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Mount Wharton Weather Forecast

Churchill Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 12 am Sat 03 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon morning. Extremely cold (max -25°C on Sun afternoon, min -37°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Sat afternoon, near gales from the ESE by Mon afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Tue night, min -27°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the ESE on Mon night, calm by Wed afternoon).

Saturday
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
light snow
mod snow
light snow
mod snow
snow showers
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
cloudy
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
2000
2000
2000
1950
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
km/h
20
ESE
10
ESE
5
S
15
SSW
10
S
25
ESE
40
ESE
50
ESE
50
ESE
55
ESE
25
SE
25
ESE
35
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
WNW
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Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
1
7
5
6
8
1
2
13
2
1
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-35
-36
-33
-30
-27
-25
-26
-28
-28
-24
-23
-23
-22
-23
-24
-25
min °C
-37
-37
-34
-32
-29
-26
-28
-28
-28
-27
-24
-23
-23
-23
-24
-26
 chill °C
-52
-49
-41
-41
-39
-39
-45
-46
-47
-46
-36
-36
-38
-33
-31
-35
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
—
6:15
—
—
6:03
—
—
5:50
—
—
5:37
—
—
5:24
—
—
Sunset
—
—
—
10:28
—
—
10:38
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—
10:52
—
—
11:04
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—
11:17

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Mount Wharton Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Wharton is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon morning. Extremely cold (max -25°C on Sun afternoon, min -37°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Sat afternoon, near gales from the ESE by Mon afternoon).

Mount Wharton Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Tue night, min -27°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the ESE on Mon night, calm by Wed afternoon).

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
-23°C
moderate snow
Blowing moderate snow.
Wind obs. (50 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
6.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
Dumont Durville
1681 km NW
111m alt.
1 hour ago
-14°C
-
39
Strong winds from the ESE
(39 kph at 110).
Casey
2103 km W
42m alt.
1 hour ago
-8°C
-
69
Gales from the E
(69 kph at 90).
ASCATB138E63S
2110 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the W
(46 kph at 267).
- km
ASCATC140E63S
2135 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the W
(42 kph at 272).
- km
ASCATC139E63S
2145 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the W
(46 kph at 280).
- km
ASCATC138E63S
2155 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
43
Strong winds from the W
(43 kph at 267).
- km
ASCATB137E63S
2160 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
38
Fresh winds from the W
(38 kph at 268).
- km
ASCATC137E63S
2167 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
43
Strong winds from the WNW
(43 kph at 284).
- km
ASCATB136E63S
2170 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the W
(44 kph at 280).
- 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.