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Mount Wharton
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 am Thu 13 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Fri afternoon, min -31°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Thu morning, strong winds from the WSW by Thu night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -28°C on Tue afternoon, min -36°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
13
Friday
14
Saturday
15
Sunday
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
2750
2000
2000
2150
km/h
10
WNW
20
W
45
WSW
30
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
20
SW
25
SW
35
WSW
25
SW
5
E
20
ESE
10
ESE
5
SE
15
E
10
ESE
5
SSE
5
SE
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Snowflake cm
 mm
max °C
-29
-28
-28
-25
-23
-24
-24
-25
-28
-31
-34
-35
-32
-31
-30
-29
-28
-28
min °C
-29
-29
-29
-27
-24
-24
-24
-26
-31
-32
-35
-36
-34
-31
-31
-30
-29
-30
 chill °C
-38
-42
-47
-42
-36
-34
-36
-40
-48
-43
-48
-50
-43
-38
-42
-40
-34
-37
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-29-29-29-26-24-24-24-26-30-32-35-36-33-31-31-30-29-29-30-30-29-27-25-24-25-26-30-31-33-33-30-29-28-26-25-26-32-33-32-28-26-26-26-27-31-33-32-31-28-27-25-21-21-23
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 -23°C on Fri afternoon, min -31°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Thu morning, strong winds from the WSW by Thu night).

Mount Wharton Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -28°C on Tue afternoon, min -36°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

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
-28° C
clear
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
9.0 km
Low: few
DomeA
1344 km SSW
4084m alt.
2 hours ago
-67° C
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
Dumont Durville
1681 km NW
111m alt.
41 minutes ago
-8° C
heavy snow
Heavy drifting snow, above eye level.
96
Stormy winds from the SE
(96 kph at 130).
<100m
Mid: overcast
Casey
2103 km W
42m alt.
41 minutes ago
-13° C
State of sky unchanged.
13
Light winds from the NE
(13 kph at 50).
50 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
ASCATC120E62S
2419 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
57
Near gales from the SW
(57 kph at 214).
- km
ASCATB120E62S
2422 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
55
Near gales from the SW
(55 kph at 222).
- km
ASCATC121E62S
2423 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
59
Near gales from the SW
(59 kph at 226).
- km
ASCATC119E62S
2423 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
57
Near gales from the SSW
(57 kph at 208).
- km
ASCATB119E62S
2424 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
55
Near gales from the SSW
(55 kph at 211).
- km
ASCATC122E62S
2428 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
60
Near gales from the SW
(60 kph at 234).
- 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.