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– Lat/Long: 81.05° S 157.82° E

Mount Wharton
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 pm Sun 19 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon morning. Extremely cold (max -26°C on Tue afternoon, min -31°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Tue morning, fresh winds from the W by Wed afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -31°C on Thu morning, min -37°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Wed night, calm by Thu night).

Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
2000
2000
2000
2000
2050
2100
3850
4750
1950
2000
km/h
25
ESE
35
ESE
30
ESE
25
SE
5
WNW
15
WNW
20
WSW
20
WSW
30
W
55
WSW
35
WSW
20
WSW
10
ENE
10
E
15
W
30
SW
20
W
10
WSW
10
SW
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Snowflake cm
4
3
2
3
 mm
max °C
-29
-29
-29
-27
-27
-26
-26
-28
-30
-32
-31
-31
-33
-35
-33
-31
-33
-33
-31
min °C
-30
-29
-30
-28
-27
-26
-27
-29
-31
-33
-32
-32
-37
-36
-34
-32
-34
-34
-34
 chill °C
-44
-46
-46
-43
-33
-36
-39
-43
-48
-54
-49
-43
-50
-45
-46
-48
-48
-45
-34
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-30-29-30-28-27-26-27-29-31-33-32-32-35-36-34-32-34-34-33-24-24-24-23-23-24-25-27-29-33-32-32-34-34-33-32-33-34-32-18-18-18-17-19-22-23-24-28-35-36-35-34-33-34-35-37-37-32
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: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon morning. Extremely cold (max -26°C on Tue afternoon, min -31°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Tue morning, fresh winds from the W by Wed afternoon).

Mount Wharton Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -31°C on Thu morning, min -37°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Wed night, 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.
2 hours ago
-20° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
8.0 km
Low: overcast
998 km S
3012m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (15 kph from 60 degs) was rejected.
8.0 km
Mid: few
High: scattered
ASCATC180E65S
1953 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the WSW
(30 kph at 241).
- km
ASCATB179E64S
1987 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the NW
(46 kph at 311).
- km
ASCATC181E64S
2000 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
25
Moderate winds from the WSW
(25 kph at 246).
- km
ASCATB175E64S
2020 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
66
Gales from the NW
(66 kph at 309).
- km
ASCATB176E64S
2021 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
51
Near gales from the NW
(51 kph at 314).
- km
ASCATC176E64S
2027 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the NW
(35 kph at 306).
- km
ASCATB177E64S
2032 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the WNW
(30 kph at 290).
- km
ASCATB178E64S
2035 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
27
Moderate winds from the W
(27 kph at 260).
- 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.