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– Lat/Long: 81.05° S 157.82° E

Mount Wharton
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 am Fri 28 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri night. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Sun night, min -33°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ESE on Fri night, calm by Sat afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Mon afternoon, min -30°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon afternoon, near gales from the SW by Wed night).

Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Monday
31
Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
light snow
mod snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
snow shwrs
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
2000
2000
1950
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
4950
3000
5100
8200
km/h
40
SE
35
ESE
50
ESE
35
SE
20
SSE
10
E
25
NW
20
WNW
10
W
10
N
5
NNE
10
NNW
5
NNW
10
NW
20
WSW
35
WSW
45
WSW
50
SW
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Snowflake cm
2
1
6
3
 mm
max °C
-33
-31
-27
-27
-27
-26
-28
-24
-23
-24
-23
-23
-23
-23
-24
-26
-28
-28
min °C
-33
-32
-30
-27
-27
-30
-30
-26
-24
-24
-24
-24
-23
-24
-26
-27
-28
-30
 chill °C
-52
-50
-48
-43
-39
-42
-44
-38
-32
-31
-30
-30
-29
-33
-40
-43
-46
-49
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-33-32-29-27-27-28-29-25-24-24-24-24-23-24-25-27-28-29-29-27-24-21-22-25-29-26-25-25-24-23-22-23-26-28-29-30-24-22-17-15-16-21-28-28-25-24-23-22-19-21-25-28-28-28
Sunrise
12:00
12:44
12:10
11:45
11:26
11:08
Sunset
12:00
2:18
2:51
3:15
3:33
3:51

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Mount Wharton Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Wharton is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri night. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Sun night, min -33°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ESE on Fri night, calm by Sat afternoon).

Mount Wharton Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Mon afternoon, min -30°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon afternoon, near gales from the SW by Wed 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
-22°C
light snow
Light snow.
30
Fresh winds from the ESE
(30 kph at 110).
1.0 km
Dumont Durville
1681 km NW
111m alt.
2 hours ago
-18°C
-
33
Fresh winds from the SE
(33 kph at 130).
35 km
Mid: overcast
ASCATC168E63S
2006 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
26
Moderate winds from the WNW
(26 kph at 296).
- km
ASCATB168E63S
2025 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
25
Moderate winds from the WNW
(25 kph at 299).
- km
ASCATB139E64S
2026 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
62
Gales from the ESE
(62 kph at 120).
- km
ASCATB140E64S
2028 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the ESE
(50 kph at 121).
- km
ASCATC166E63S
2029 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
24
Moderate winds from the NW
(24 kph at 306).
- km
ASCATC167E63S
2031 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
26
Moderate winds from the WNW
(26 kph at 299).
- km
ASCATB142E63S
2051 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the NNE
(41 kph at 23).
- km
ASCATC171E63S
2056 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the WNW
(35 kph at 283).
- 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.