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Mount Wharton Weather Forecast

Churchill Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 6 am Sat 24 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -28°C on Sat night, min -34°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -27°C on Wed afternoon, min -34°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, fresh winds from the ESE by Wed night).

Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2050
2000
2000
2000
2000
km/h
10
NE
10
ENE
0
NNE
5
SW
5
W
5
E
10
E
20
ESE
20
ESE
5
ENE
5
S
5
SSE
10
ESE
10
E
30
ESE
15
SE
10
SE
15
ESE
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
2
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-29
-29
-28
-28
-28
-29
-31
-32
-33
-33
-32
-29
-28
-27
-27
-29
-28
-27
min °C
-29
-29
-29
-28
-28
-30
-32
-33
-34
-34
-32
-31
-29
-28
-29
-29
-28
-28
 chill °C
-38
-38
-35
-33
-34
-38
-44
-46
-48
-41
-32
-37
-39
-38
-42
-40
-38
-39
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-29-29-29-28-28-30-32-33-34-34-32-30-29-28-28-29-28-28-26-25-26-24-24-26-27-29-31-29-28-26-24-23-23-24-23-23-22-20-22-20-20-24-21-23-25-24-23-23-19-18-17-17-15-17
Sunrise
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
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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: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -28°C on Sat night, min -34°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Mount Wharton Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -27°C on Wed afternoon, min -34°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, fresh winds from the ESE by Wed 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.
3 hours ago
-16°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
28
Moderate winds from the SE
(28 kph at 130).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
High: broken
Williams Field
401 km NNE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-14°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
22
Moderate winds from the SE.(Wind varies from 100 to 170 degs)
(22 kph at 140).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
998 km S
3012m alt.
3 hours ago
moderate snow
Ice crystals.
Wind obs. (17 kph from 40 degs) was rejected.
3.6 km
High: few
ASCATB181E64S
1994 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
26
Moderate winds from the SW
(26 kph at 216).
- km
ASCATC181E64S
1998 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
19
Light winds from the NW
(19 kph at 306).
- km
ASCATC180E64S
2004 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
23
Moderate winds from the NW
(23 kph at 306).
- km
ASCATB177E64S
2015 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
23
Moderate winds from the SE
(23 kph at 125).
- km
ASCATB180E64S
2016 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
27
Moderate winds from the SW
(27 kph at 219).
- km
ASCATB182E64S
2018 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
16
Light winds from the NW
(16 kph at 310).
- km
ASCATB178E64S
2020 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
22
Moderate winds from the SE
(22 kph at 125).
- 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.