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– Lat/Long: 81.05° S 157.82° E

Mount Wharton
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 pm Fri 28 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri night. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Sun afternoon, min -30°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SE on Fri night, calm by Sun night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Tue night, min -37°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, fresh winds from the N by Wed night).

Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Monday
31
Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
cloud
snow showers
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
cloudy
snow shwrs
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
2000
2000
2000
2000
2050
2000
5250
2000
2000
2000
2200
2000
4250
2000
km/h
40
ESE
30
SE
10
S
15
NE
20
NW
15
WNW
5
N
15
NE
10
NE
5
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
25
WNW
10
WNW
15
NW
30
NNW
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Weather map
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Weather map
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Snowflake cm
5
3
1
 mm
max °C
-27
-27
-26
-26
-25
-23
-23
-24
-25
-22
-21
-21
-20
-21
-22
-24
min °C
-30
-27
-27
-29
-27
-24
-24
-25
-26
-25
-21
-21
-22
-21
-23
-34
 chill °C
-47
-42
-35
-42
-40
-35
-34
-34
-35
-33
-30
-31
-35
-27
-33
-50
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-29-27-27-28-26-24-24-25-26-24-21-21-21-21-23-29-24-22-22-25-27-25-23-24-23-22-20-20-21-20-22-29-18-15-17-22-28-26-22-21-20-19-17-18-19-18-19-27
Sunrise
12:44
12:10
11:45
11:26
11:08
Sunset
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 light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri night. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Sun afternoon, min -30°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SE on Fri night, calm by Sun night).

Mount Wharton Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Tue night, min -37°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, fresh winds from the N 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
-17°C
moderate snow
Blowing moderate snow.
74
Gales from the S
(74 kph at 180).
0.0 km
998 km S
3012m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (17 kph from 120 degs) was rejected.
9.0 km
Mid: scattered
hy2c168E64S
1980 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the NNW
(50 kph at 345).
- km
ASCATB155E63S
1997 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the NNW
(33 kph at 336).
- km
hy2c165E63S
1998 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
59
Near gales from the NW
(59 kph at 318).
- km
hy2c166E63S
2012 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
59
Near gales from the NNW
(59 kph at 330).
- km
hy2c167E63S
2013 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
57
Near gales from the NNW
(57 kph at 335).
- km
hy2c168E63S
2015 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the NNW
(50 kph at 342).
- km
hy2c148E63S
2020 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the NW
(42 kph at 312).
- km
ASCATC175E64S
2021 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the N
(49 kph at 359).
- 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.