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– Lat/Long: 81.05° S 157.82° E

Mount Wharton
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 pm Thu 03 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -34°C on Fri afternoon, min -36°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the SW on Thu afternoon, calm by Sun morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -34°C on Sun night, min -37°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sun afternoon, fresh winds from the E by Mon night).

Thu
3
Friday
4
Saturday
5
Sunday
6
Monday
7
Tuesday
8
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
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
snow showers
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
snow shwrs
cloudy
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
4500
3800
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
km/h
100
SW
55
SW
60
WSW
55
SW
35
WSW
20
W
15
W
5
WNW
5
N
5
ESE
5
ENE
10
E
20
E
30
E
30
E
20
E
20
ESE
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Snowflake cm
1
 mm
max °C
-35
-35
-35
-34
-34
-35
-36
-35
-35
-35
-34
-34
-34
-35
-35
-36
-35
min °C
-35
-36
-35
-35
-34
-36
-36
-35
-35
-36
-36
-34
-34
-36
-37
-37
-36
 chill °C
-61
-59
-57
-56
-54
-49
-48
-46
-35
-36
-36
-44
-48
-53
-55
-52
-50
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-35-36-35-35-34-36-36-35-35-36-35-34-34-36-36-37-36-35-35-34-34-33-35-35-36-35-35-34-32-31-32-32-32-32-35-36-35-36-34-35-34-36-34-33-32-28-27-26-27-26-26
Sunrise
10:37
10:23
10:11
9:59
9:47
Sunset
4:06
4:20
4:32
4:45
4:58
5:09

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Mount Wharton Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Wharton is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -34°C on Fri afternoon, min -36°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the SW on Thu afternoon, calm by Sun morning).

Mount Wharton Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -34°C on Sun night, min -37°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sun afternoon, fresh winds from the E by Mon night).

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
light snow
Light snow.
33
Fresh winds from the E.(Wind varies from 070 to 140 degs)
(33 kph at 90).
6.0 km
Low: few
Dumont Durville
1681 km NW
111m alt.
1 hour ago
-5°C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, below eye level.
78
Severe gales from the SE
(78 kph at 130).
1.5 km
Mid: overcast
hy2c180E65S
1959 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
22
Moderate winds from the ENE
(22 kph at 60).
- km
hy2c181E65S
1967 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
19
Light winds from the ENE
(19 kph at 60).
- km
hy2c179E64S
1983 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
24
Moderate winds from the ENE
(24 kph at 70).
- km
hy2c175E64S
1990 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the ENE
(41 kph at 75).
- km
hy2c178E64S
1992 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
27
Moderate winds from the NE
(27 kph at 55).
- km
hy2c174E64S
2004 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the E
(41 kph at 80).
- km
hy2c183E64S
2012 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
13
Light winds from the NE
(13 kph at 55).
- km
hy2c177E64S
2014 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the ENE
(36 kph at 62).
- 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.