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Mount Wharton Weather Forecast

Churchill Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 6 am Sun 27 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -30°C on Sun morning, min -35°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu morning. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Fri morning, min -33°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, near gales from the ESE by Thu morning).

Sunday
27
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
Friday
2
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
snow showers
mod snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
snow shwrs
mod. snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
Cloud base (m)
2000
2000
2000
2000
6750
2000
2000
2000
3000
2000
2000
2000
2000
1950
2000
2000
km/h
10
ENE
5
NNE
5
W
10
N
5
NE
5
WNW
15
ESE
10
E
0
WSW
5
ESE
10
SE
20
ESE
40
ESE
45
ESE
25
ESE
20
SE
25
ESE
15
SE
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Weather map
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Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
3
7
7
5
4
3
4
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-30
-31
-30
-32
-34
-34
-34
-34
-34
-32
-31
-25
-23
-25
-23
-19
-20
-20
min °C
-31
-31
-31
-33
-34
-35
-35
-34
-35
-33
-32
-30
-24
-27
-27
-20
-20
-29
 chill °C
-39
-37
-41
-42
-34
-44
-47
-44
-35
-39
-42
-41
-39
-42
-42
-31
-32
-42
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-36-36-34-36-37-37-37-38-37-36-35-32-29-31-30-25-26-30-31-31-31-33-34-35-35-34-35-33-32-28-24-26-25-20-20-25-25-26-30-30-32-35-33-32-33-31-29-23-17-19-19-14-13-19
Sunrise
8:20
—
—
7:09
—
—
7:00
—
—
6:48
—
—
6:37
—
—
6:26
—
—
Sunset
—
—
10:23
—
9:34
—
—
9:44
—
—
9:54
—
—
—
10:05
—
—
10:15

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Mount Wharton Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Wharton is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -30°C on Sun morning, min -35°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Mount Wharton Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu morning. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Fri morning, min -33°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, near gales from the ESE by Thu 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.
3 hours ago
-19°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
19
Light winds from the ENE
(19 kph at 60).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
998 km S
3012m alt.
3 hours ago
moderate snow
Ice crystals.
Wind obs. (17 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
2.0 km
ASCATC188E66S
1931 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
67
Gales from the WSW
(67 kph at 251).
- km
ASCATB190E66S
1933 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
58
Near gales from the W
(58 kph at 261).
- km
ASCATB186E65S
1942 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
63
Gales from the WSW
(63 kph at 248).
- km
ASCATC190E66S
1948 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
68
Gales from the WSW
(68 kph at 246).
- km
ASCATB185E65S
1948 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
60
Near gales from the WSW
(60 kph at 251).
- km
ASCATB188E65S
1948 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
59
Near gales from the W
(59 kph at 263).
- km
ASCATC188E65S
1954 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
59
Near gales from the W
(59 kph at 268).
- km
ASCATB191E66S
1956 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
56
Near gales from the W
(56 kph at 260).
- 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.