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– Lat/Long: 81.05° S 157.82° E

Mount Wharton
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 pm Tue 30 Jun Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -26°C on Fri morning, min -30°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, strong winds from the E by Thu night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -25°C on Fri afternoon, min -30°C on Sat afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
30
Wednesday
1
Thursday
2
Friday
3
Saturday
4
Sunday
5
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
snow showers
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
snow shwrs
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
km/h
10
SE
5
SSE
10
ESE
10
E
15
WSW
10
SSW
15
E
45
E
10
SSE
5
W
10
NNW
15
NNE
15
NE
10
NNW
5
NNE
5
NE
0
W
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Snowflake cm
2
 mm
max °C
-27
-28
-29
-30
-29
-28
-29
-28
-26
-25
-25
-26
-29
-29
-29
-30
-30
min °C
-28
-29
-29
-30
-29
-29
-30
-30
-27
-26
-25
-28
-30
-29
-30
-30
-30
 chill °C
-38
-40
-39
-38
-38
-37
-42
-44
-34
-33
-31
-40
-39
-38
-37
-36
-30
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
2000
2000
1950
4850
2000
2000
2000
3550
3750
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-28-29-29-30-29-29-30-29-27-26-25-27-30-29-30-30-30-24-25-25-26-26-26-27-24-23-22-23-24-28-29-29-29-28-22-22-22-22-24-26-26-20-18-19-22-22-26-28-27-26-26
Sunrise
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 dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -26°C on Fri morning, min -30°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, strong winds from the E by Thu night).

Mount Wharton Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -25°C on Fri afternoon, min -30°C on Sat afternoon). 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
-16° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (43 kph from 150 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: scattered
998 km S
3012m alt.
3 hours ago
-65° C
moderate snow
Ice crystals.
Wind obs. (13 kph from 40 degs) was rejected.
8.0 km
Mid: few
ASCATB220E64S
2658 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
74
Gales from the S
(74 kph at 171).
- km
ASCATB216E63S
2697 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
17
Light winds from the E
(17 kph at 89).
- km
ASCATB217E63S
2707 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
16
Light winds from the SSE
(16 kph at 155).
- km
ASCATB218E63S
2731 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
15
Light winds from the SW
(15 kph at 234).
- km
ASCATB224E64S
2741 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the S
(39 kph at 178).
- km
ASCATB219E63S
2743 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
19
Light winds from the WSW
(19 kph at 241).
- km
ASCATB225E64S
2752 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the S
(41 kph at 182).
- km
ASCATB226E64S
2759 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the S
(42 kph at 177).
- 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.