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– Lat/Long: 81.05° S 157.82° E

Mount Wharton
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 am Thu 27 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Extremely cold (max -28°C on Fri night, min -34°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the ESE on Thu afternoon, calm by Sat night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Tue afternoon, min -34°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Tue night).

Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Monday
31
Tuesday
1
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
2000
1950
2000
2000
2000
1950
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
5100
2000
km/h
40
ESE
65
ESE
60
ESE
25
SE
30
ESE
40
ESE
45
SE
30
SE
15
ESE
5
N
15
NNW
10
WNW
15
E
15
ENE
10
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
20
WSW
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Snowflake cm
2
5
12
2
5
4
1
 mm
max °C
-31
-30
-29
-31
-33
-28
-28
-28
-28
-34
-29
-22
-23
-26
-22
-21
-20
-20
min °C
-34
-30
-30
-34
-34
-32
-28
-28
-34
-34
-32
-26
-24
-26
-26
-21
-20
-23
 chill °C
-52
-51
-48
-52
-51
-50
-46
-43
-34
-40
-45
-34
-34
-37
-35
-31
-28
-36
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-33-30-30-33-34-30-28-28-31-34-31-24-24-26-24-21-20-22-29-25-24-28-30-25-23-23-27-31-30-25-23-25-24-22-22-23-24-19-17-23-25-19-16-16-23-27-30-25-22-21-23-22-21-22
Sunrise
12:00
12:00
12:44
12:10
11:45
11:26
Sunset
12:00
12:00
2:18
2:51
3:15
3:33

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Mount Wharton Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Wharton is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Extremely cold (max -28°C on Fri night, min -34°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the ESE on Thu afternoon, calm by Sat night).

Mount Wharton Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Tue afternoon, min -34°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Tue 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
-29°C
moderate snow
Blowing moderate snow.
Wind obs. (61 kph from 170 degs) was rejected.
1.5 km
Jang Bogo Station
732 km NNE
29m alt.
3 hours ago
-34°C
-
Wind obs. (33 kph from 250 degs) was rejected.
40 km
Mid: clear
998 km S
3012m alt.
3 hours ago
moderate snow
Ice crystals.
26
Moderate winds from the NW
(26 kph at 310).
8.0 km
DomeA
1344 km SSW
4084m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
Dumont Durville
1681 km NW
111m alt.
3 hours ago
-20°C
-
22
Moderate winds from the S
(22 kph at 190).
ASCATB181E64S
1977 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the W
(49 kph at 260).
- km
ASCATB183E65S
1980 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
51
Near gales from the SW
(51 kph at 235).
- km
ASCATB180E64S
1982 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the WNW
(49 kph at 283).
- km
ASCATB183E64S
1997 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
51
Near gales from the SW
(51 kph at 235).
- km
ASCATB184E64S
2010 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
43
Strong winds from the WSW
(43 kph at 240).
- 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.