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– Lat/Long: 81.05° S 157.82° E

Mount Wharton
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 pm Sat 16 May Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -29°C on Sat night, min -35°C on Tue afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -28°C on Fri afternoon, min -35°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Wed night, light winds from the SW by Fri morning).

Sunday
17
Monday
18
Tuesday
19
Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
Friday
22
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
light snow
cloud
light snow
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
clear
km/h
15
E
10
E
10
ENE
5
E
5
ESE
5
ENE
10
ENE
20
E
15
E
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
20
ESE
20
SE
20
SSE
25
SE
10
SE
10
WSW
5
W
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
1
1
max °C
-29
-29
-29
-29
-30
-30
-31
-34
-35
-33
-32
-32
-32
-31
-31
-31
-29
-28
-29
min °C
-29
-29
-29
-30
-30
-30
-33
-34
-35
-35
-32
-32
-33
-32
-32
-32
-30
-29
-30
-40
-37
-37
-30
-36
-30
-45
-48
-48
-48
-42
-43
-47
-45
-46
-45
-40
-38
-37
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
2000
2200
2050
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2050
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
3850
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-29-29-29-30-30-30-32-34-35-34-32-32-33-32-32-32-30-29-30-28-28-28-28-28-29-31-33-32-32-30-29-29-27-27-28-26-26-27-27-26-26-26-26-28-30-31-29-29-28-27-23-22-21-22-22-25-27
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 Sat night, min -35°C on Tue afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Mount Wharton Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -28°C on Fri afternoon, min -35°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Wed night, light winds from the SW by Fri 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
-22° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
28
Moderate winds from the ENE
(28 kph at 70).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
998 km S
3012m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (13 kph from 40 degs) was rejected.
3.6 km
Mid: few
ASCATC172E67S
1664 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
62
Gales from the WNW
(62 kph at 289).
- km
ASCATB172E67S
1666 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
54
Near gales from the W
(54 kph at 276).
- km
ASCATC173E67S
1675 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
53
Near gales from the W
(53 kph at 277).
- km
ASCATB173E67S
1676 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
54
Near gales from the W
(54 kph at 277).
- km
ASCATB168E66S
1755 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
58
Near gales from the WNW
(58 kph at 290).
- km
ASCATC168E66S
1756 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
55
Near gales from the WNW
(55 kph at 293).
- km
ASCATC170E66S
1762 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
55
Near gales from the W
(55 kph at 277).
- km
ASCATC169E66S
1763 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
53
Near gales from the WNW
(53 kph at 285).
- 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.