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– Lat/Long: 81.05° S 157.82° E

Mount Wharton
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 am Tue 01 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Tue morning, min -40°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Tue morning, extremely windy from the WSW by Wed afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -31°C on Sun morning, min -37°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Fri afternoon, light winds from the NW by Sun afternoon).

Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
Friday
4
Saturday
5
Sunday
6
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
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
2000
2000
2000
5150
km/h
15
NNW
30
NNW
35
W
105
W
110
WSW
90
SW
80
SW
85
SW
55
WSW
55
WSW
60
WSW
50
SW
50
WSW
40
WSW
30
W
15
W
5
NW
15
ENE
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Snowflake cm
 mm
max °C
-19
-21
-23
-33
-36
-37
-36
-36
-36
-37
-37
-36
-36
-35
-32
-31
-31
-32
min °C
-20
-22
-32
-35
-40
-40
-37
-37
-38
-37
-37
-37
-36
-36
-35
-31
-31
-34
 chill °C
-30
-36
-56
-62
-69
-68
-62
-63
-61
-59
-60
-59
-57
-56
-53
-43
-38
-46
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-20-22-28-34-38-39-37-37-37-37-37-37-36-36-34-31-31-33-18-20-29-36-38-38-37-37-38-38-37-36-36-35-33-31-32-33-14-16-29-38-38-37-38-39-39-39-37-38-37-36-34-31-31-30
Sunrise
11:26
11:08
10:52
10:37
10:23
10:11
Sunset
3:33
3:51
4:06
4:20
4:32
4:45

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Mount Wharton Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Wharton is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Tue morning, min -40°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Tue morning, extremely windy from the WSW by Wed afternoon).

Mount Wharton Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -31°C on Sun morning, min -37°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Fri afternoon, light winds from the NW by Sun 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
-19°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
33
Fresh winds from the E
(33 kph at 100).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
998 km S
3012m alt.
2 hours ago
moderate snow
Ice crystals.
28
Moderate winds from the WNW
(28 kph at 290).
0.6 km
DomeA
1344 km SSW
4084m alt.
58 minutes ago
-
Wind obs. (17 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
ASCATB232E66S
2571 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the E
(44 kph at 89).
- km
ASCATB233E66S
2588 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the E
(41 kph at 88).
- km
ASCATB234E66S
2634 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the E
(36 kph at 93).
- km
ASCATC219E64S
2635 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
16
Light winds from the ENE
(16 kph at 67).
- km
ASCATC235E66S
2641 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the E
(46 kph at 82).
- km
ASCATC219E63S
2647 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
18
Light winds from the ENE
(18 kph at 76).
- km
ASCATC237E67S
2652 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the E
(40 kph at 81).
- 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.