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– Lat/Long: 81.05° S 157.82° E

Mount Wharton
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 pm Sat 29 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Mon night, min -30°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -26°C on Tue night, min -42°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Wed afternoon, calm by Thu night).

Sunday
30
Monday
31
Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
2000
2000
2000
5000
2400
2000
2000
2500
2100
km/h
15
ESE
20
NW
20
W
10
W
10
NNW
5
NE
10
WNW
15
N
15
NNW
30
NW
40
WNW
40
W
35
W
15
WSW
5
N
5
NW
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Snowflake cm
1
 mm
max °C
-26
-26
-23
-22
-22
-21
-20
-21
-22
-26
-35
-39
-41
-40
-41
-38
min °C
-30
-30
-24
-23
-22
-23
-23
-22
-23
-33
-37
-41
-42
-41
-42
-41
 chill °C
-39
-43
-35
-32
-29
-30
-30
-30
-35
-51
-56
-62
-58
-52
-50
-49
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-28-28-24-23-22-22-22-22-23-30-36-40-42-41-42-40-25-28-25-24-22-21-21-20-20-29-38-41-42-39-40-38-20-28-27-23-20-18-18-17-15-27-40-41-42-38-38-37
Sunrise
12:10
11:45
11:26
11:08
10:52
Sunset
2:51
3:15
3:33
3:51
4:06

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Mount Wharton Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Wharton is: A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Mon night, min -30°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Mount Wharton Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -26°C on Tue night, min -42°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Wed afternoon, calm by Thu 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.
3 hours ago
-11°C
light snow
Light snow.
Wind obs. (19 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: overcast
Dumont Durville
1681 km NW
111m alt.
2 hours ago
-20°C
-
11
Light winds from the SE
(11 kph at 140).
ASCATB136E64S
2063 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
27
Moderate winds from the SW
(27 kph at 230).
- km
ASCATB134E64S
2081 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
54
Near gales from the NW
(54 kph at 325).
- km
Casey
2103 km W
42m alt.
2 hours ago
-13°C
-
85
Severe gales from the ENE
(85 kph at 60).
Mid: overcast
ASCATB137E63S
2159 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the SW
(31 kph at 234).
- km
ASCATB136E63S
2170 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
25
Moderate winds from the SW
(25 kph at 234).
- km
ASCATB135E63S
2181 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
21
Moderate winds from the NW
(21 kph at 304).
- km
ASCATB134E63S
2194 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the NW
(30 kph at 313).
- km
ASCATB133E63S
2202 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the WSW
(36 kph at 251).
- 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.