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Mount Wharton Weather Forecast

Churchill Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 6 am Mon 05 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon morning. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Tue afternoon, min -25°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ESE on Mon morning, calm by Tue night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Thu morning, min -31°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Sat night).

Monday
5
Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
Friday
9
Saturday
10
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
3300
9700
5200
4600
4500
4500
4700
4600
5200
km/h
30
ESE
20
SE
20
S
25
SSE
20
SE
10
SSE
20
NW
20
NW
10
W
15
WSW
15
W
10
WSW
5
SW
5
SSW
5
SE
0
SSW
10
W
30
WSW
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Weather map
Weather map
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Snowflake cm
2
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—
—
2
2
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-24
-22
-22
-22
-21
-22
-23
-23
-22
-22
-22
-22
-24
-24
-25
-26
-26
-27
min °C
-25
-22
-24
-22
-22
-23
-23
-23
-23
-22
-22
-23
-24
-24
-26
-26
-27
-31
 chill °C
-39
-33
-35
-34
-28
-31
-34
-35
-32
-32
-32
-31
-24
-24
-26
-26
-37
-47
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-25-22-23-22-22-23-23-23-23-22-22-23-24-24-26-26-27-29-20-17-18-17-16-18-20-21-22-21-21-21-21-22-24-24-25-28-13-12-13-11-9-13-17-19-22-21-20-21-20-21-24-23-24-28
Sunrise
5:50
—
—
5:37
—
—
5:24
—
—
5:11
—
—
4:56
—
—
12:00
—
—
Sunset
—
—
10:52
—
—
11:04
—
—
11:17
—
—
11:31
—
—
11:47
12:00
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Mount Wharton Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Wharton is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon morning. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Tue afternoon, min -25°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ESE on Mon morning, calm by Tue night).

Mount Wharton Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Thu morning, min -31°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Sat 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
Williams Field
401 km NNE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-18°C
moderate snow
Blowing moderate snow.
50
Strong winds from the SSE
(50 kph at 160).
6.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
998 km S
3012m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (22 kph from 310 degs) was rejected.
1.6 km
Mid: overcast
DomeA
1344 km SSW
4084m alt.
53 minutes ago
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
ASCATB183E64S
1994 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the WNW
(50 kph at 299).
- km
ASCATC183E64S
2015 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the WNW
(50 kph at 301).
- km
ASCATB184E64S
2018 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the WNW
(50 kph at 297).
- km
ASCATB182E64S
2021 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the WNW
(50 kph at 297).
- km
ASCATB181E64S
2032 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
53
Near gales from the NW
(53 kph at 304).
- km
ASCATC182E64S
2039 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
51
Near gales from the WNW
(51 kph at 302).
- km
ASCATC184E64S
2048 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the WNW
(49 kph at 294).
- 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.