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Mount Wharton Weather Forecast

Churchill Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 6 am Sat 03 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon morning. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Sun afternoon, min -33°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, strong winds from the ESE by Mon afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue night. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Tue afternoon, min -24°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
light snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
mod snow
cloud
light snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
cloudy
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
cloudy
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
clear
Cloud base (m)
2000
2000
1950
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
8000
km/h
5
ESE
5
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SE
30
ESE
35
SE
35
SE
35
ESE
15
SE
10
SSE
10
ESE
15
SSW
5
NNW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WNW
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Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
1
8
5
5
9
—
1
9
2
1
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-32
-31
-27
-23
-20
-20
-22
-21
-20
-17
-16
-16
-18
-19
-20
-20
-21
-23
min °C
-33
-32
-30
-24
-21
-23
-22
-22
-22
-18
-16
-18
-18
-19
-21
-21
-22
-24
 chill °C
-41
-39
-37
-34
-31
-36
-36
-37
-37
-27
-23
-29
-26
-19
-29
-30
-31
-29
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-37-34-31-28-26-27-28-27-26-23-22-23-23-24-24-23-24-25-33-32-29-24-21-22-22-22-21-18-16-17-18-19-21-21-22-24-28-29-27-20-15-16-15-15-15-12-10-11-11-13-18-19-20-23
Sunrise
6:15
—
—
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 Mon morning. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Sun afternoon, min -33°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, strong winds from the ESE by Mon afternoon).

Mount Wharton Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue night. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Tue afternoon, min -24°C on Thu 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
Williams Field
401 km NNE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-22°C
light snow
Light snow.
Wind obs. (52 kph from 190 degs) was rejected.
6.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
High: overcast
Dumont Durville
1681 km NW
111m alt.
3 hours ago
-17°C
-
24
Moderate winds from the WNW
(24 kph at 290).
30 km
Mid: overcast
ASCATC182E64S
2009 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
60
Near gales from the W
(60 kph at 270).
- km
ASCATC176E64S
2010 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the W
(41 kph at 268).
- km
ASCATC183E64S
2010 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
60
Near gales from the W
(60 kph at 268).
- km
ASCATC181E64S
2016 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
55
Near gales from the W
(55 kph at 267).
- km
ASCATC178E64S
2018 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the W
(45 kph at 263).
- km
ASCATC177E64S
2021 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the W
(44 kph at 269).
- km
ASCATC184E64S
2037 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
59
Near gales from the W
(59 kph at 266).
- km
ASCATC176E63S
2037 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the W
(44 kph at 271).
- 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.