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– Lat/Long: 81.05° S 157.82° E

Mount Wharton
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 am Wed 19 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -29°C on Wed afternoon, min -31°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Thu morning, calm by Thu night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -28°C on Sat night, min -33°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
light snow
cloud
cloud
part cloud
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
2000
4250
2000
2000
2000
2000
1950
2000
2000
2000
2000
km/h
10
NW
10
WSW
20
WSW
30
SW
25
WSW
10
WSW
15
ESE
10
E
10
E
10
SW
10
WSW
15
WSW
5
ENE
20
E
25
ESE
10
SE
5
SE
5
WSW
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Snowflake cm
2
 mm
max °C
-30
-29
-29
-29
-29
-30
-30
-30
-30
-30
-29
-28
-28
-28
-28
-31
-31
-31
min °C
-30
-29
-30
-30
-30
-30
-30
-30
-31
-30
-30
-29
-28
-29
-30
-31
-31
-33
 chill °C
-39
-38
-45
-46
-43
-41
-41
-40
-31
-38
-40
-42
-33
-42
-39
-40
-37
-33
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-32-30-30-30-30-32-33-33-34-33-33-31-31-32-34-35-35-34-30-29-30-30-30-30-30-30-31-30-30-29-28-29-29-31-31-32-30-31-33-33-33-32-29-27-27-28-28-28-29-26-23-26-27-29
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 -29°C on Wed afternoon, min -31°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Thu morning, calm by Thu night).

Mount Wharton Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -28°C on Sat night, min -33°C on Mon night). 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
-20° C
light snow
Light snow.
37
Fresh winds from the SE.(Wind varies from 100 to 180 degs)
(37 kph at 140).
3.0 km
Mid: overcast
Jang Bogo Station
732 km NNE
29m alt.
2 hours ago
-18° C
-
Wind obs. (13 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
40 km
Mid: few
998 km S
3012m alt.
3 hours ago
moderate snow
Ice crystals.
Wind obs. (17 kph from 70 degs) was rejected.
6.0 km
Dumont Durville
1681 km NW
111m alt.
2 hours ago
-15° C
-
15
Light winds from the SE
(15 kph at 140).
ASCATB186E64S
2059 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
82
Severe gales from the SW
(82 kph at 233).
- km
ASCATB187E64S
2065 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
82
Severe gales from the SW
(82 kph at 234).
- km
Casey
2103 km W
42m alt.
2 hours ago
-2° C
-
104
Extremely windy from the ENE
(104 kph at 70).
ASCATB188E64S
2116 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
81
Severe gales from the SW
(81 kph at 232).
- km
ASCATB189E64S
2134 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
67
Gales from the WSW
(67 kph at 252).
- km
ASCATB187E63S
2150 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
86
Severe gales from the W
(86 kph at 263).
- 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.