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– Lat/Long: 81.05° S 157.82° E

Mount Wharton
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 pm Thu 27 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Sat morning, min -29°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the ESE on Thu night, calm by Sat afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Mon night, min -29°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, strong winds from the WSW by Wed afternoon).

Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Monday
31
Tuesday
1
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
mod snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
light snow
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
light snow
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
4200
2200
2000
2000
2000
2000
km/h
50
ESE
35
SE
30
ESE
30
ESE
25
SE
5
S
10
SE
20
NW
15
W
5
WSW
5
ENE
5
ENE
0
E
10
ENE
0
NE
10
WNW
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Snowflake cm
10
2
1
5
3
1
 mm
max °C
-23
-29
-26
-22
-21
-22
-22
-27
-25
-22
-23
-23
-21
-21
-22
-21
min °C
-26
-29
-28
-25
-21
-22
-26
-28
-25
-24
-23
-24
-23
-21
-22
-24
 chill °C
-43
-45
-43
-38
-33
-26
-36
-40
-35
-32
-28
-29
-23
-28
-22
-33
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-30-34-32-29-27-27-28-28-24-23-24-25-24-23-24-24-25-29-27-24-21-22-24-28-25-23-23-24-22-21-22-23-18-24-22-17-15-16-20-27-27-23-21-21-19-18-19-20
Sunrise
12:00
12:44
12:10
11:45
11:26
Sunset
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 night. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Sat morning, min -29°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the ESE on Thu night, calm by Sat afternoon).

Mount Wharton Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Mon night, min -29°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, strong winds from the WSW by Wed 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
Haze -.
Wind obs. (26 kph from 340 degs) was rejected.
5.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
Dumont Durville
1681 km NW
111m alt.
1 hour ago
-27°C
-
11
Light winds from the E
(11 kph at 90).
ASCATB153E63S
2010 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
51
Near gales from the NW
(51 kph at 322).
- km
ASCATC155E63S
2033 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
14
Light winds from the WSW
(14 kph at 238).
- km
ASCATC154E63S
2066 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
9
Light winds from the ENE
(9 kph at 73).
- km
ASCATC153E63S
2068 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
17
Light winds from the NE
(17 kph at 41).
- km
ASCATB152E63S
2070 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
18
Light winds from the N
(18 kph at 3).
- km
ASCATC152E63S
2078 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
18
Light winds from the NNE
(18 kph at 19).
- km
ASCATC151E63S
2080 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
21
Moderate winds from the N
(21 kph at 6).
- km
ASCATB151E63S
2080 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
21
Moderate winds from the NNE
(21 kph at 14).
- 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.