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Mount Wharton Weather Forecast

Churchill Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 12 pm 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 -21°C on Wed night, min -29°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, strong winds from the ESE by Thu afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Fri morning, min -22°C on Sun 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
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
mod. snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
2000
3750
3850
5000
4750
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2100
8350
9700
9800
km/h
5
WNW
5
WSW
5
ESE
10
ESE
15
ESE
25
ESE
40
ESE
45
ESE
35
ESE
5
SE
5
SW
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
NW
5
SW
5
SE
10
E
10
ESE
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
7
6
5
5
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-28
-28
-28
-26
-25
-21
-21
-21
-21
-19
-19
-21
-20
-20
-21
-20
-21
-21
min °C
-29
-28
-28
-27
-25
-25
-22
-22
-21
-20
-20
-21
-20
-20
-21
-21
-21
-22
 chill °C
-29
-33
-28
-34
-35
-37
-37
-38
-35
-26
-20
-21
-20
-26
-21
-27
-28
-28
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-31-31-30-30-29-28-27-27-26-25-24-24-23-23-23-24-24-25-29-28-28-27-25-23-22-22-21-20-20-21-20-20-21-21-21-22-26-26-26-23-20-17-15-15-14-14-15-18-18-18-21-18-19-19
Sunrise
3:39
—
—
3:05
—
—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
Sunset
12:47
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—
1:20
—
—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
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 -21°C on Wed night, min -29°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, strong winds from the ESE by Thu afternoon).

Mount Wharton Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Fri morning, min -22°C on Sun 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
-23°C
clear
-
Wind obs. (17 kph from 140 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: few
High: broken
Williams Field
401 km NNE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-21°C
clear
-
17
Light winds from the SE.(Wind varies from 100 to 190 degs)
(17 kph at 140).
10.0 km
Low: few
998 km S
3012m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (15 kph from 60 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
DomeA
1344 km SSW
4084m alt.
1 hour ago
-
7
Light winds from the SW
(7 kph at 230).
ASCATB134E64S
2063 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the N
(41 kph at 0).
- km
ASCATB133E64S
2079 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the N
(36 kph at 5).
- km
ASCATB134E63S
2087 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the N
(31 kph at 2).
- km
ASCATB132E64S
2095 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
38
Fresh winds from the NNE
(38 kph at 16).
- km
ASCATB123E64S
2100 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
34
Fresh winds from the NW
(34 kph at 315).
- km
ASCATB131E64S
2101 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
34
Fresh winds from the NNE
(34 kph at 33).
- 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.