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– Lat/Long: 81.05° S 157.82° E

Mount Wharton
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 am Mon 20 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon morning. Extremely cold (max -26°C on Mon night, min -33°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Tue morning, gales from the WSW by Wed night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -31°C on Thu afternoon, min -39°C on Sat night). Mainly strong winds.

Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
cloudy
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
2000
2000
2000
2100
2000
9600
5050
2000
2000
2000
2000
km/h
35
ESE
30
ESE
20
SE
5
WSW
15
W
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
50
WSW
50
WSW
30
WSW
10
ENE
20
E
5
ENE
10
WSW
15
W
10
W
10
NE
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Snowflake cm
4
3
1
 mm
max °C
-29
-28
-26
-26
-26
-26
-27
-28
-29
-32
-31
-32
-38
-38
-37
-35
-35
-36
min °C
-29
-29
-28
-26
-26
-27
-28
-28
-33
-32
-32
-38
-38
-38
-38
-36
-35
-39
 chill °C
-45
-45
-42
-33
-37
-40
-41
-42
-55
-52
-48
-52
-52
-38
-38
-48
-45
-52
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-29-29-27-26-26-27-28-28-31-32-32-35-38-38-38-36-35-38-24-24-22-23-25-25-26-27-31-32-32-33-36-36-35-33-32-35-17-17-17-19-23-24-24-26-33-37-36-32-32-34-34-32-33-33
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 light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon morning. Extremely cold (max -26°C on Mon night, min -33°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Tue morning, gales from the WSW by Wed night).

Mount Wharton Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -31°C on Thu afternoon, min -39°C on Sat night). Mainly strong winds.

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
-16° C
moderate snow
Blowing moderate snow.
Wind obs. (80 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
2.2 km
Mid: few
High: overcast
998 km S
3012m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (15 kph from 130 degs) was rejected.
6.0 km
Mid: few
ASCATC147E63S
2037 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
25
Moderate winds from the E
(25 kph at 90).
- km
ASCATC148E63S
2042 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
15
Light winds from the ENE
(15 kph at 69).
- km
ASCATC146E63S
2065 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
24
Moderate winds from the E
(24 kph at 84).
- km
ASCATC145E63S
2077 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
23
Moderate winds from the ENE
(23 kph at 77).
- km
ASCATC144E63S
2078 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
24
Moderate winds from the ENE
(24 kph at 78).
- km
ASCATC143E63S
2081 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
24
Moderate winds from the ENE
(24 kph at 72).
- km
ASCATC147E62S
2101 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
14
Light winds from the NE
(14 kph at 39).
- km
ASCATC148E62S
2104 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
12
Light winds from the NE
(12 kph at 53).
- 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.