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– Lat/Long: 81.05° S 157.82° E

Mount Wharton
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 pm Sat 15 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -28°C on Sat afternoon, min -35°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Sat afternoon, calm by Sun morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -27°C on Thu afternoon, min -36°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, near gales from the SSW by Thu morning).

Sat
15
Sunday
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
3000
2000
2000
2050
km/h
40
WSW
35
SW
15
WSW
15
ENE
20
ESE
15
WSW
10
N
20
E
25
E
20
ESE
15
SE
5
SSW
5
W
30
SW
50
SSW
40
SW
20
WSW
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Snowflake cm
 mm
max °C
-28
-29
-30
-33
-34
-32
-33
-34
-33
-33
-30
-29
-29
-28
-28
-27
-28
min °C
-30
-31
-32
-34
-35
-33
-34
-35
-34
-33
-32
-30
-29
-29
-29
-28
-32
 chill °C
-48
-48
-38
-47
-50
-45
-42
-47
-50
-47
-44
-36
-36
-46
-48
-44
-43
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-29-30-31-34-35-33-34-35-34-33-31-30-29-29-29-28-30-29-30-30-33-32-30-32-33-31-30-28-27-28-28-28-27-30-28-30-31-33-30-29-33-30-29-26-23-26-29-32-30-31-33
Sunrise
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 -28°C on Sat afternoon, min -35°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Sat afternoon, calm by Sun morning).

Mount Wharton Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -27°C on Thu afternoon, min -36°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, near gales from the SSW 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
-30° C
clear
Clear
37
Fresh winds from the E
(37 kph at 80).
10.0 km
Jang Bogo Station
732 km NNE
29m alt.
1 hour ago
-25° C
-
7
Light winds from the NNW
(7 kph at 330).
35 km
Mid: overcast
998 km S
3012m alt.
1 hour ago
-
28
Moderate winds from the WSW
(28 kph at 250).
2.4 km
High: few
1166 km S
2835m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (28 kph from 70 degs) was rejected.
2.4 km
Mid: few
DomeA
1344 km SSW
4084m alt.
1 hour ago
-67° C
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 230).
Dumont Durville
1681 km NW
111m alt.
1 hour ago
-14° C
Clouds developing.
7
Light winds from the E
(7 kph at 80).
30 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Casey
2103 km W
42m alt.
1 hour ago
-6° C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, above eye level.
117
Extremely windy from the E
(117 kph at 80).
0.2 km
Mid: sky obscured
Davis
2450 km SW
23m alt.
1 hour ago
-12° C
State of sky unchanged.
Wind obs. (9 kph from 70 degs) was rejected.
50 km
Mid: scattered
BaseBelgranoII
2552 km S
256m alt.
1 hour ago
-26° C
light snow
Intermittent light snow.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 140 degs) was rejected.
5.0 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Mawson
2828 km SW
16m alt.
1 hour ago
-15° C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, below eye level.
67
Gales from the S
(67 kph at 170).
3.0 km
Mid: scattered

* 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.