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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 -24°C on Fri night, min -29°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the ESE on Thu afternoon, light winds from the ENE by Fri night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun night. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Mon night, min -25°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, strong 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
snow showers
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
snow shwrs
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
15
ENE
15
ESE
35
ESE
60
ESE
65
ESE
55
ESE
35
ESE
10
ESE
5
ENE
5
SSW
5
SSE
15
E
15
ESE
20
ESE
25
SE
40
SE
25
SE
10
WSW
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Snowflake cm
—
—
6
6
5
7
2
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
4
2
1
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-29
-29
-27
-27
-27
-27
-26
-25
-24
-23
-23
-24
-25
-24
-23
-24
-23
-22
min °C
-29
-29
-28
-27
-27
-27
-27
-25
-25
-23
-24
-25
-25
-25
-24
-24
-24
-23
 chill °C
-39
-41
-42
-46
-47
-46
-42
-34
-35
-23
-31
-36
-35
-36
-37
-40
-37
-33
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
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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 heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Fri night, min -29°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the ESE on Thu afternoon, light winds from the ENE by Fri night).

Mount Wharton Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun night. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Mon night, min -25°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, strong winds from the SE by Sun night).

This table gives the weather forecast for Mount Wharton at the specific elevation of 2800 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
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
6
Light winds from the ENE
(6 kph at 60).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
High: broken
Williams Field
401 km NNE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-24°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
26
Moderate winds from the E
(26 kph at 100).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: broken
DomeA
1344 km SSW
4084m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (9 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
ASCATB183E65S
1959 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
71
Gales from the SW
(71 kph at 215).
- km
ASCATB184E65S
1962 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
71
Gales from the SW
(71 kph at 214).
- km
ASCATC180E64S
1974 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
72
Gales from the SW
(72 kph at 223).
- km
ASCATB180E64S
1977 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
70
Gales from the SW
(70 kph at 218).
- km
ASCATC182E64S
1979 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
78
Severe gales from the SW
(78 kph at 218).
- km
ASCATC183E65S
1980 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
74
Gales from the SW
(74 kph at 218).
- km
ASCATB176E64S
1983 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
52
Near gales from the SW
(52 kph at 220).
- 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.