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Mount Wharton Weather Forecast

Churchill Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 6 pm Mon 28 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed night. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Wed night, min -36°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -27°C on Thu afternoon, min -33°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ESE on Thu afternoon, calm by Fri night).

Mon
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
Friday
2
Saturday
3
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
Cloud base (m)
2000
2000
2000
3150
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
1950
1950
2050
2000
2000
km/h
5
SW
10
E
5
N
10
E
0
SSW
10
SE
15
SE
20
ESE
15
ESE
30
ESE
5
ESE
20
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
15
ESE
10
ESE
5
SSE
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Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
3
2
3
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-32
-34
-33
-33
-32
-28
-26
-24
-24
-27
-32
-30
-30
-31
-32
-32
-33
min °C
-33
-36
-33
-34
-33
-31
-27
-25
-24
-31
-33
-31
-31
-32
-32
-33
-33
 chill °C
-39
-45
-33
-44
-33
-40
-37
-36
-34
-48
-48
-45
-41
-40
-44
-42
-40
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-36-38-36-37-36-34-32-30-29-34-37-35-34-34-36-36-36-33-35-33-34-33-30-27-25-24-29-33-31-31-32-32-33-33-31-34-31-31-31-27-21-19-17-23-28-26-28-31-28-29-31
Sunrise
—
—
7:00
—
—
6:48
—
—
6:37
—
—
6:26
—
—
6:15
—
—
Sunset
9:34
—
—
9:44
—
—
9:54
—
—
—
10:05
—
—
10:15
—
—
10:28

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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 -24°C on Wed night, min -36°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Mount Wharton Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -27°C on Thu afternoon, min -33°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ESE on Thu afternoon, 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
Williams Field
401 km NNE
8m alt.
1 hour ago
-25°C
clear
-
26
Moderate winds from the ESE.(Wind varies from 080 to 150 degs)
(26 kph at 110).
10.0 km
Low: few
998 km S
3012m alt.
3 hours ago
moderate snow
Ice crystals.
Wind obs. (13 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
2.0 km
Mid: few
High: scattered
ASCATC235E68S
2511 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the WSW
(36 kph at 257).
- km
ASCATC236E68S
2533 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the W
(36 kph at 261).
- km
ASCATC242E69S
2538 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the WSW
(32 kph at 241).
- km
ASCATC243E69S
2546 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the SW
(30 kph at 236).
- km
ASCATC237E68S
2553 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the WSW
(35 kph at 253).
- km
ASCATC238E68S
2561 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the WSW
(32 kph at 252).
- km
ASCATC244E69S
2568 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
26
Moderate winds from the SW
(26 kph at 235).
- km
ASCATC245E69S
2591 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
26
Moderate winds from the SW
(26 kph at 234).
- 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.