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– Lat/Long: 81.05° S 157.82° E

Mount Wharton
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 pm Thu 27 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Fri night, min -30°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SE on Thu afternoon, light winds from the SSW by Sat afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Sun night, min -28°C on Sun afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Monday
31
Tuesday
1
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
mod snow
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
mod snow
light snow
cloud
light snow
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
mod. snow
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
cloudy
light snow
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
1950
2000
2000
2000
1950
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
4650
2400
2000
2000
2000
2000
km/h
55
SE
50
ESE
35
ESE
30
ESE
35
SE
30
SE
15
SE
10
ENE
15
N
15
W
15
WSW
10
E
15
E
10
E
15
ENE
5
ENE
10
WNW
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Snowflake cm
6
12
2
1
6
3
1
2
1
 mm
max °C
-24
-24
-30
-27
-22
-22
-22
-22
-30
-26
-21
-21
-23
-22
-23
-23
-23
min °C
-24
-25
-30
-29
-26
-22
-22
-29
-30
-28
-25
-22
-23
-24
-24
-23
-26
 chill °C
-42
-42
-46
-44
-40
-35
-32
-40
-41
-39
-36
-31
-32
-30
-32
-29
-37
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-29-30-34-33-30-27-27-30-32-26-23-23-25-24-25-25-26-24-25-30-28-24-22-22-26-30-27-23-22-23-23-24-23-25-18-18-25-23-18-15-16-20-28-29-23-20-20-20-20-20-22
Sunrise
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 -22°C on Fri night, min -30°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SE on Thu afternoon, light winds from the SSW by Sat afternoon).

Mount Wharton Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Sun night, min -28°C on Sun afternoon). 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
-19°C
clear
Haze -.
Wind obs. (41 kph from 360 degs) was rejected.
4.3 km
Low: overcast
Jang Bogo Station
732 km NNE
29m alt.
3 hours ago
-32°C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 320).
40 km
Mid: clear
1166 km S
2835m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (30 kph from 130 degs) was rejected.
0.8 km
Mid: clear
Dumont Durville
1681 km NW
111m alt.
3 hours ago
-24°C
-
7
Light winds from the ESE
(7 kph at 120).
50 km
Mid: few
Casey
2103 km W
42m alt.
3 hours ago
-22°C
partially cloudy
Clouds developing.
19
Light winds from the SSE
(19 kph at 150).
50 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Davis
2450 km SW
23m alt.
3 hours ago
-15°C
State of sky unchanged.
19
Light winds from the E
(19 kph at 90).
50 km
Mid: scattered
BaseBelgranoII
2552 km S
256m alt.
3 hours ago
-31°C
-
9
Light winds from the SE
(9 kph at 140).
40 km
Mid: few
ASCATC225E65S
2638 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the ENE
(49 kph at 63).
- km
ASCATC226E65S
2656 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the ENE
(50 kph at 62).
- km
ASCATB226E65S
2659 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
47
Strong winds from the ENE
(47 kph at 64).
- 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.