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– Lat/Long: 81.05° S 157.82° E

Mount Wharton
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 pm Thu 28 May Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -30°C on Thu night, min -33°C on Fri afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -30°C on Sun afternoon, min -38°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ESE on Sun night, light winds from the SE by Tue afternoon).

Thu
28
Friday
29
Saturday
30
Sunday
31
Monday
1
Tuesday
2
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
km/h
10
E
15
E
10
E
5
E
10
S
15
SW
10
E
15
E
15
ESE
20
ESE
10
S
15
ESE
10
SE
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
ESE
10
ESE
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
3
max °C
-31
-30
-32
-33
-31
-31
-31
-31
-31
-30
-30
-33
-34
-35
-37
-38
-37
min °C
-31
-31
-32
-33
-32
-31
-31
-32
-31
-30
-32
-33
-35
-37
-38
-38
-38
-41
-43
-42
-39
-43
-42
-39
-44
-43
-43
-45
-46
-45
-48
-47
-47
-47
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
2100
2000
2000
2000
1950
4050
4300
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
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Sunrise
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 Thu night, min -33°C on Fri afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Mount Wharton Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -30°C on Sun afternoon, min -38°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ESE on Sun night, light winds from the SE by Tue 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
-20° C
light snow
Light snow.
Wind obs. (19 kph from 70 degs) was rejected.
6.0 km
Low: overcast
Jang Bogo Station
732 km NNE
29m alt.
2 hours ago
-25° C
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 260 degs) was rejected.
40 km
Mid: clear
998 km S
3012m alt.
2 hours ago
moderate snow
Ice crystals.
Wind obs. (19 kph from 10 degs) was rejected.
6.0 km
High: few
1166 km S
2835m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (17 kph from 10 degs) was rejected.
26 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
DomeA
1344 km SSW
4084m alt.
3 hours ago
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 230).
Dumont Durville
1681 km NW
111m alt.
2 hours ago
-17° C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
28
Moderate winds from the E
(28 kph at 100).
2.0 km
Mid: overcast
hy2c179E66S
1804 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the SSW
(45 kph at 212).
- km
hy2c178E66S
1828 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the SSW
(39 kph at 208).
- km
hy2c183E66S
1830 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
57
Near gales from the SSW
(57 kph at 210).
- km
hy2c182E66S
1832 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
55
Near gales from the SSW
(55 kph at 210).
- 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.