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Mount Wharton Weather Forecast

Churchill Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 12 pm Wed 14 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Wed night, min -26°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ESE on Thu morning, calm by Fri night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun morning. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Sun afternoon, min -22°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
light snow
light snow
part cloud
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
light snow
light snow
cloudy
light snow
light snow
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
4900
4800
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
9750
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
km/h
10
ESE
15
ESE
20
ESE
45
ESE
45
ESE
35
ESE
20
ESE
10
ESE
0
NE
5
WSW
5
SSW
10
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
SSE
15
SE
10
ESE
15
SW
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Weather map
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Snowflake cm
—
—
4
4
4
6
2
—
—
—
—
—
2
2
—
2
1
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-25
-25
-21
-21
-21
-21
-21
-21
-22
-20
-20
-21
-19
-18
-18
-18
-18
-19
min °C
-26
-25
-24
-21
-22
-22
-21
-21
-23
-21
-20
-22
-20
-19
-18
-18
-19
-20
 chill °C
-33
-35
-35
-36
-38
-36
-32
-28
-23
-27
-20
-31
-29
-28
-25
-27
-28
-29
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-29-29-28-27-27-27-27-26-25-24-23-24-25-25-23-24-24-23-26-25-23-21-22-22-21-21-23-21-20-22-20-19-18-18-19-20-23-21-17-14-15-15-14-15-18-17-17-18-12-12-13-11-12-16
Sunrise
3:05
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—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
Sunset
1:20
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—
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 heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Wed night, min -26°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ESE on Thu morning, calm by Fri night).

Mount Wharton Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun morning. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Sun afternoon, min -22°C on Sat 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
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
389 km NNE
10m alt.
3 hours ago
-26°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 140 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: overcast
Williams Field
401 km NNE
8m alt.
3 hours ago
-24°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
26
Moderate winds from the E
(26 kph at 100).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
DomeA
1344 km SSW
4084m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
Dumont Durville
1681 km NW
111m alt.
3 hours ago
-12°C
-
20
Moderate winds from the WNW
(20 kph at 300).
50 km
Mid: scattered
WilkinsRunwayEast
2044 km W
755m alt.
3 hours ago
-14°C
-
39
Strong winds from the NE
(39 kph at 50).
1.0 km
Casey
2103 km W
42m alt.
3 hours ago
-8°C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, below eye level.
65
Gales from the ENE
(65 kph at 70).
45 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Davis
2450 km SW
23m alt.
3 hours ago
-13°C
State of sky unchanged.
20
Moderate winds from the NE
(20 kph at 40).
50 km
Mid: few
BaseBelgranoII
2552 km S
256m alt.
3 hours ago
-16°C
-
9
Light winds from the ESE
(9 kph at 110).
40 km
Mid: overcast
Mawson
2828 km SW
16m alt.
3 hours ago
-12°C
State of sky unchanged.
31
Fresh winds from the SSE
(31 kph at 160).
40 km
Mid: clear
ASCATB265E70S
2835 km SE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the ENE
(32 kph at 77).
- 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.