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Mount Wharton Weather Forecast

Churchill Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 6 am Tue 13 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Thu night, min -29°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, strong winds from the ESE by Thu morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Fri morning, min -24°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
mod snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
mod. snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
2000
3500
4050
5000
4600
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
4050
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
km/h
5
W
5
SW
0
SE
10
ESE
15
ESE
25
ESE
40
ESE
45
ESE
20
ESE
5
SSE
5
SSW
10
WNW
5
ENE
5
NE
5
NNE
5
E
10
E
15
E
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
7
6
5
4
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-28
-28
-27
-26
-25
-21
-21
-21
-20
-19
-19
-21
-21
-22
-23
-24
-23
-22
min °C
-29
-28
-28
-26
-25
-24
-21
-21
-21
-20
-20
-21
-21
-23
-24
-24
-23
-24
 chill °C
-29
-33
-28
-34
-36
-36
-35
-36
-34
-25
-20
-27
-21
-23
-24
-30
-31
-34
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-32-31-31-30-29-27-27-27-25-24-23-23-24-25-26-27-27-26-29-28-28-26-25-23-21-21-21-20-20-21-21-23-24-24-23-23-26-26-26-22-19-17-15-14-15-15-16-19-19-20-23-22-21-20
Sunrise
3:39
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—
3:05
—
—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
Sunset
12:47
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—
1:20
—
—
12:00
—
—
12:00
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—
12:00
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—
12:00
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Mount Wharton Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Wharton is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Thu night, min -29°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, strong winds from the ESE by Thu morning).

Mount Wharton Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Fri morning, min -24°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

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
-28°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
20
Moderate winds from the SE
(20 kph at 140).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: overcast
Williams Field
401 km NNE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-23°C
clear
-
24
Moderate winds from the E
(24 kph at 100).
10.0 km
Low: few
Jang Bogo Station
732 km NNE
29m alt.
42 minutes ago
-19°C
light snow
Intermittent light snow.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 250 degs) was rejected.
3.0 km
Mid: overcast
998 km S
3012m alt.
52 minutes ago
moderate snow
Ice crystals.
Wind obs. (15 kph from 70 degs) was rejected.
4.8 km
1166 km S
2835m alt.
42 minutes ago
-
Wind obs. (15 kph from 70 degs) was rejected.
4.8 km
Mid: clear
DomeA
1344 km SSW
4084m alt.
42 minutes ago
-
7
Light winds from the SW
(7 kph at 230).
Dumont Durville
1681 km NW
111m alt.
42 minutes ago
-17°C
-
22
Moderate winds from the SSE
(22 kph at 160).
Casey
2103 km W
42m alt.
42 minutes ago
-18°C
-
50
Strong winds from the E
(50 kph at 90).
Mid: mostly cloudy
Davis
2450 km SW
23m alt.
42 minutes ago
-11°C
No report.
28
Moderate winds from the E
(28 kph at 80).
ASCATC116E62S
2485 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the WSW
(35 kph at 244).
- 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.