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– Lat/Long: 81.05° S 157.82° E

Mount Wharton
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 am Sat 29 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Mon night, min -30°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Tue morning, min -40°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Tue morning, gales from the WSW by Wed night).

Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Monday
31
Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
cloud
light snow
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
light snow
cloudy
light snow
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
4600
2100
2000
2000
km/h
35
SE
15
S
5
E
25
NW
20
W
10
W
10
NNE
10
NE
10
WNW
10
NE
15
NNW
40
NW
55
WNW
60
W
55
WSW
50
SW
50
SW
45
SSW
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Snowflake cm
3
1
 mm
max °C
-27
-26
-26
-26
-23
-22
-23
-23
-20
-20
-21
-23
-34
-39
-36
-37
-38
-36
min °C
-27
-26
-30
-30
-24
-23
-23
-24
-23
-21
-21
-30
-38
-40
-40
-38
-38
-38
 chill °C
-43
-37
-42
-44
-35
-32
-30
-33
-30
-28
-30
-48
-62
-64
-64
-60
-60
-61
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-27-26-28-28-24-23-23-24-22-21-21-27-36-40-38-38-38-37-22-21-25-28-25-23-23-22-21-18-19-26-38-41-38-38-37-37-15-16-21-28-27-23-21-20-18-15-15-25-39-41-39-38-37-37
Sunrise
12:44
12:10
11:45
11:26
11:08
10:52
Sunset
2:18
2:51
3:15
3:33
3:51
4:06

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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 -20°C on Mon night, min -30°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds.

Mount Wharton Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Tue morning, min -40°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Tue morning, gales from the WSW 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.
1 hour ago
-15°C
light snow
Light snow.
Wind obs. (28 kph from 70 degs) was rejected.
2.5 km
Mid: overcast
Jang Bogo Station
732 km NNE
29m alt.
3 hours ago
-19°C
-
7
Light winds from the N
(7 kph at 0).
40 km
Mid: clear
998 km S
3012m alt.
3 hours ago
moderate snow
Ice crystals.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 130 degs) was rejected.
8.0 km
1166 km S
2835m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 140 degs) was rejected.
28 km
Mid: clear
Dumont Durville
1681 km NW
111m alt.
3 hours ago
-17°C
-
35
Fresh winds from the SE
(35 kph at 140).
40 km
Mid: few
Casey
2103 km W
42m alt.
3 hours ago
-18°C
Clouds developing.
11
Light winds from the NE
(11 kph at 40).
35 km
Mid: overcast
ASCATB127E63S
2252 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
16
Light winds from the E
(16 kph at 88).
- km
ASCATB126E63S
2271 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
14
Light winds from the E
(14 kph at 96).
- km
ASCATB127E62S
2279 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
11
Light winds from the ENE
(11 kph at 71).
- km
ASCATB126E62S
2287 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
9
Light winds from the E
(9 kph at 84).
- 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.