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Mount Wharton Weather Forecast

Churchill Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 6 am Thu 15 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu afternoon. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Sat night, min -23°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ESE on Thu morning, calm by Fri night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun morning. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Sun morning, min -20°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ESE on Sun night, calm by Tue night).

Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
mod snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
snow showers
light snow
light snow
mod snow
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
clear
some clouds
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
Cloud base (m)
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
km/h
45
ESE
40
ESE
40
ESE
25
ESE
10
ESE
5
SE
10
SW
5
SSE
10
ESE
25
ESE
15
ESE
30
ESE
15
SE
10
SSE
10
S
10
ENE
10
ENE
15
SSW
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Snowflake cm
4
5
7
2
—
—
—
—
1
3
2
6
—
—
—
—
—
1
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-22
-22
-22
-22
-21
-22
-20
-20
-19
-18
-18
-18
-18
-18
-18
-19
-19
-20
min °C
-22
-22
-22
-22
-21
-23
-21
-20
-21
-19
-18
-19
-18
-18
-19
-19
-19
-20
 chill °C
-38
-37
-37
-34
-28
-28
-28
-25
-30
-30
-26
-31
-27
-25
-29
-26
-26
-20
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-27-27-27-27-27-26-25-24-25-25-24-24-24-24-23-24-25-25-22-22-22-22-21-23-21-20-20-19-18-19-18-18-19-19-19-20-15-15-15-15-15-18-17-17-16-11-11-12-12-12-14-14-13-14
Sunrise
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
Sunset
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
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 moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu afternoon. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Sat night, min -23°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ESE on Thu morning, calm by Fri night).

Mount Wharton Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun morning. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Sun morning, min -20°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ESE on Sun night, calm by Tue night).

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
light snow
Light snow.
7
Light winds from the SW
(7 kph at 230).
9.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
High: broken
Williams Field
401 km NNE
8m alt.
1 hour ago
-21°C
light snow
Light snow.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: scattered
High: broken
Jang Bogo Station
732 km NNE
29m alt.
3 hours ago
-25°C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 250).
40 km
Mid: scattered
998 km S
3012m alt.
3 hours ago
-37°C
moderate snow
Ice crystals.
Wind obs. (17 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
6.0 km
Mid: overcast
1166 km S
2835m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (19 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
26 km
Mid: overcast
DomeA
1344 km SSW
4084m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
Dumont Durville
1681 km NW
111m alt.
3 hours ago
-17°C
-
13
Light winds from the ESE
(13 kph at 110).
ASCATB184E65S
1982 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
34
Fresh winds from the NW
(34 kph at 313).
- km
ASCATB183E65S
1987 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
29
Fresh winds from the NW
(29 kph at 316).
- km
ASCATB181E64S
1988 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the NW
(28 kph at 318).
- 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.