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Mount Wharton Weather Forecast

Churchill Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 6 pm Sat 03 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Tue morning, min -31°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Sat afternoon, strong winds from the ESE by Mon night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Tue night, min -25°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
cloud
light snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
mod snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2050
2000
2000
4550
5200
km/h
10
SW
10
SSW
15
SSW
15
SE
30
ESE
30
SE
25
SE
30
ESE
10
S
5
S
10
E
10
WNW
10
W
10
W
5
WNW
5
WSW
0
WSW
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Snowflake cm
—
—
—
1
10
3
3
6
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-30
-26
-22
-20
-20
-20
-20
-19
-17
-16
-15
-18
-19
-22
-24
-24
-25
min °C
-31
-30
-24
-20
-20
-21
-20
-20
-18
-16
-18
-19
-20
-24
-25
-24
-25
 chill °C
-40
-37
-33
-30
-31
-34
-32
-34
-24
-20
-23
-27
-28
-32
-31
-30
-25
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-34-31-28-26-25-26-25-25-22-21-21-22-22-25-27-26-27-31-28-23-20-20-21-20-20-18-16-17-19-20-23-25-24-25-29-26-20-14-13-14-13-14-13-11-12-15-18-23-23-23-25
Sunrise
—
—
6:03
—
—
5:50
—
—
5:37
—
—
5:24
—
—
5:11
—
—
Sunset
—
10:28
—
—
10:38
—
—
10:52
—
—
11:04
—
—
11:17
—
—
11:31

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Mount Wharton Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Wharton is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Tue morning, min -31°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Sat afternoon, strong winds from the ESE by Mon night).

Mount Wharton Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Tue night, min -25°C on Thu morning). 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
Williams Field
401 km NNE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-20°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Jang Bogo Station
732 km NNE
29m alt.
57 minutes ago
-22°C
-
7
Light winds from the N
(7 kph at 350).
40 km
Mid: few
998 km S
3012m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (28 kph from 130 degs) was rejected.
3.0 km
Mid: few
1166 km S
2835m alt.
57 minutes ago
-
Wind obs. (26 kph from 130 degs) was rejected.
3.0 km
Mid: few
Dumont Durville
1681 km NW
111m alt.
57 minutes ago
-11°C
Clouds dissolving.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 250).
50 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Casey
2103 km W
42m alt.
57 minutes ago
-6°C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, above eye level.
81
Severe gales from the SE
(81 kph at 130).
0.2 km
Mid: sky obscured
Davis
2450 km SW
23m alt.
57 minutes ago
-15°C
partially cloudy
Clouds developing.
19
Light winds from the NNE
(19 kph at 20).
40 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
BaseBelgranoII
2552 km S
256m alt.
57 minutes ago
-25°C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, above eye level.
52
Near gales from the SE
(52 kph at 140).
0.8 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
ASCATB258E69S
2823 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the N
(50 kph at 6).
- km
Mawson
2828 km SW
16m alt.
57 minutes ago
-17°C
State of sky unchanged.
41
Strong winds from the SSE
(41 kph at 150).
40 km
Mid: few

* 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.