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Mount Wharton Weather Forecast

Churchill Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 12 am Sat 03 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon morning. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Sun afternoon, min -33°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, strong winds from the ESE by Mon afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Tue morning, min -22°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ESE on Mon night, calm by Wed afternoon).

Saturday
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
light snow
mod snow
light snow
mod snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
cloudy
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
2000
2000
2000
1950
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
km/h
20
ESE
5
ESE
5
SSW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
SE
30
SE
35
SE
35
SE
40
ESE
15
SE
20
SE
25
ESE
10
ESE
5
E
10
WNW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
1
7
5
6
8
1
2
13
2
1
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-31
-32
-31
-27
-23
-20
-20
-22
-22
-19
-17
-17
-17
-18
-18
-20
min °C
-33
-33
-31
-30
-25
-21
-23
-22
-23
-22
-18
-17
-18
-18
-19
-22
 chill °C
-46
-41
-37
-39
-35
-31
-37
-36
-38
-36
-27
-26
-30
-26
-19
-30
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-36-37-34-31-28-26-27-28-28-26-24-23-23-23-24-26-32-33-31-29-24-21-22-22-23-21-18-17-18-18-19-21-28-28-28-27-21-15-16-15-16-15-11-10-11-11-13-18
Sunrise
—
6:15
—
—
6:03
—
—
5:50
—
—
5:37
—
—
5:24
—
—
Sunset
—
—
—
10:28
—
—
10:38
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—
10:52
—
—
11:04
—
—
11:17

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Mount Wharton Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Wharton is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon morning. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Sun afternoon, min -33°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, strong winds from the ESE by Mon afternoon).

Mount Wharton Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Tue morning, min -22°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ESE on Mon night, calm by Wed afternoon).

This table gives the weather forecast for Mount Wharton at the specific elevation of 2000 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
-21°C
light snow
Light snow.
Wind obs. (57 kph from 170 degs) was rejected.
2.0 km
Mid: overcast
Amundsen-Scott Airport
998 km S
3012m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (13 kph from 280 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: broken
Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station
1166 km S
2835m alt.
52 minutes ago
-
Wind obs. (13 kph from 100 degs) was rejected.
31 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Dumont Durville
1681 km NW
111m alt.
52 minutes ago
-21°C
-
28
Moderate winds from the E
(28 kph at 90).
ASCATB178E64S
2041 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
22
Moderate winds from the SW
(22 kph at 230).
- km
ASCATB177E64S
2043 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
24
Moderate winds from the SW
(24 kph at 235).
- km
ASCATB181E64S
2067 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
22
Moderate winds from the S
(22 kph at 170).
- km
ASCATB180E64S
2068 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the SSE
(30 kph at 159).
- km
ASCATB190E65S
2070 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
43
Strong winds from the SSW
(43 kph at 205).
- km
ASCATB191E65S
2074 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the SSW
(41 kph at 192).
- 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.