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– Lat/Long: 81.05° S 157.82° E

Mount Wharton
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 pm Wed 19 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -29°C on Wed afternoon, min -35°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SW on Thu morning, light winds from the SSW by Thu night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -30°C on Sat night, min -40°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ESE on Sun afternoon, calm by Mon night).

Wed
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
snow showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
snow shwrs
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
2000
2000
2000
1950
2000
2000
2000
2000
km/h
20
WSW
40
SW
50
SW
45
SW
20
SW
5
ESE
15
E
15
E
10
E
15
SW
20
SW
10
SE
35
ESE
25
SW
25
E
20
E
10
E
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Snowflake cm
1
 mm
max °C
-29
-29
-30
-30
-31
-32
-33
-33
-33
-32
-30
-31
-34
-31
-38
-39
-39
min °C
-30
-30
-30
-30
-31
-33
-33
-35
-34
-33
-32
-32
-35
-36
-39
-40
-40
 chill °C
-44
-48
-49
-48
-45
-44
-44
-44
-41
-44
-46
-46
-50
-51
-54
-54
-52
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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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 -29°C on Wed afternoon, min -35°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SW on Thu morning, light winds from the SSW by Thu night).

Mount Wharton Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -30°C on Sat night, min -40°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ESE on Sun afternoon, calm by Mon night).

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
-19° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
19
Light winds from the SSE
(19 kph at 150).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Jang Bogo Station
732 km NNE
29m alt.
1 hour ago
-17° C
heavy snow
Heavy drifting snow, above eye level.
Wind obs. (33 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
0.1 km
Mid: clear
998 km S
3012m alt.
2 hours ago
moderate snow
Ice crystals.
Wind obs. (15 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
8.0 km
1166 km S
2835m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (15 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
28 km
Mid: clear
Dumont Durville
1681 km NW
111m alt.
1 hour ago
-15° C
-
7
Light winds from the SSE
(7 kph at 150).
50 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Casey
2103 km W
42m alt.
1 hour ago
-2° C
heavy snow
Heavy drifting snow, above eye level.
83
Severe gales from the NE
(83 kph at 50).
0.1 km
Mid: sky obscured
Davis
2450 km SW
23m alt.
1 hour ago
-20° C
Clouds dissolving.
22
Moderate winds from the WSW
(22 kph at 240).
40 km
Mid: scattered
BaseBelgranoII
2552 km S
256m alt.
1 hour ago
-32° C
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 110).
40 km
Mid: few
hy2c244E67S
2787 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
51
Near gales from the NNW
(51 kph at 342).
- km
hy2c245E67S
2792 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
52
Near gales from the NNW
(52 kph at 340).
- 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.