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– Lat/Long: 81.05° S 157.82° E

Mount Wharton
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 pm Sat 22 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -27°C on Sat night, min -39°C on Mon afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Thu morning, min -37°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Tue night, strong winds from the ESE by Thu morning).

Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
snow showers
light snow
mod snow
mod snow
clear
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
snow shwrs
light snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
Cloud base (m)
2050
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
km/h
0
E
25
E
20
ESE
10
W
10
NE
10
ENE
5
NNE
5
NNW
0
NE
10
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
25
ESE
35
SE
40
ESE
30
SE
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Snowflake cm
3
5
8
6
 mm
max °C
-27
-30
-31
-32
-37
-38
-39
-38
-37
-36
-33
-30
-24
-21
-21
-21
min °C
-30
-30
-32
-35
-38
-39
-39
-38
-37
-37
-35
-32
-29
-22
-21
-22
 chill °C
-40
-44
-40
-44
-49
-49
-47
-46
-37
-45
-47
-44
-42
-36
-36
-34
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-32-35-36-37-40-41-41-40-38-38-36-33-31-27-27-27-29-30-32-34-38-39-39-38-37-37-34-31-27-22-21-22-29-26-28-32-35-36-38-38-38-37-34-30-22-16-15-15
Sunrise
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
Sunset
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 night, min -39°C on Mon afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Mount Wharton Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Thu morning, min -37°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Tue night, strong winds from the ESE by Thu morning).

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
-29°C
clear
Clear
Wind obs. (6 kph from 1 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
DomeA
1344 km SSW
4084m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (13 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
Dumont Durville
1681 km NW
111m alt.
3 hours ago
-13°C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, below eye level.
57
Near gales from the SE
(57 kph at 140).
26 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
ASCATC166E64S
1969 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
47
Strong winds from the NNW
(47 kph at 338).
- km
ASCATC167E64S
1978 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the NNW
(42 kph at 336).
- km
ASCATB165E63S
2048 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
47
Strong winds from the NNW
(47 kph at 338).
- km
ASCATB164E63S
2076 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
56
Near gales from the NNW
(56 kph at 343).
- km
ASCATC166E63S
2079 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the NNW
(44 kph at 338).
- km
ASCATB166E63S
2084 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the NNW
(48 kph at 341).
- km
ASCATC167E63S
2086 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the NNW
(42 kph at 334).
- 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.