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– Lat/Long: 81.05° S 157.82° E

Mount Wharton
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 pm Sat 22 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -29°C on Sat night, min -41°C on Mon afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Extremely cold (max -27°C on Thu morning, min -38°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Tue night, near gales from the ESE by Thu morning).

Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
snow showers
light snow
mod snow
mod snow
clear
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
snow shwrs
light snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
Cloud base (m)
2050
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
km/h
5
E
25
E
25
ESE
15
W
15
NE
10
ENE
5
NNE
10
N
10
NNE
10
ENE
20
ENE
25
E
30
E
50
SE
55
ESE
40
SE
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Snowflake cm
3
5
8
6
 mm
max °C
-29
-34
-35
-36
-39
-40
-40
-39
-38
-38
-35
-32
-29
-27
-27
-27
min °C
-34
-35
-36
-37
-40
-41
-41
-40
-38
-38
-37
-34
-32
-27
-27
-27
 chill °C
-49
-51
-52
-47
-52
-53
-51
-52
-48
-49
-52
-49
-48
-45
-45
-45
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-32-35-36-37-40-41-41-40-38-38-36-33-31-27-27-27-29-30-32-34-38-39-39-38-37-37-34-31-27-22-21-22-29-26-28-32-35-36-38-38-38-37-34-30-22-16-15-15
Sunrise
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
Sunset
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: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -29°C on Sat night, min -41°C on Mon afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Mount Wharton Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Extremely cold (max -27°C on Thu morning, min -38°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Tue night, near gales from the ESE by Thu 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.
2 hours ago
-29°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Jang Bogo Station
732 km NNE
29m alt.
2 hours ago
-28°C
-
7
Light winds from the NNW
(7 kph at 330).
40 km
Mid: clear
998 km S
3012m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (22 kph from 10 degs) was rejected.
1.6 km
High: scattered
1166 km S
2835m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (24 kph from 10 degs) was rejected.
1.6 km
Mid: scattered
Dumont Durville
1681 km NW
111m alt.
2 hours ago
-13°C
-
54
Near gales from the SE
(54 kph at 140).
hy2c151E64S
1945 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the SSW
(48 kph at 205).
- km
hy2c152E64S
1947 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the SSW
(39 kph at 208).
- km
hy2c154E64S
1948 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the NW
(28 kph at 312).
- km
hy2c142E64S
1949 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the SSE
(45 kph at 160).
- km
hy2c141E64S
1958 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the SSE
(40 kph at 152).
- 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.