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Mount Wharton Weather Forecast

Churchill Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 12 pm Sun 11 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -27°C on Mon morning, min -30°C on Sun afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu morning. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Thu afternoon, min -26°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ESE on Thu morning, calm by Fri afternoon).

Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
4900
2000
2000
2050
2100
2000
2000
2050
4400
3950
3750
2000
2000
2000
2100
8050
km/h
5
N
15
E
20
E
10
E
5
W
5
SW
0
SE
5
S
5
SE
5
SE
10
ESE
15
ESE
35
ESE
30
ESE
10
WSW
5
W
5
W
10
E
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Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
5
3
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-29
-30
-29
-27
-27
-28
-29
-29
-27
-26
-25
-20
-19
-17
-17
-20
-19
-21
min °C
-29
-30
-30
-28
-28
-30
-30
-29
-29
-26
-25
-24
-19
-18
-19
-20
-20
-22
 chill °C
-29
-41
-44
-37
-36
-30
-30
-35
-35
-31
-33
-33
-32
-30
-26
-20
-20
-30
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-31-33-34-33-32-33-32-32-31-30-29-26-24-23-21-22-22-24-29-30-30-28-28-29-30-29-28-26-25-22-19-18-18-20-20-22-28-26-24-22-22-25-26-26-26-22-21-18-12-11-15-18-18-20
Sunrise
4:22
—
—
4:03
—
—
3:39
—
—
3:05
—
—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
Sunset
12:05
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—
12:24
—
—
12:47
—
—
1:20
—
—
12:00
—
—
12:00
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Mount Wharton Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Wharton is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -27°C on Mon morning, min -30°C on Sun afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Mount Wharton Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu morning. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Thu afternoon, min -26°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ESE on Thu morning, calm by Fri afternoon).

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
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
24
Moderate winds from the ESE
(24 kph at 110).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: overcast
Jang Bogo Station
732 km NNE
29m alt.
2 hours ago
-14°C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 40).
40 km
Mid: clear
998 km S
3012m alt.
2 hours ago
moderate snow
Ice crystals.
Wind obs. (15 kph from 60 degs) was rejected.
3.2 km
1166 km S
2835m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (15 kph from 60 degs) was rejected.
3.2 km
Mid: clear
DomeA
1344 km SSW
4084m alt.
50 minutes ago
-
9
Light winds from the SW
(9 kph at 230).
Dumont Durville
1681 km NW
111m alt.
2 hours ago
-10°C
heavy snow
Heavy drifting snow, above eye level.
131
Extremely windy from the SSE
(131 kph at 160).
<100m
Mid: mostly cloudy
ASCATC120E66S
1938 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the SW
(35 kph at 214).
- km
ASCATC121E66S
1944 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
29
Fresh winds from the SW
(29 kph at 219).
- km
ASCATB147E64S
1969 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
80
Severe gales from the SE
(80 kph at 141).
- km
ASCATB148E64S
1971 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
75
Severe gales from the SE
(75 kph at 136).
- 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.