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Mount Wharton Weather Forecast

Churchill Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 12 pm Thu 01 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -26°C on Thu morning, min -33°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue night. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Tue afternoon, min -30°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sun afternoon, fresh winds from the ESE by Mon night).

Thursday
1
Friday
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
Tuesday
6
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
1950
2100
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
km/h
25
ESE
20
SE
5
SW
5
ESE
5
E
10
E
15
E
0
NE
5
SW
15
SW
5
SW
10
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
2
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
2
6
2
2
4
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-26
-29
-29
-28
-28
-29
-32
-33
-31
-29
-28
-27
-24
-22
-20
-18
-17
-18
min °C
-29
-30
-30
-29
-28
-31
-33
-33
-33
-30
-28
-28
-26
-23
-22
-19
-17
-20
 chill °C
-42
-37
-36
-34
-33
-40
-43
-33
-33
-41
-35
-36
-38
-34
-34
-29
-26
-30
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-32-34-34-33-33-34-36-36-34-32-31-31-30-28-26-24-23-24-28-30-30-29-28-30-33-33-32-30-28-28-25-23-21-19-17-19-21-25-26-25-23-26-28-31-32-28-28-27-20-16-15-12-11-14
Sunrise
6:37
—
—
6:26
—
—
6:15
—
—
6:03
—
—
5:50
—
—
5:37
—
—
Sunset
—
—
10:05
—
—
10:15
—
—
10:28
—
—
10:38
—
—
10:52
—
—
11:04

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Mount Wharton Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Wharton is: A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -26°C on Thu morning, min -33°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Mount Wharton Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue night. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Tue afternoon, min -30°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sun afternoon, fresh winds from the ESE by Mon 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
Williams Field
401 km NNE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-18°C
clear
Haze -.
Wind obs. (13 kph from 150 degs) was rejected.
3.1 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
High: broken
Dumont Durville
1681 km NW
111m alt.
1 hour ago
-20°C
-
6
Light winds from the ESE
(6 kph at 110).
50 km
Mid: few
hy2c182E64S
2032 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
79
Severe gales from the WSW
(79 kph at 258).
- km
hy2c177E63S
2050 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
90
Stormy winds from the WSW
(90 kph at 252).
- km
hy2c183E64S
2053 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
61
Near gales from the W
(61 kph at 262).
- km
hy2c181E64S
2058 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
91
Stormy winds from the WSW
(91 kph at 255).
- km
hy2c178E63S
2095 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
90
Stormy winds from the WSW
(90 kph at 252).
- km
hy2c179E63S
2095 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
94
Stormy winds from the WSW
(94 kph at 250).
- km
hy2c181E63S
2097 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
94
Stormy winds from the WSW
(94 kph at 252).
- km
hy2c172E63S
2101 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
75
Severe gales from the WSW
(75 kph at 258).
- 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.