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Mount Wharton Weather Forecast

Churchill Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 12 pm Thu 22 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Thu morning, min -25°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Sun morning, min -27°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the E on Mon night, calm by Tue afternoon).

Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light snow
cloud
cloud
part cloud
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
3600
4200
5100
2000
4850
2000
2000
2050
4000
7150
2000
2000
2000
2050
2000
1950
km/h
10
SW
10
WSW
10
W
5
NE
10
ENE
5
NNE
5
NE
0
ENE
5
WSW
10
SW
10
WSW
5
NW
15
E
20
E
30
E
10
SSE
10
SE
10
SW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
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Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
2
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-19
-19
-20
-22
-22
-24
-24
-23
-24
-22
-22
-24
-26
-26
-26
-26
-26
-25
min °C
-20
-19
-21
-22
-23
-25
-24
-23
-24
-23
-22
-26
-26
-26
-27
-26
-26
-26
 chill °C
-27
-26
-28
-27
-30
-31
-24
-23
-24
-31
-30
-32
-36
-38
-41
-34
-33
-34
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-23-22-24-25-27-27-27-27-27-26-26-29-30-31-31-31-31-30-20-19-21-22-23-25-24-23-24-23-22-25-26-26-27-26-26-26-16-16-20-19-19-22-21-19-22-19-19-24-21-21-21-20-19-21
Sunrise
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
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Sunset
12:00
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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: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Thu morning, min -25°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Mount Wharton Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Sun morning, min -27°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the E on Mon night, calm by Tue 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
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
389 km NNE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
-9°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
26
Moderate winds from the SSE
(26 kph at 160).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: overcast
Williams Field
401 km NNE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-9°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
19
Light winds from the ESE.(Wind varies from 070 to 130 degs)
(19 kph at 110).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
998 km S
3012m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (30 kph from 10 degs) was rejected.
1.6 km
High: overcast
DomeA
1344 km SSW
4084m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (9 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
ASCATC149E64S
1964 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the WNW
(37 kph at 283).
- km
ASCATB150E64S
1965 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the WNW
(41 kph at 284).
- km
ASCATC151E64S
1966 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the WNW
(42 kph at 289).
- km
ASCATB149E64S
1966 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the WNW
(40 kph at 285).
- km
ASCATB148E64S
1969 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the WNW
(40 kph at 282).
- km
ASCATC152E63S
1971 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the WNW
(39 kph at 288).
- 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.