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Mount Wharton Weather Forecast

Churchill Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 12 pm Fri 13 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Sun night, min -24°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, fresh winds from the SE by Sun night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon afternoon. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Tue night, min -18°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Tue morning, near gales from the ESE by Wed night).

Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
Cloud base (m)
2000
2000
2050
2000
2150
3200
4050
2000
2000
2000
2000
3600
2000
2000
2000
km/h
5
ENE
5
ESE
10
ESE
10
SSW
10
SW
5
S
5
ESE
10
SW
10
SW
45
SE
30
SE
15
SSE
10
SSE
15
SSW
15
SE
25
SE
20
SSE
50
ESE
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Weather map
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Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
3
5
5
—
—
4
4
3
5
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-23
-22
-23
-21
-20
-21
-20
-19
-17
-18
-17
-16
-14
-13
-12
-13
-12
-13
min °C
-23
-23
-24
-22
-21
-22
-20
-19
-19
-18
-17
-16
-16
-14
-14
-13
-13
-16
 chill °C
-28
-29
-32
-29
-28
-22
-24
-26
-28
-32
-29
-26
-23
-22
-24
-23
-24
-27
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
150
50
250
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-27-28-28-26-26-26-25-25-22-24-23-22-21-19-18-19-19-20-23-23-24-22-21-22-20-19-18-18-17-16-15-14-13-13-13-15-17-17-18-15-15-16-14-13-13-10-10-10-8-7-7-6-5-8
Sunrise
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
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: A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Sun night, min -24°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, fresh winds from the SE by Sun night).

Mount Wharton Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon afternoon. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Tue night, min -18°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Tue morning, near gales from the ESE by Wed 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
-13°C
moderate snow
Blowing moderate snow.
52
Near gales from the SSW
(52 kph at 200).
1.2 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
Williams Field
401 km NNE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-11°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
52
Near gales from the S
(52 kph at 170).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: broken
998 km S
3012m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (13 kph from 10 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
DomeA
1344 km SSW
4084m alt.
3 hours ago
-
6
Light winds from the WSW
(6 kph at 250).
ASCATC170E64S
1972 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
25
Moderate winds from the SSW
(25 kph at 199).
- km
ASCATC169E64S
1973 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the SSW
(30 kph at 195).
- km
ASCATC171E64S
1983 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
34
Fresh winds from the SSW
(34 kph at 204).
- km
ASCATC172E64S
1983 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the WSW
(32 kph at 248).
- km
ASCATC169E63S
1987 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the SSW
(33 kph at 200).
- km
ASCATC168E63S
1989 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
27
Moderate winds from the SSW
(27 kph at 197).
- 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.