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– Lat/Long: 81.05° S 157.82° E

Mount Wharton
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 pm Thu 30 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -27°C on Sun afternoon, min -38°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, fresh winds from the E by Sun afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon night. Extremely cold (max -26°C on Tue night, min -30°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ESE on Mon afternoon, calm by Wed morning).

Friday
1
Saturday
2
Sunday
3
Monday
4
Tuesday
5
Wednesday
6
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
clear
clear
clear
clear
km/h
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
SW
5
W
5
ENE
20
E
25
E
30
E
30
ESE
30
SE
30
ESE
35
ESE
15
SE
10
SE
15
WSW
0
NNW
5
ESE
5
WSW
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2
4
2
2
4
max °C
-37
-37
-38
-36
-36
-35
-32
-30
-27
-28
-28
-28
-29
-30
-29
-26
-26
-28
-27
min °C
-37
-37
-38
-38
-36
-36
-34
-31
-29
-28
-28
-28
-30
-30
-30
-28
-27
-28
-29
-49
-50
-50
-49
-44
-44
-46
-46
-45
-44
-43
-43
-46
-41
-40
-37
-32
-34
-35
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
2000
2000
2000
2000
7200
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
1950
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-37-37-38-37-36-36-33-31-28-28-28-28-30-30-30-27-27-28-28-34-34-36-36-35-34-31-28-24-23-23-23-25-26-26-26-26-26-27-30-30-33-33-34-33-29-24-19-17-16-15-18-21-22-24-27-26-28
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 dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -27°C on Sun afternoon, min -38°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, fresh winds from the E by Sun afternoon).

Mount Wharton Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon night. Extremely cold (max -26°C on Tue night, min -30°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ESE on Mon afternoon, calm by Wed 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
-25° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
26
Moderate winds from the E
(26 kph at 100).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
DomeA
1344 km SSW
4084m alt.
42 minutes ago
-62° C
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
ASCATC173E67S
1645 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the SSE
(31 kph at 161).
- km
ASCATC168E67S
1648 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the SW
(45 kph at 233).
- km
ASCATC169E67S
1650 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the SW
(41 kph at 233).
- km
ASCATC170E67S
1653 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the WSW
(39 kph at 237).
- km
ASCATC171E67S
1659 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the WSW
(32 kph at 239).
- km
ASCATC172E67S
1663 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the SSW
(33 kph at 214).
- km
Dumont Durville
1681 km NW
111m alt.
42 minutes ago
-26° C
-
13
Light winds from the ESE
(13 kph at 110).
ASCATC172E66S
1681 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the SW
(35 kph at 223).
- 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.