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– Lat/Long: 81.05° S 157.82° E

Mount Wharton
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 pm Sun 21 Jun Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Sun night, min -36°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Mon afternoon, calm by Wed morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -33°C on Wed night, min -35°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Wed night, strong winds from the ESE by Fri night).

Monday
22
Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Friday
26
Saturday
27
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light snow
cloud
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
km/h
10
SW
35
SSW
45
SW
40
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
25
W
0
SW
10
ESE
5
SSE
15
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
20
ESE
10
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SSE
10
SE
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Snowflake cm
1
1
 mm
max °C
-20
-22
-26
-29
-32
-32
-33
-35
-36
-33
-33
-33
-33
-34
-34
-33
-33
-33
-34
min °C
-22
-23
-27
-31
-32
-33
-35
-36
-36
-35
-33
-34
-34
-35
-34
-35
-34
-33
-36
 chill °C
-30
-38
-44
-49
-50
-49
-47
-46
-46
-44
-46
-48
-46
-48
-45
-54
-46
-45
-43
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
7250
8150
8200
2000
1950
2000
1950
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-21-23-27-30-32-33-34-36-36-34-33-34-34-35-34-34-34-33-35-19-21-24-29-32-32-34-35-33-31-29-29-29-30-30-30-29-29-31-19-22-24-30-35-37-37-36-32-29-25-22-24-23-25-24-24-24-27
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 -20°C on Sun night, min -36°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Mon afternoon, calm by Wed morning).

Mount Wharton Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -33°C on Wed night, min -35°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Wed night, strong winds from the ESE by Fri 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
-11° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
Wind obs. (33 kph from 150 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: overcast
998 km S
3012m alt.
1 hour ago
moderate snow
Ice crystals.
Wind obs. (26 kph from 100 degs) was rejected.
1.4 km
ASCATB178E65S
1936 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the SW
(41 kph at 234).
- km
ASCATB179E65S
1941 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the SW
(40 kph at 235).
- km
ASCATC178E65S
1941 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the WSW
(41 kph at 238).
- km
ASCATC179E65S
1944 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the WSW
(40 kph at 242).
- km
ASCATB180E65S
1950 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the SW
(37 kph at 230).
- km
ASCATC173E64S
2000 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the WSW
(48 kph at 248).
- km
ASCATB173E64S
2006 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the WSW
(48 kph at 244).
- km
ASCATB175E64S
2021 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the SW
(44 kph at 232).
- 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.