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– Lat/Long: 81.05° S 157.82° E

Mount Wharton
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 pm Mon 31 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Mon night, min -40°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Mon night, stormy winds from the W by Wed morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -28°C on Sat night, min -38°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SW on Thu afternoon, calm by Sun morning).

Mon
31
Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
Friday
4
Saturday
5
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
2300
2000
2000
2000
3250
9650
km/h
10
NE
10
N
15
NW
30
NW
30
W
90
W
90
WSW
70
SW
65
SW
60
SW
50
SW
55
WSW
50
WSW
50
WSW
55
WSW
55
WSW
25
WSW
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Snowflake cm
 mm
max °C
-22
-20
-20
-22
-23
-34
-37
-37
-37
-37
-36
-37
-37
-36
-35
-33
-28
min °C
-22
-22
-21
-23
-32
-36
-39
-40
-38
-38
-37
-37
-37
-37
-36
-35
-31
 chill °C
-30
-32
-32
-37
-54
-62
-65
-65
-61
-62
-59
-59
-59
-59
-58
-56
-48
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-22-21-21-23-28-35-38-39-38-38-37-37-37-37-36-34-30-21-19-18-21-29-37-40-39-37-37-37-37-37-37-36-35-30-18-15-14-17-29-39-41-39-38-38-38-38-38-38-37-35-29
Sunrise
11:26
11:08
10:52
10:37
10:23
Sunset
3:15
3:33
3:51
4:06
4:20
4:32

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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 Mon night, min -40°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Mon night, stormy winds from the W by Wed morning).

Mount Wharton Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -28°C on Sat night, min -38°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SW on Thu afternoon, calm by Sun morning).

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.
3 hours ago
-22°C
clear
Haze -.
41
Strong winds from the ENE
(41 kph at 70).
4.0 km
Low: few
Mid: overcast
Dumont Durville
1681 km NW
111m alt.
3 hours ago
-16°C
-
17
Light winds from the SE
(17 kph at 140).
40 km
Mid: clear
Casey
2103 km W
42m alt.
3 hours ago
-20°C
State of sky unchanged.
26
Moderate winds from the S
(26 kph at 170).
40 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Davis
2450 km SW
23m alt.
3 hours ago
-24°C
State of sky unchanged.
26
Moderate winds from the ENE
(26 kph at 70).
50 km
Mid: scattered
BaseBelgranoII
2552 km S
256m alt.
3 hours ago
-19°C
-
30
Fresh winds from the SE
(30 kph at 140).
40 km
Mid: few
Mawson
2828 km SW
16m alt.
3 hours ago
-20°C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, below eye level.
Wind obs. (52 kph from 150 degs) was rejected.
35 km
Mid: few
2964 km N
6m alt.
1 hour ago
2°C
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
31
Fresh winds from the SW
(31 kph at 230).
35 km
Mid: overcast
Syowa
3062 km SSW
26m alt.
1 hour ago
-13°C
-
46
Strong winds from the ENE
(46 kph at 70).
ASCATC90E61S
3081 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the ESE
(32 kph at 116).
- km
ASCATC89E61S
3086 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
26
Moderate winds from the E
(26 kph at 95).
- 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.