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– Lat/Long: 81.05° S 157.82° E

Mount Wharton
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 pm Tue 04 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Wed morning, min -31°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Wed night, near gales from the WSW by Thu night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -25°C on Fri night, min -37°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, strong winds from the SW by Mon afternoon).

Wednesday
5
Thursday
6
Friday
7
Saturday
8
Sunday
9
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
cloud
cloud
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
part cloud
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
some clouds
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
3300
2000
2000
2000
2000
8350
4050
2000
2000
2000
2000
km/h
15
SSE
25
S
15
ESE
25
E
10
SW
25
WSW
40
SW
45
WSW
40
WSW
30
W
15
NW
10
NE
5
E
10
WSW
10
W
0
SSW
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Snowflake cm
1
1
 mm
max °C
-26
-24
-25
-27
-27
-27
-24
-24
-24
-25
-26
-30
-35
-36
-35
-35
min °C
-31
-25
-27
-28
-27
-27
-25
-25
-25
-25
-28
-32
-37
-36
-35
-36
 chill °C
-43
-38
-38
-40
-36
-40
-40
-41
-41
-40
-38
-43
-37
-47
-46
-36
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-29-25-26-28-27-27-25-25-25-25-27-31-36-36-35-36-25-21-23-25-26-26-26-26-26-26-26-30-34-34-34-34-21-17-20-22-23-25-27-28-28-26-25-28-30-32-35-35
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: A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Wed morning, min -31°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Wed night, near gales from the WSW by Thu night).

Mount Wharton Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -25°C on Fri night, min -37°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, strong winds from the SW by Mon afternoon).

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
-26° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
6.0 km
Low: scattered
998 km S
3012m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (17 kph from 360 degs) was rejected.
3.6 km
High: overcast
ASCATB178E64S
2038 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
54
Near gales from the W
(54 kph at 261).
- km
ASCATC177E64S
2040 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the WNW
(50 kph at 286).
- km
ASCATC178E64S
2045 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the WNW
(48 kph at 289).
- km
ASCATC179E64S
2054 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the WNW
(48 kph at 284).
- km
ASCATB179E64S
2054 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the WNW
(48 kph at 289).
- km
ASCATB180E64S
2055 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the WNW
(44 kph at 292).
- km
ASCATC180E64S
2065 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the WNW
(44 kph at 300).
- km
ASCATB149E63S
2070 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the W
(49 kph at 272).
- 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.