds from the N
(24 kph at 2).
- km
ASCATC141E64S
2010 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
8
Light winds from the NNE
(8 kph at 14).
- km
ASCATB141E64S
2012 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
11
Light winds from the SW
(11 kph at 214).
- km
ASCATC139E64S
2014 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
21
Moderate winds from the N
(21 kph at 2).
- 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.