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Mount Wharton Weather Forecast

Churchill Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 11 am Sun 13 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun morning. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Sun afternoon, min -31°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -28°C on Wed night, min -34°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the ESE by Fri morning).

Sunday
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
mod snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
1950
1950
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2150
2000
2000
1950
1950
3950
2000
2000
2000
2000
km/h
20
SE
25
SSE
20
SE
15
SE
10
SW
5
WSW
0
NW
15
E
15
E
10
E
5
SW
5
SW
10
E
10
E
20
ESE
25
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
4
4
6
1
2
1
 mm
max °C
-20
-19
-20
-20
-20
-21
-25
-27
-29
-32
-31
-28
-29
-29
-29
-30
-32
-32
min °C
-21
-19
-20
-20
-21
-25
-26
-27
-31
-32
-32
-30
-29
-29
-30
-31
-34
-34
 chill °C
-31
-30
-30
-29
-30
-32
-26
-37
-42
-40
-39
-39
-37
-38
-44
-47
-48
-48
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-26-24-26-25-25-26-28-31-34-36-35-33-32-32-34-36-38-37-21-19-20-20-21-23-26-27-30-32-32-29-29-29-30-31-33-33-15-13-13-14-16-21-25-23-25-28-30-28-28-27-25-25-28-29
Sunrise
8:49
8:40
8:29
8:18
8:07
7:58
Sunset
6:02
6:13
6:22
6:32
6:42
6:52

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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 morning. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Sun afternoon, min -31°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Mount Wharton Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -28°C on Wed night, min -34°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the ESE by Fri 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
-11°C
moderate snow
Blowing moderate snow.
80
Severe gales from the S.(Wind varies from 160 to 220 degs)
(80 kph at 190).
5.0 km
High: broken
998 km S
3012m alt.
1 hour ago
moderate snow
Ice crystals.
Wind obs. (33 kph from 140 degs) was rejected.
1.0 km
DomeA
1344 km SSW
4084m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
ASCATC128E64S
2105 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
47
Strong winds from the E
(47 kph at 93).
- km
ASCATC129E64S
2105 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
51
Near gales from the ENE
(51 kph at 78).
- km
ASCATC127E64S
2106 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the E
(48 kph at 87).
- km
ASCATB145E62S
2113 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the NNE
(36 kph at 28).
- km
ASCATB127E64S
2114 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the E
(42 kph at 88).
- km
ASCATB126E64S
2114 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the E
(45 kph at 86).
- km
ASCATC126E64S
2117 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the E
(42 kph at 85).
- 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.