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– Lat/Long: 81.05° S 157.82° E

Mount Wharton
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 am Sun 19 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon morning. Extremely cold (max -26°C on Tue morning, min -32°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ESE on Mon morning, light winds from the WSW by Tue afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -29°C on Wed morning, min -37°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Wed night, calm by Thu afternoon).

Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
4300
5100
2000
km/h
10
ESE
15
ESE
25
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
25
SE
15
SW
5
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
35
WSW
55
WSW
35
WSW
15
WSW
15
ENE
5
SSW
20
WSW
10
SW
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Snowflake cm
1
4
4
3
2
 mm
max °C
-32
-31
-29
-29
-29
-27
-26
-26
-26
-29
-32
-32
-31
-30
-36
-33
-32
-32
min °C
-32
-31
-30
-30
-30
-28
-26
-26
-28
-30
-32
-32
-31
-33
-37
-34
-33
-33
 chill °C
-43
-43
-44
-48
-47
-43
-36
-33
-42
-45
-50
-52
-48
-39
-51
-40
-47
-43
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-32-31-30-30-30-28-26-26-27-30-32-32-31-32-37-34-33-33-29-27-24-24-25-23-22-24-26-29-32-33-31-31-34-33-31-32-24-22-19-17-18-17-18-23-25-28-32-36-36-34-31-31-31-34
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: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon morning. Extremely cold (max -26°C on Tue morning, min -32°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ESE on Mon morning, light winds from the WSW by Tue afternoon).

Mount Wharton Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -29°C on Wed morning, min -37°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Wed night, calm by Thu afternoon).

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
-21° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
Wind obs. (19 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: overcast
998 km S
3012m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 70 degs) was rejected.
8.0 km
Mid: few
ASCATC166E63S
2044 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
53
Near gales from the WSW
(53 kph at 248).
- km
ASCATC167E63S
2044 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
55
Near gales from the SW
(55 kph at 235).
- km
ASCATC165E63S
2047 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the WSW
(48 kph at 249).
- km
ASCATC162E63S
2055 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
65
Gales from the SW
(65 kph at 224).
- km
ASCATC168E63S
2055 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the SSW
(42 kph at 211).
- km
ASCATC163E63S
2061 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
58
Near gales from the W
(58 kph at 260).
- km
ASCATC164E63S
2067 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
55
Near gales from the WSW
(55 kph at 241).
- km
ASCATC161E63S
2071 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
54
Near gales from the WSW
(54 kph at 246).
- 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.