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Mount Wharton Weather Forecast

Churchill Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 6 pm Thu 12 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Thu afternoon, min -23°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Tue afternoon, min -19°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SE on Mon morning, light winds from the S by Wed morning).

Thu
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
snow showers
light snow
light snow
mod snow
light snow
cloud
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
cloudy
light snow
Cloud base (m)
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2050
2100
2000
2000
3200
4000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2050
km/h
5
S
5
NNE
5
E
5
ESE
10
E
10
S
5
SSE
5
SSW
10
E
15
SSW
10
SW
40
SE
25
SE
15
SE
15
SE
20
SSW
15
SE
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Weather map
Weather map
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Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
4
4
8
4
—
1
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-20
-21
-22
-22
-22
-21
-21
-21
-20
-19
-17
-18
-16
-16
-15
-13
-13
min °C
-20
-23
-22
-22
-23
-21
-21
-22
-21
-19
-19
-18
-17
-16
-15
-14
-14
 chill °C
-26
-28
-26
-26
-31
-27
-21
-28
-27
-28
-29
-32
-28
-25
-23
-23
-24
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-25-26-27-27-27-26-27-26-26-25-22-24-23-22-22-20-18-20-22-22-22-23-21-21-22-21-19-18-18-17-16-15-14-14-13-17-17-15-17-15-14-16-14-14-13-11-10-9-8-7-8
Sunrise
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12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
Sunset
12:00
—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
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: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Thu afternoon, min -23°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Mount Wharton Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Tue afternoon, min -19°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SE on Mon morning, light winds from the S by Wed morning).

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
-10°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
20
Moderate winds from the E
(20 kph at 100).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
DomeA
1344 km SSW
4084m alt.
1 hour ago
-34°C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 200).
Dumont Durville
1681 km NW
111m alt.
3 hours ago
-10°C
-
9
Light winds from the SSE
(9 kph at 160).
40 km
Mid: clear
ASCATB168E64S
1978 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
43
Strong winds from the S
(43 kph at 174).
- km
ASCATB169E64S
1983 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the SSE
(41 kph at 168).
- km
ASCATB170E64S
1991 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the SSE
(40 kph at 166).
- km
ASCATB172E64S
1993 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
43
Strong winds from the S
(43 kph at 170).
- km
ASCATB171E64S
1996 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the SSE
(41 kph at 168).
- km
WilkinsRunwayEast
2044 km W
755m alt.
3 hours ago
-15°C
-
30
Fresh winds from the E
(30 kph at 100).
ASCATB162E63S
2071 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the WSW
(40 kph at 248).
- 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.