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Mount Wharton Weather Forecast

Churchill Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 6 am Wed 14 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Fri afternoon, min -27°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ESE on Thu morning, calm by Fri night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun night. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Sun night, min -22°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat afternoon, fresh winds from the SE by Sun night).

Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
cloud
mod snow
mod snow
light snow
mod snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
some clouds
cloudy
mod. snow
mod. snow
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
4900
4650
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
9600
2050
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
km/h
10
ESE
15
ESE
25
ESE
45
ESE
50
ESE
40
ESE
25
ESE
5
ESE
0
E
5
SW
5
SW
10
ESE
10
SE
10
ESE
15
SE
30
SE
20
SE
10
W
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Snowflake cm
—
—
6
6
5
7
2
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
4
2
1
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-26
-25
-21
-22
-22
-21
-21
-20
-21
-20
-20
-21
-20
-19
-18
-18
-18
-18
min °C
-27
-25
-25
-22
-22
-22
-21
-21
-22
-21
-20
-22
-21
-20
-18
-18
-18
-19
 chill °C
-34
-35
-36
-37
-38
-36
-33
-27
-22
-25
-20
-30
-27
-28
-27
-30
-28
-26
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-29-29-28-27-27-27-27-25-25-23-24-25-25-25-24-24-24-23-27-25-23-22-22-22-21-21-22-21-20-22-21-20-18-18-18-19-23-21-17-15-15-15-14-15-17-17-17-19-15-13-12-11-11-14
Sunrise
3:05
—
—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
Sunset
1:20
—
—
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: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Fri afternoon, min -27°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ESE on Thu morning, calm by Fri night).

Mount Wharton Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun night. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Sun night, min -22°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat afternoon, fresh winds from the SE by Sun 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
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
389 km NNE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
-29°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
7
Light winds from the NE
(7 kph at 50).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: overcast
Williams Field
401 km NNE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-25°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
24
Moderate winds from the ESE
(24 kph at 120).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
DomeA
1344 km SSW
4084m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (9 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
Dumont Durville
1681 km NW
111m alt.
2 hours ago
-14°C
-
31
Fresh winds from the SE
(31 kph at 130).
40 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
ASCATB183E65S
1959 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
73
Gales from the SW
(73 kph at 214).
- km
hy2c182E65S
1970 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
73
Gales from the SW
(73 kph at 220).
- km
ASCATB184E65S
1972 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
76
Severe gales from the SSW
(76 kph at 207).
- km
ASCATB181E64S
1983 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
64
Gales from the SSW
(64 kph at 212).
- km
ASCATB183E64S
1983 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
71
Gales from the SW
(71 kph at 217).
- km
ASCATB182E64S
1983 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
70
Gales from the SW
(70 kph at 214).
- 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.