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Mount Wharton Weather Forecast

Churchill Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 6 am Mon 12 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed night. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Wed night, min -30°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, strong winds from the ESE by Wed night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu morning. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Fri morning, min -23°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ESE on Thu night, calm by Fri night).

Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
mod snow
light snow
light snow
mod snow
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
cloudy
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
2000
2050
2000
2000
2000
3550
4750
4350
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
km/h
10
E
5
W
5
SW
5
WSW
5
SSW
5
S
10
SE
15
ESE
25
ESE
30
SSE
35
ESE
35
ESE
10
SE
10
WNW
0
W
5
E
5
E
5
S
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Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
6
3
3
6
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-28
-28
-29
-28
-28
-27
-25
-24
-21
-21
-22
-19
-18
-19
-20
-22
-22
-22
min °C
-29
-28
-30
-29
-28
-29
-26
-25
-23
-22
-22
-21
-19
-19
-23
-22
-22
-23
 chill °C
-38
-34
-30
-29
-28
-34
-33
-35
-34
-36
-36
-35
-25
-25
-31
-26
-27
-31
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-33-32-32-32-31-31-29-29-27-27-28-25-23-22-24-25-26-26-29-28-30-29-28-28-26-25-22-22-22-20-19-19-22-22-22-23-23-23-27-26-25-26-22-20-16-15-16-14-14-15-20-19-19-20
Sunrise
4:03
—
—
3:39
—
—
3:05
—
—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
Sunset
12:24
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—
12:47
—
—
1:20
—
—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
12:00
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Mount Wharton Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Wharton is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed night. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Wed night, min -30°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, strong winds from the ESE by Wed night).

Mount Wharton Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu morning. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Fri morning, min -23°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ESE on Thu night, calm by Fri night).

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
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
389 km NNE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
-30°C
clear
-
9
Light winds from the ESE
(9 kph at 120).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: few
High: few
Williams Field
401 km NNE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-22°C
clear
Clear
17
Light winds from the ENE
(17 kph at 60).
10.0 km
DomeA
1344 km SSW
4084m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
Dumont Durville
1681 km NW
111m alt.
2 hours ago
-9°C
-
22
Moderate winds from the ENE
(22 kph at 70).
50 km
Mid: scattered
ASCATB147E64S
1985 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
52
Near gales from the SE
(52 kph at 142).
- km
ASCATC176E64S
1989 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
63
Gales from the WNW
(63 kph at 292).
- km
ASCATC177E64S
1992 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
66
Gales from the WNW
(66 kph at 289).
- km
ASCATC175E64S
2000 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
64
Gales from the WNW
(64 kph at 292).
- km
ASCATC180E64S
2001 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
55
Near gales from the WNW
(55 kph at 288).
- km
ASCATB176E64S
2003 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
71
Gales from the WNW
(71 kph at 290).
- 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.