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– Lat/Long: 81.05° S 157.82° E

Mount Wharton
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 am Thu 21 May Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Sat night, min -32°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun morning. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Sun afternoon, min -30°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ESE on Sun afternoon, light winds from the SSE by Mon afternoon).

Thursday
21
Friday
22
Saturday
23
Sunday
24
Monday
25
Tuesday
26
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
km/h
5
SSE
0
S
0
NNW
10
ENE
10
ENE
15
ESE
15
SSE
20
SSE
25
SE
30
SE
40
ESE
30
SE
20
ESE
10
SSE
15
SSE
20
SE
25
SE
10
SSE
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
2
4
4
4
5
1
1
2
3
max °C
-28
-27
-27
-31
-31
-27
-25
-24
-21
-21
-20
-22
-30
-27
-23
-22
-22
-22
min °C
-29
-27
-29
-32
-31
-31
-25
-24
-23
-21
-21
-30
-30
-30
-25
-23
-23
-24
-34
-27
-34
-40
-40
-44
-36
-36
-34
-34
-34
-44
-43
-39
-35
-35
-36
-34
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
2050
3450
3700
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
1950
2000
2000
2000
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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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: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Sat night, min -32°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Mount Wharton Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun morning. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Sun afternoon, min -30°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ESE on Sun afternoon, light winds from the SSE by Mon 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
-26° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
6
Light winds from the W
(6 kph at 270).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Jang Bogo Station
732 km NNE
29m alt.
3 hours ago
-26° C
-
11
Light winds from the NNW
(11 kph at 340).
40 km
Mid: few
998 km S
3012m alt.
3 hours ago
moderate snow
Ice crystals.
Wind obs. (13 kph from 60 degs) was rejected.
3.6 km
1166 km S
2835m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 60 degs) was rejected.
3.6 km
Mid: clear
Dumont Durville
1681 km NW
111m alt.
3 hours ago
-23° C
-
30
Fresh winds from the S
(30 kph at 180).
50 km
Mid: few
ASCATC137E64S
1993 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the WNW
(37 kph at 282).
- km
ASCATB136E64S
1996 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
34
Fresh winds from the W
(34 kph at 280).
- km
ASCATC136E64S
2012 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
23
Moderate winds from the WNW
(23 kph at 286).
- km
ASCATB137E64S
2016 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
15
Light winds from the WNW
(15 kph at 303).
- km
ASCATB134E64S
2023 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the ESE
(28 kph at 119).
- 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.