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– Lat/Long: 81.05° S 157.82° E

Mount Wharton
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 pm Wed 29 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -30°C on Thu night, min -34°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Thu afternoon, calm by Fri night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -29°C on Mon night, min -35°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the SW on Mon night, calm by Tue morning).

Thursday
30
Friday
31
Saturday
1
Sunday
2
Monday
3
Tuesday
4
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
9600
7450
7050
7000
4900
4900
km/h
30
WNW
30
W
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
5
WSW
5
S
10
SSW
15
SW
15
WSW
20
WSW
35
WSW
45
SW
60
SW
60
SW
15
WSW
10
ENE
10
SSE
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Snowflake cm
 mm
max °C
-34
-33
-32
-30
-30
-30
-31
-32
-32
-31
-32
-32
-32
-34
-34
-29
-29
-34
-35
min °C
-34
-33
-33
-31
-30
-30
-32
-32
-32
-32
-32
-32
-34
-35
-35
-33
-32
-35
-36
 chill °C
-51
-49
-50
-47
-44
-43
-32
-32
-41
-42
-45
-46
-52
-56
-57
-55
-32
-42
-45
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-34-33-33-31-30-30-32-32-32-32-32-32-33-35-35-31-31-35-36-37-36-36-33-32-32-32-32-32-32-32-33-34-37-37-32-31-33-34-39-39-37-35-34-34-33-32-33-34-35-36-37-40-41-35-31-31-34
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: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -30°C on Thu night, min -34°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Thu afternoon, calm by Fri night).

Mount Wharton Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -29°C on Mon night, min -35°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the SW on Mon night, calm by Tue 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
-34° C
moderate snow
Blowing moderate snow.
52
Near gales from the ENE
(52 kph at 70).
6.0 km
Low: overcast
998 km S
3012m alt.
3 hours ago
moderate snow
Ice crystals.
Wind obs. (13 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
6.0 km
ASCATC177E65S
1931 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the WSW
(33 kph at 244).
- km
ASCATB177E65S
1931 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the WSW
(33 kph at 242).
- km
ASCATC178E65S
1931 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the WSW
(30 kph at 240).
- km
ASCATB178E65S
1932 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the WSW
(30 kph at 241).
- km
ASCATC179E65S
1942 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the WSW
(31 kph at 242).
- km
ASCATB182E65S
1944 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
29
Fresh winds from the WNW
(29 kph at 300).
- km
ASCATB179E65S
1945 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
29
Fresh winds from the WSW
(29 kph at 251).
- km
ASCATB180E65S
1949 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
29
Fresh winds from the WSW
(29 kph at 250).
- 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.