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Mount Wharton Weather Forecast

Churchill Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 6 am Fri 02 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun night. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Sun night, min -33°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat afternoon, fresh winds from the ESE by Sun night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Tue night, min -24°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SE on Mon morning, calm by Wed morning).

Friday
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
mod snow
light snow
mod snow
heavy snow
cloud
mod snow
mod snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
mod. snow
light snow
mod. snow
heavy snow
cloudy
mod. snow
mod. snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
2000
2000
2000
2000
1950
2000
2000
2000
2000
2100
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
km/h
5
S
10
E
15
ESE
10
ESE
5
SSW
10
SW
15
SSW
15
SE
30
ESE
35
SE
40
ESE
35
SE
5
ESE
30
ESE
25
ESE
10
ESE
10
SW
10
W
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
10
4
6
14
—
7
6
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-28
-28
-31
-32
-31
-27
-23
-21
-20
-24
-21
-17
-16
-16
-15
-19
-18
-20
min °C
-28
-29
-33
-32
-31
-30
-25
-22
-24
-24
-23
-19
-17
-16
-19
-19
-19
-21
 chill °C
-33
-40
-44
-42
-31
-36
-36
-32
-38
-38
-38
-33
-22
-27
-26
-26
-26
-26
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-32-33-35-36-34-32-29-27-28-29-28-23-21-21-22-24-23-23-28-29-32-32-31-29-24-22-22-24-22-18-17-16-17-19-19-21-25-23-28-28-28-27-21-16-16-18-16-12-11-9-11-13-14-18
Sunrise
6:26
—
—
6:15
—
—
6:03
—
—
5:50
—
—
5:37
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—
5:24
—
—
Sunset
—
—
10:15
—
—
10:28
—
—
10:38
—
—
10:52
—
—
11:04
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—
11:17

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Mount Wharton Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Wharton is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun night. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Sun night, min -33°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat afternoon, fresh winds from the ESE by Sun night).

Mount Wharton Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Tue night, min -24°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SE on Mon morning, calm by Wed morning).

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
-16°C
clear
Clear
24
Moderate winds from the N
(24 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Dumont Durville
1681 km NW
111m alt.
2 hours ago
-22°C
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 120 degs) was rejected.
40 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
ASCATB197E66S
2017 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the ESE
(42 kph at 120).
- km
ASCATC176E64S
2020 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
43
Strong winds from the NE
(43 kph at 47).
- km
ASCATB202E67S
2025 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
55
Near gales from the E
(55 kph at 82).
- km
ASCATB198E66S
2027 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the ESE
(49 kph at 104).
- km
ASCATC177E64S
2027 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the NE
(37 kph at 55).
- km
ASCATC203E67S
2028 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
57
Near gales from the E
(57 kph at 80).
- km
ASCATC202E67S
2028 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
55
Near gales from the E
(55 kph at 82).
- km
ASCATB176E63S
2028 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the NE
(32 kph at 38).
- 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.