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– Lat/Long: 81.05° S 157.82° E

Mount Wharton
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 am Mon 24 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -36°C on Wed night, min -42°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, strong winds from the E by Wed night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu night. Extremely cold (max -25°C on Sat night, min -34°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the SE on Fri morning, calm by Sat night).

Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
1950
2000
2000
2050
2000
1950
2000
2000
2000
1950
2000
2000
2000
km/h
10
NE
10
ENE
5
NE
5
WSW
5
WNW
5
ENE
15
E
25
ENE
40
E
35
E
50
SE
60
ESE
75
SE
45
ESE
25
ESE
20
SE
20
SE
10
SW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
1
3
12
3
 mm
max °C
-40
-42
-41
-40
-39
-38
-37
-37
-36
-32
-29
-29
-31
-32
-26
-27
-26
-25
min °C
-42
-42
-42
-40
-39
-39
-37
-37
-38
-34
-30
-29
-32
-32
-30
-27
-27
-26
 chill °C
-55
-54
-51
-40
-39
-46
-50
-53
-59
-52
-49
-48
-52
-51
-46
-39
-38
-35
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-41-42-42-40-39-39-37-37-37-33-30-29-32-32-28-27-27-26-39-40-40-39-38-37-35-34-35-30-25-24-27-29-24-22-21-22-37-37-38-38-38-37-35-33-32-25-18-17-21-24-19-16-16-19
Sunrise
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:44
Sunset
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
2:18

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Mount Wharton Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Wharton is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -36°C on Wed night, min -42°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, strong winds from the E by Wed night).

Mount Wharton Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu night. Extremely cold (max -25°C on Sat night, min -34°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the SE on Fri morning, calm by Sat night).

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.
3 hours ago
-30°C
clear
-
Wind obs. (20 kph from 120 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
DomeA
1344 km SSW
4084m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (22 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
ASCATC102E61S
2785 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
38
Fresh winds from the NNW
(38 kph at 347).
- km
ASCATC101E61S
2791 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the N
(41 kph at 351).
- km
ASCATC103E61S
2808 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the N
(41 kph at 354).
- km
ASCATC104E61S
2821 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the NNW
(31 kph at 348).
- km
ASCATB101E61S
2848 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the N
(45 kph at 355).
- km
ASCATC104E60S
2849 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
26
Moderate winds from the NNW
(26 kph at 347).
- km
ASCATC100E61S
2853 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the N
(42 kph at 356).
- km
ASCATB100E61S
2854 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the N
(44 kph at 357).
- 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.