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– Lat/Long: 81.05° S 157.82° E

Mount Wharton
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 pm Wed 26 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Extremely cold (max -29°C on Thu night, min -39°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the E on Wed afternoon, gales from the ESE by Thu afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Tue morning, min -29°C on Sat afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Monday
31
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
snow showers
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
2000
2000
2000
1950
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
4400
2350
km/h
25
E
40
E
35
E
55
ESE
60
ESE
35
SE
35
SE
30
ESE
30
SE
20
SE
10
E
15
N
15
NW
5
W
5
NE
10
NE
5
NNE
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
1
2
4
11
1
1
2
2
1
 mm
max °C
-35
-37
-32
-30
-29
-29
-32
-30
-29
-28
-28
-29
-27
-24
-23
-23
-21
min °C
-37
-39
-34
-30
-29
-29
-33
-33
-29
-29
-29
-29
-28
-26
-23
-23
-23
 chill °C
-56
-60
-52
-49
-49
-46
-49
-49
-45
-41
-38
-40
-40
-33
-29
-31
-30
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
12:44
12:10
11:45
Sunset
12:00
12:00
12:00
2:18
2:51
3:15

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Mount Wharton Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Wharton is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Extremely cold (max -29°C on Thu night, min -39°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the E on Wed afternoon, gales from the ESE by Thu afternoon).

Mount Wharton Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Tue morning, min -29°C on Sat 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
-34°C
clear
Clear
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Jang Bogo Station
732 km NNE
29m alt.
3 hours ago
-32°C
-
11
Light winds from the NNW
(11 kph at 340).
40 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
998 km S
3012m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (13 kph from 30 degs) was rejected.
4.8 km
Mid: broken
1166 km S
2835m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (15 kph from 40 degs) was rejected.
4.8 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
DomeA
1344 km SSW
4084m alt.
54 minutes ago
-
Wind obs. (9 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
Dumont Durville
1681 km NW
111m alt.
3 hours ago
-20°C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
46
Strong winds from the E
(46 kph at 100).
0.2 km
Mid: overcast
Casey
2103 km W
42m alt.
3 hours ago
-21°C
Fog at a distance.
11
Light winds from the SSE
(11 kph at 160).
50 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Davis
2450 km SW
23m alt.
3 hours ago
-9°C
clear
Clear skies.
46
Strong winds from the ENE
(46 kph at 60).
BaseBelgranoII
2552 km S
256m alt.
3 hours ago
-35°C
heavy snow
Heavy drifting snow, above eye level.
81
Severe gales from the SE
(81 kph at 140).
0.1 km
Mid: few
ASCATC239E67S
2696 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
17
Light winds from the ENE
(17 kph at 64).
- 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.