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– Lat/Long: 81.05° S 157.82° E

Mount Wharton
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 am Sat 22 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -30°C on Sat afternoon, min -42°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Extremely cold (max -27°C on Thu morning, min -39°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Tue night, severe gales from the SE by Thu afternoon).

Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light snow
mod snow
heavy snow
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
light snow
mod. snow
heavy snow
Cloud base (m)
2000
1950
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
km/h
20
SW
25
SW
10
E
20
E
15
E
15
W
10
N
10
ENE
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
N
10
NE
15
E
20
E
25
E
35
ESE
80
SE
65
ESE
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Snowflake cm
4
8
12
 mm
max °C
-32
-30
-30
-34
-35
-34
-38
-40
-40
-39
-38
-37
-36
-34
-30
-27
-27
-28
min °C
-33
-31
-33
-34
-35
-36
-40
-41
-42
-39
-39
-38
-37
-35
-33
-28
-27
-31
 chill °C
-47
-46
-46
-49
-48
-47
-50
-51
-52
-53
-51
-47
-49
-49
-48
-44
-48
-52
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-33-31-32-34-35-35-39-41-41-39-39-38-37-35-32-28-27-30-30-28-29-30-31-33-37-39-40-38-38-37-36-32-28-23-21-24-27-28-29-26-28-31-36-38-39-39-39-38-36-32-25-16-14-17
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 -30°C on Sat afternoon, 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 night. Extremely cold (max -27°C on Thu morning, min -39°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Tue night, severe gales from the SE by Thu 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.
3 hours ago
-22° C
clear
Clear
Wind obs. (13 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Jang Bogo Station
732 km NNE
29m alt.
2 hours ago
-25° C
-
7
Light winds from the N
(7 kph at 350).
40 km
Mid: clear
998 km S
3012m alt.
2 hours ago
moderate snow
Ice crystals.
Wind obs. (9 kph from 100 degs) was rejected.
9.0 km
1166 km S
2835m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
29 km
Mid: clear
DomeA
1344 km SSW
4084m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (13 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
Dumont Durville
1681 km NW
111m alt.
2 hours ago
-10° C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, above eye level.
67
Gales from the SE
(67 kph at 130).
0.5 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
ASCATC141E64S
1940 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the SSE
(48 kph at 148).
- km
ASCATC140E64S
1944 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
52
Near gales from the SE
(52 kph at 137).
- km
ASCATC139E64S
1957 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the SE
(50 kph at 130).
- km
ASCATC138E64S
1964 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the SE
(42 kph at 141).
- 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.