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Mount Wharton Weather Forecast

Churchill Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 6 pm Thu 01 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -27°C on Sun morning, min -33°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Tue night, min -27°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Sun afternoon, strong winds from the ESE by Tue night).

Thu
1
Friday
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
Tuesday
6
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
snow showers
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
Cloud base (m)
2000
1950
2000
2100
2000
2000
2000
1950
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
km/h
15
SE
0
W
5
SSE
10
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
5
SSE
15
SW
15
WSW
5
S
20
ESE
25
ESE
35
ESE
25
SE
20
SE
30
SSE
30
ESE
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
4
4
5
3
3
13
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-29
-29
-28
-28
-29
-33
-32
-29
-27
-27
-23
-22
-20
-18
-17
-17
-16
min °C
-30
-30
-29
-28
-32
-33
-33
-31
-28
-27
-26
-22
-21
-21
-17
-17
-17
 chill °C
-30
-30
-29
-36
-44
-44
-33
-40
-39
-33
-36
-34
-34
-35
-26
-28
-27
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-34-34-32-32-35-36-35-33-31-30-29-27-27-25-23-23-22-30-30-29-28-31-33-33-30-28-27-25-22-21-20-17-17-17-25-27-25-23-27-30-30-29-27-26-21-15-14-13-10-10-10
Sunrise
—
—
6:26
—
—
6:15
—
—
6:03
—
—
5:50
—
—
5:37
—
—
Sunset
—
10:05
—
—
10:15
—
—
10:28
—
—
10:38
—
—
10:52
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—
11:04

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Mount Wharton Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Wharton is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -27°C on Sun morning, min -33°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Mount Wharton Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Tue night, min -27°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Sun afternoon, strong winds from the ESE by Tue 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
light snow
Light snow.
Wind obs. (50 kph from 190 degs) was rejected.
5.0 km
Mid: broken
High: overcast
998 km S
2830m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 120 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: few
ASCATB229E68S
2397 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the WNW
(39 kph at 286).
- km
ASCATC229E68S
2408 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
38
Fresh winds from the WNW
(38 kph at 293).
- km
ASCATC235E69S
2417 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the N
(37 kph at 8).
- km
ASCATC230E68S
2420 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the WNW
(40 kph at 296).
- km
ASCATB230E68S
2426 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the WNW
(42 kph at 300).
- km
ASCATC236E69S
2432 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
38
Fresh winds from the NNE
(38 kph at 18).
- km
ASCATB231E68S
2440 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the WNW
(37 kph at 301).
- km
ASCATC231E68S
2442 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the WNW
(37 kph at 297).
- 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.