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Mount Wharton Weather Forecast

Churchill Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 12 am Sat 31 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun morning. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Sun morning, min -29°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat afternoon, fresh winds from the E by Sun morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed night. Extremely cold (max -25°C on Wed afternoon, min -29°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
31
Sunday
1
Monday
2
Tuesday
3
Wednesday
4
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light snow
clear
cloudy
clear
some clouds
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
Cloud base (m)
2000
5250
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2150
2050
2000
2000
2000
km/h
5
ESE
5
SE
5
E
15
ESE
25
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
25
ESE
10
ESE
5
ESE
5
E
5
E
10
E
20
E
20
E
15
E
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
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—
—
3
3
5
1
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—
—
—
—
—
—
1
 mm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-27
-26
-25
-25
-24
-24
-26
-29
-29
-28
-27
-26
-26
-26
-25
-25
min °C
-29
-26
-25
-25
-24
-25
-28
-29
-29
-29
-27
-26
-26
-26
-26
-25
 chill °C
-37
-32
-30
-34
-37
-38
-42
-43
-38
-36
-32
-31
-33
-38
-38
-36
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-28-26-25-25-24-25-27-29-29-29-27-26-26-26-26-25-25-22-21-21-19-19-22-24-24-25-23-21-22-21-20-20-21-17-16-17-12-12-16-17-17-20-17-16-18-15-14-14
Sunrise
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12:00
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12:00
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12:00
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12:00
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Sunset
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Mount Wharton Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Wharton is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun morning. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Sun morning, min -29°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat afternoon, fresh winds from the E by Sun morning).

Mount Wharton Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed night. Extremely cold (max -25°C on Wed afternoon, min -29°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

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
Williams Field
401 km NNE
8m alt.
3 hours ago
-17°C
light snow
Light snow.
24
Moderate winds from the E
(24 kph at 80).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
998 km S
3012m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (19 kph from 320 degs) was rejected.
3.2 km
Mid: scattered
High: broken
998 km S
2830m alt.
1 hour ago
light snow
Snow grains.
17
Light winds from the NW
(17 kph at 320).
3.6 km
High: broken
ASCATB178E65S
1937 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
58
Near gales from the SW
(58 kph at 236).
- km
ASCATC178E65S
1939 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
58
Near gales from the WSW
(58 kph at 239).
- km
ASCATB179E65S
1947 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
51
Near gales from the WSW
(51 kph at 242).
- km
ASCATB180E65S
1947 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the WSW
(49 kph at 242).
- km
ASCATC180E65S
1955 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
52
Near gales from the WSW
(52 kph at 243).
- km
ASCATB181E65S
1959 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the WSW
(44 kph at 241).
- km
ASCATC181E65S
1963 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the WSW
(49 kph at 245).
- 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.