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– Lat/Long: 81.05° S 157.82° E

Mount Wharton
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 am Sat 18 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon morning. Extremely cold (max -28°C on Mon night, min -42°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Sat night, gales from the ESE by Mon morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -28°C on Tue morning, min -34°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, near gales from the WSW by Wed night).

Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
Cloud base (m)
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
km/h
15
ENE
10
ENE
5
E
10
ESE
10
ESE
25
ESE
40
ESE
45
ESE
35
ESE
30
SE
10
ESE
5
NE
5
SSW
20
WSW
50
WSW
50
WSW
35
W
10
NE
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Snowflake cm
4
4
2
4
2
1
1
 mm
max °C
-41
-38
-34
-32
-31
-30
-30
-31
-28
-28
-29
-30
-30
-29
-30
-31
-32
-31
min °C
-42
-40
-37
-33
-32
-30
-31
-31
-30
-28
-29
-32
-30
-29
-31
-31
-32
-34
 chill °C
-56
-51
-45
-44
-41
-43
-52
-50
-47
-43
-38
-42
-36
-42
-51
-51
-50
-46
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-42-39-36-33-32-30-31-31-29-28-29-31-30-29-31-31-32-33-40-37-32-29-28-25-25-26-24-22-25-27-29-29-31-33-33-32-38-35-29-26-24-19-18-20-18-16-20-24-27-30-34-37-36-33
Sunrise
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
Sunset
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00

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Mount Wharton Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Wharton is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon morning. Extremely cold (max -28°C on Mon night, min -42°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Sat night, gales from the ESE by Mon morning).

Mount Wharton Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -28°C on Tue morning, min -34°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, near 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.
2 hours ago
-31° C
moderate snow
Blowing moderate snow.
61
Near gales from the SSE
(61 kph at 150).
4.8 km
Mid: overcast
ASCATC184E77S
686 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the ESE
(48 kph at 106).
- km
ASCATC185E77S
716 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the ESE
(45 kph at 103).
- km
ASCATB179E65S
1916 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
56
Near gales from the W
(56 kph at 280).
- km
ASCATB180E65S
1917 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
55
Near gales from the W
(55 kph at 281).
- km
ASCATB184E65S
1919 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
58
Near gales from the WNW
(58 kph at 298).
- km
ASCATB185E65S
1923 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
58
Near gales from the NW
(58 kph at 307).
- km
ASCATC184E65S
1924 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
55
Near gales from the WNW
(55 kph at 297).
- km
ASCATC185E65S
1928 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
57
Near gales from the WNW
(57 kph at 301).
- km
ASCATB182E65S
1932 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
56
Near gales from the WNW
(56 kph at 287).
- 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.