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– Lat/Long: 81.05° S 157.82° E

Mount Wharton
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 pm Tue 25 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu night. Extremely cold (max -28°C on Thu night, min -39°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Tue afternoon, gales from the ESE by Thu night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri night. Extremely cold (max -27°C on Mon morning, min -34°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the ESE on Fri night, light winds from the ESE by Sat afternoon).

Tue
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
light snow
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
light snow
some clouds
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
Cloud base (m)
2000
1950
2000
2000
2000
2000
1950
1950
2000
2000
1950
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
km/h
5
E
10
E
15
E
30
E
40
E
35
E
50
ESE
60
SE
65
SE
45
ESE
45
SE
30
SSE
10
SE
10
NE
15
ESE
15
ESE
25
ESE
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Snowflake cm
1
4
12
2
4
2
1
3
 mm
max °C
-39
-36
-34
-35
-36
-32
-29
-28
-32
-32
-28
-29
-33
-33
-32
-31
-28
min °C
-39
-39
-35
-36
-38
-35
-30
-30
-34
-34
-32
-31
-33
-34
-33
-31
-30
 chill °C
-48
-48
-48
-55
-59
-53
-49
-49
-55
-54
-52
-43
-42
-45
-45
-43
-43
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-39-38-35-36-37-34-30-29-33-33-30-30-33-34-33-31-29-38-35-32-33-34-30-25-24-28-28-25-25-29-32-30-28-25-37-35-32-30-29-25-19-17-21-23-18-19-25-30-26-23-19
Sunrise
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:44
12:10
Sunset
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
2:18
2:51

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Mount Wharton Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Wharton is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu night. Extremely cold (max -28°C on Thu night, min -39°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Tue afternoon, gales from the ESE by Thu night).

Mount Wharton Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri night. Extremely cold (max -27°C on Mon morning, min -34°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the ESE on Fri night, light winds from the ESE by Sat 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
-31°C
clear
Clear
Wind obs. (13 kph from 130 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Jang Bogo Station
732 km NNE
29m alt.
50 minutes ago
-30°C
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
40 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
998 km S
3012m alt.
1 hour ago
-
13
Light winds from the WNW
(13 kph at 290).
8.0 km
Mid: few
1166 km S
2835m alt.
50 minutes ago
-
Wind obs. (13 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
28 km
Mid: few
Dumont Durville
1681 km NW
111m alt.
50 minutes ago
-20°C
State of sky unchanged.
20
Moderate winds from the SW
(20 kph at 230).
50 km
Mid: clear
Casey
2103 km W
42m alt.
50 minutes ago
-9°C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, above eye level.
48
Strong winds from the NE
(48 kph at 50).
1.6 km
Mid: sky obscured
Bharati
2395 km SW
35m alt.
50 minutes ago
-13°C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, above eye level.
50
Strong winds from the E
(50 kph at 90).
4 km
Mid: few
Davis
2450 km SW
23m alt.
50 minutes ago
-13°C
State of sky unchanged.
15
Light winds from the ESE
(15 kph at 110).
50 km
Mid: overcast
BaseBelgranoII
2552 km S
256m alt.
50 minutes ago
-38°C
-
15
Light winds from the N
(15 kph at 0).
40 km
Mid: scattered
hy2c233E66S
2604 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the NNE
(36 kph at 12).
- 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.