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– Lat/Long: 81.05° S 157.82° E

Mount Wharton
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 am Wed 19 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -30°C on Wed afternoon, min -34°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Thu morning, calm by Thu night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -30°C on Sat night, min -35°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
snow showers
cloud
cloud
part cloud
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
snow shwrs
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
2000
4250
2000
2000
2000
2000
1950
2000
2000
2000
2000
km/h
10
NW
15
SW
25
WSW
40
SW
35
SW
10
SW
15
ESE
15
E
10
E
5
SW
10
SW
20
SW
10
E
25
E
25
ESE
10
ESE
5
ENE
5
WNW
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Snowflake cm
2
 mm
max °C
-31
-30
-30
-30
-30
-31
-33
-33
-33
-33
-32
-30
-30
-32
-32
-34
-35
-33
min °C
-32
-30
-30
-30
-30
-33
-33
-33
-34
-33
-33
-32
-32
-32
-35
-35
-35
-35
 chill °C
-40
-41
-43
-48
-47
-43
-46
-45
-44
-41
-43
-46
-46
-47
-51
-44
-42
-42
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-32-30-30-30-30-32-33-33-34-33-33-31-31-32-34-35-35-34-30-29-30-30-30-30-30-30-31-30-30-29-28-29-29-31-31-32-30-31-33-33-33-32-29-27-27-28-28-28-29-26-23-26-27-29
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: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -30°C on Wed afternoon, min -34°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Thu morning, calm by Thu night).

Mount Wharton Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -30°C on Sat night, min -35°C on Sun night). 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
-20° C
moderate snow
Blowing moderate snow.
41
Strong winds from the SE
(41 kph at 140).
2.2 km
Mid: overcast
Jang Bogo Station
732 km NNE
29m alt.
1 hour ago
-18° C
-
Wind obs. (13 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
40 km
Mid: few
998 km S
3012m alt.
2 hours ago
moderate snow
Ice crystals.
Wind obs. (17 kph from 70 degs) was rejected.
6.0 km
Dumont Durville
1681 km NW
111m alt.
1 hour ago
-15° C
-
15
Light winds from the SE
(15 kph at 140).
Casey
2103 km W
42m alt.
1 hour ago
-2° C
-
104
Extremely windy from the ENE
(104 kph at 70).
Davis
2450 km SW
23m alt.
1 hour ago
-16° C
No report.
11
Light winds from the E
(11 kph at 80).
BaseBelgranoII
2552 km S
256m alt.
1 hour ago
-32° C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 140).
40 km
Mid: few
ASCATB241E68S
2623 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the NNW
(49 kph at 343).
- km
ASCATB242E68S
2628 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the NNW
(49 kph at 344).
- km
ASCATB241E67S
2634 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
52
Near gales from the N
(52 kph at 354).
- 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.