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Mount Wharton Weather Forecast

Churchill Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 12 am Mon 16 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon afternoon. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Tue afternoon, min -19°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the ESE on Mon morning, calm by Wed afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed night. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Wed night, min -20°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
4800
2000
2000
2000
2000
3550
2000
2000
2100
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2100
km/h
10
SSW
30
ESE
35
SE
30
SE
25
S
15
SW
5
ESE
5
SSE
15
SE
15
E
10
ESE
5
SW
0
ESE
0
NW
5
NNE
10
E
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
2
4
5
—
—
—
—
—
1
1
2
1
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-16
-17
-19
-15
-13
-12
-14
-13
-14
-15
-16
-16
-17
-17
-17
-19
min °C
-19
-18
-19
-18
-14
-13
-15
-14
-14
-17
-17
-16
-18
-17
-17
-20
 chill °C
-28
-30
-32
-30
-24
-20
-19
-18
-21
-27
-24
-21
-18
-17
-17
-26
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
50
0
0
50
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-22-23-25-23-19-18-20-20-19-21-22-22-23-22-23-24-18-18-19-17-14-13-15-14-14-16-17-16-18-17-17-20-13-11-13-10-7-7-10-7-7-10-9-9-12-11-11-15
Sunrise
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12:00
—
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12:00
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12:00
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—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
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Sunset
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12:00
—
—
12:00
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12:00
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12:00
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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 Mon afternoon. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Tue afternoon, min -19°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the ESE on Mon morning, calm by Wed afternoon).

Mount Wharton Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed night. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Wed night, min -20°C on Fri 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
Mcmurdo Williams
401 km NNE
22m alt.
2 hours ago
-6°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 280 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
Williams Field
401 km NNE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-4°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
Wind obs. (6 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
998 km S
3012m alt.
54 minutes ago
-
Wind obs. (24 kph from 330 degs) was rejected.
1.6 km
Mid: broken
High: overcast
DomeA
1344 km SSW
4084m alt.
44 minutes ago
-
7
Light winds from the E
(7 kph at 80).
Dumont Durville
1681 km NW
111m alt.
3 hours ago
-14°C
-
43
Strong winds from the S
(43 kph at 170).
SHIP289
1726 km NW
-m alt.
44 minutes ago
-17°C
-
22
Moderate winds from the SE
(22 kph at 130).
WilkinsRunwayEast
2044 km W
755m alt.
3 hours ago
-17°C
-
43
Strong winds from the E
(43 kph at 90).
Casey
2103 km W
42m alt.
3 hours ago
-7°C
-
Wind obs. (17 kph from 280 degs) was rejected.
Davis
2450 km SW
23m alt.
3 hours ago
-7°C
snow showers
Light snow showers.
15
Light winds from the NE
(15 kph at 50).
Mid: mostly cloudy
BaseBelgranoII
2552 km S
256m alt.
3 hours ago
-1°C
-
28
Moderate winds from the ESE
(28 kph at 110).
40 km
Mid: few

* 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.