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Mount Wharton Weather Forecast

Churchill Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 6 pm Thu 15 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu afternoon. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Sat morning, min -28°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the ESE on Thu night, calm by Fri night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun night. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Sun afternoon, min -25°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ESE on Sun night, calm by Wed morning).

Thu
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
mod snow
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
snow showers
light snow
light snow
mod snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2050
km/h
50
ESE
55
ESE
30
ESE
10
ESE
5
ESE
5
WSW
10
SSE
20
ESE
30
ESE
20
ESE
35
SE
30
SE
20
SE
20
SSW
5
SE
10
ESE
5
SSW
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Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
4
7
2
—
—
—
—
1
3
1
6
1
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-27
-27
-26
-25
-25
-24
-24
-25
-24
-23
-23
-23
-24
-23
-24
-24
-23
min °C
-28
-27
-27
-26
-25
-25
-25
-26
-25
-24
-24
-24
-24
-24
-25
-24
-24
 chill °C
-46
-45
-42
-34
-32
-25
-34
-38
-39
-35
-38
-38
-35
-35
-25
-33
-29
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-28-27-27-26-25-25-25-26-25-24-24-24-24-24-25-24-24-23-22-21-21-22-21-21-21-19-18-18-18-18-20-20-19-20-16-15-14-15-19-17-17-17-12-11-12-11-11-15-15-13-15
Sunrise
—
—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
Sunset
12:00
—
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 moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu afternoon. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Sat morning, min -28°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the ESE on Thu night, calm by Fri night).

Mount Wharton Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun night. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Sun afternoon, min -25°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ESE on Sun night, calm by Wed morning).

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.
2 hours ago
-20°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
DomeA
1344 km SSW
4084m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (13 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
Dumont Durville
1681 km NW
111m alt.
3 hours ago
-14°C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 270).
40 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
ASCATB174E64S
2016 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
51
Near gales from the WSW
(51 kph at 243).
- km
ASCATC175E64S
2019 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
53
Near gales from the WSW
(53 kph at 244).
- km
ASCATB175E64S
2025 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
51
Near gales from the WSW
(51 kph at 242).
- km
ASCATC176E64S
2027 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
53
Near gales from the WSW
(53 kph at 240).
- km
ASCATC177E64S
2029 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
56
Near gales from the SW
(56 kph at 231).
- km
ASCATB176E64S
2033 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
54
Near gales from the WSW
(54 kph at 238).
- km
ASCATC179E64S
2034 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
59
Near gales from the SW
(59 kph at 231).
- 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.