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– Lat/Long: 81.05° S 157.82° E

Mount Wharton
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 am Fri 14 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Fri afternoon, min -34°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Sat night, calm by Sun morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -27°C on Wed night, min -36°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Mon afternoon, fresh winds from the WSW by Wed morning).

Friday
14
Saturday
15
Sunday
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
4850
2000
2000
2000
3550
4250
km/h
35
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
35
WSW
40
WSW
15
SW
10
ESE
15
ESE
10
WSW
10
W
25
ESE
25
E
25
SE
20
SSE
35
WSW
15
WSW
15
SSW
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Snowflake cm
 mm
max °C
-24
-23
-23
-26
-28
-30
-30
-33
-34
-33
-33
-34
-33
-32
-29
-29
-29
-27
min °C
-26
-24
-25
-27
-30
-32
-32
-34
-34
-33
-35
-36
-34
-33
-31
-29
-29
-29
 chill °C
-41
-37
-38
-42
-48
-50
-38
-46
-47
-42
-44
-48
-50
-48
-44
-46
-41
-40
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-25-24-24-27-29-31-31-34-34-33-34-35-34-33-30-29-29-28-26-24-25-27-30-31-30-32-32-31-32-32-29-28-26-27-28-28-28-25-26-29-31-33-31-32-30-29-32-31-23-22-21-25-29-29
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 -23°C on Fri afternoon, min -34°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Sat night, calm by Sun morning).

Mount Wharton Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -27°C on Wed night, min -36°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Mon afternoon, fresh winds from the WSW by Wed morning).

This table gives the weather forecast for Mount Wharton at the specific elevation of 2800 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.
19
Light winds from the E
(19 kph at 90).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
DomeA
1344 km SSW
4084m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
Dumont Durville
1681 km NW
111m alt.
1 hour ago
-9° C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, below eye level.
59
Near gales from the SSE
(59 kph at 160).
28 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
ASCATC127E64S
2074 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
53
Near gales from the W
(53 kph at 270).
- km
ASCATC126E64S
2092 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the W
(50 kph at 268).
- km
Casey
2103 km W
42m alt.
1 hour ago
-17° C
partially cloudy
Clouds developing.
20
Moderate winds from the NE
(20 kph at 50).
50 km
Mid: scattered
ASCATC125E64S
2106 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
54
Near gales from the W
(54 kph at 265).
- km
ASCATB124E64S
2113 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
54
Near gales from the W
(54 kph at 268).
- km
ASCATC124E64S
2127 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the W
(50 kph at 260).
- km
ASCATB123E64S
2147 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
53
Near gales from the W
(53 kph at 267).
- 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.