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– Lat/Long: 81.05° S 157.82° E

Mount Wharton
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 am Sun 23 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -33°C on Sun morning, min -42°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu morning. Extremely cold (max -26°C on Fri night, min -37°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the ESE on Thu morning, light winds from the SSE by Fri afternoon).

Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
snow showers
light snow
mod snow
mod snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
snow shwrs
light snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2050
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
1950
km/h
25
E
25
ESE
10
NW
10
NNE
10
NE
5
NE
5
N
5
NE
10
ENE
20
E
20
E
30
E
50
ESE
65
ESE
55
ESE
35
SE
20
SSE
25
SSW
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Snowflake cm
1
5
6
8
1
 mm
max °C
-33
-36
-37
-39
-41
-41
-39
-39
-38
-35
-32
-30
-27
-27
-27
-29
-30
-26
min °C
-34
-36
-37
-40
-41
-42
-40
-39
-38
-37
-34
-33
-28
-27
-29
-30
-30
-29
 chill °C
-49
-53
-47
-52
-53
-49
-40
-39
-47
-51
-48
-50
-46
-46
-46
-44
-43
-44
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-34-36-37-40-41-42-40-39-38-36-33-32-28-27-28-30-30-28-30-32-34-38-39-40-39-37-37-34-31-28-22-22-22-25-25-24-26-27-32-36-37-38-38-37-36-34-30-24-16-15-16-18-21-22
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 -33°C on Sun morning, min -42°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Mount Wharton Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu morning. Extremely cold (max -26°C on Fri night, min -37°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the ESE on Thu morning, light winds from the SSE by Fri afternoon).

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
-29°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
22
Moderate winds from the ENE
(22 kph at 70).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
Jang Bogo Station
732 km NNE
29m alt.
3 hours ago
-26°C
-
Wind obs. (33 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
40 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
998 km S
3012m alt.
3 hours ago
-
31
Fresh winds from the SSW
(31 kph at 200).
0.0 km
High: broken
DomeA
1344 km SSW
4084m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
Dumont Durville
1681 km NW
111m alt.
3 hours ago
-16°C
-
15
Light winds from the ESE
(15 kph at 120).
40 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
ASCATC143E64S
1941 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the S
(37 kph at 182).
- km
ASCATC142E64S
1945 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the S
(46 kph at 183).
- km
ASCATC141E64S
1946 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the S
(50 kph at 188).
- km
ASCATC144E64S
1953 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the S
(46 kph at 190).
- km
ASCATC147E64S
1962 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the S
(50 kph at 190).
- 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.