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Mount Wharton Weather Forecast

Churchill Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 5 am Sat 26 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -25°C on Sat afternoon, min -35°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu afternoon. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Thu night, min -35°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, strong winds from the ESE by Thu morning).

Saturday
26
Sunday
27
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
light snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
cloudy
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
Cloud base (m)
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
6300
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
km/h
10
SSW
5
SE
5
SW
10
ENE
5
NE
5
SSW
10
NNE
5
SW
10
W
15
ESE
20
E
5
S
10
SSE
15
SE
25
ESE
40
SE
40
ESE
25
SE
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Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
6
3
5
4
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-26
-25
-25
-30
-31
-31
-33
-33
-33
-34
-34
-31
-27
-23
-22
-23
-23
-20
min °C
-28
-25
-29
-30
-31
-32
-33
-33
-35
-35
-34
-34
-29
-25
-22
-23
-24
-23
 chill °C
-37
-25
-38
-38
-31
-32
-42
-33
-45
-48
-48
-45
-38
-36
-33
-38
-40
-36
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-31-30-31-35-36-35-37-36-36-38-37-36-33-29-28-29-29-27-27-25-27-30-31-32-33-33-34-35-34-33-28-24-22-23-24-22-24-23-25-26-27-30-31-32-35-33-31-31-23-19-16-16-16-15
Sunrise
6:35
—
—
7:26
—
—
6:15
—
—
6:05
—
—
5:54
—
—
5:43
—
—
Sunset
—
8:08
—
—
—
9:19
—
8:29
—
—
8:38
—
—
8:50
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—
—
9:00

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Mount Wharton Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Wharton is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -25°C on Sat afternoon, min -35°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Mount Wharton Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu afternoon. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Thu night, min -35°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, strong winds 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
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
389 km NNE
10m alt.
3 hours ago
-20°C
moderate snow
Blowing moderate snow.
Wind obs. (33 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
4.8 km
Low: few
Mid: overcast
Williams Field
401 km NNE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-18°C
light snow
Light snow.
Wind obs. (17 kph from 150 degs) was rejected.
2.7 km
Mid: few
High: broken
998 km S
3012m alt.
3 hours ago
moderate snow
Ice crystals.
Wind obs. (15 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
2.0 km
ASCATC189E66S
1946 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the W
(50 kph at 264).
- km
ASCATC185E65S
1947 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
58
Near gales from the WSW
(58 kph at 251).
- km
ASCATB190E66S
1949 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the W
(45 kph at 280).
- km
ASCATB188E65S
1950 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the WSW
(50 kph at 253).
- km
ASCATB185E65S
1952 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
56
Near gales from the WSW
(56 kph at 248).
- km
ASCATC186E65S
1953 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
51
Near gales from the W
(51 kph at 264).
- km
ASCATC190E66S
1953 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the W
(48 kph at 267).
- 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.