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– Lat/Long: 81.05° S 157.82° E

Mount Wharton
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

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

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Fri afternoon, min -30°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the WSW by Thu night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Fri night, min -33°C on Sun afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
Friday
14
Saturday
15
Sunday
16
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
2550
5300
4900
km/h
5
ENE
10
NW
10
NW
5
NNW
5
WNW
15
W
35
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
15
SSW
5
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
5
E
20
E
20
E
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Snowflake cm
 mm
max °C
-26
-28
-26
-27
-28
-28
-27
-25
-24
-24
-25
-26
-27
-31
-33
-32
min °C
-30
-28
-27
-29
-29
-28
-28
-26
-25
-25
-26
-26
-29
-31
-33
-33
 chill °C
-38
-36
-34
-35
-35
-39
-42
-39
-36
-32
-34
-34
-35
-37
-46
-46
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-28-28-27-28-29-28-28-26-25-25-26-26-28-31-33-33-28-29-27-27-29-29-29-27-25-24-25-27-28-30-31-30-29-31-29-27-29-31-30-27-25-24-25-28-28-29-30-28
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 -24°C on Fri afternoon, min -30°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the WSW by Thu night).

Mount Wharton Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Fri night, min -33°C on Sun afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

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
clear
Haze -.
6
Light winds from the NE
(6 kph at 50).
2.4 km
Low: few
Mid: overcast
998 km S
3012m alt.
2 hours ago
light snow
Snow grains.
Wind obs. (19 kph from 10 degs) was rejected.
8.0 km
High: few
ASCATB157E63S
2065 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the N
(30 kph at 9).
- km
ASCATB167E62S
2127 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the NE
(39 kph at 42).
- km
ASCATB157E62S
2176 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
25
Moderate winds from the NNW
(25 kph at 348).
- km
ASCATB159E62S
2176 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
25
Moderate winds from the N
(25 kph at 352).
- km
ASCATC159E62S
2177 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
26
Moderate winds from the NNW
(26 kph at 346).
- km
ASCATC161E62S
2178 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
29
Fresh winds from the N
(29 kph at 0).
- km
ASCATB158E62S
2180 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
24
Moderate winds from the NNW
(24 kph at 346).
- km
ASCATB162E62S
2181 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the NNE
(36 kph at 19).
- 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.