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– Lat/Long: 81.05° S 157.82° E

Mount Wharton
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 pm Mon 24 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Thu afternoon, min -39°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, fresh winds from the ESE by Thu afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Sat afternoon, min -32°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SE on Thu night, calm by Sat night).

Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
Cloud base (m)
2000
2000
2050
2000
2000
2000
2050
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
1950
2000
2000
2000
km/h
0
NNE
0
SSW
5
SE
10
ESE
10
ESE
20
ESE
35
ESE
20
ESE
30
SE
40
SE
40
SE
20
SE
15
SSE
20
SE
25
SE
15
SSE
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Snowflake cm
2
6
3
2
1
2
3
2
 mm
max °C
-39
-37
-37
-35
-32
-32
-32
-28
-24
-22
-25
-25
-23
-22
-21
-21
min °C
-39
-38
-37
-36
-33
-33
-34
-30
-25
-23
-26
-26
-24
-22
-21
-23
 chill °C
-39
-38
-37
-44
-43
-49
-52
-43
-39
-38
-40
-38
-35
-34
-33
-28
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-41-40-39-38-36-36-37-32-29-28-31-31-28-28-27-28-39-38-37-36-33-33-33-29-25-23-26-26-24-22-21-22-38-38-36-35-32-31-30-25-19-16-19-20-17-16-15-16
Sunrise
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:44
Sunset
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
2:18

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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 -24°C on Thu afternoon, min -39°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, fresh winds from the ESE by Thu afternoon).

Mount Wharton Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Sat afternoon, min -32°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SE on Thu night, calm by Sat 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.
3 hours ago
-30°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Jang Bogo Station
732 km NNE
29m alt.
2 hours ago
-28°C
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 280 degs) was rejected.
35 km
Mid: overcast
998 km S
3012m alt.
2 hours ago
-
15
Light winds from the WNW
(15 kph at 290).
9.0 km
Mid: few
1166 km S
2835m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (15 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
29 km
Mid: few
Dumont Durville
1681 km NW
111m alt.
2 hours ago
-22°C
-
54
Near gales from the SSE
(54 kph at 160).
ASCATB155E64S
1955 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the WSW
(44 kph at 258).
- km
ASCATB153E64S
1956 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the WSW
(49 kph at 254).
- km
ASCATC154E64S
1959 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
43
Strong winds from the WSW
(43 kph at 258).
- km
ASCATB154E64S
1961 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the WSW
(42 kph at 254).
- km
ASCATB176E64S
2032 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the ENE
(39 kph at 76).
- 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.