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Mount Wharton Weather Forecast

Churchill Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 12 am Tue 13 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed night. Extremely cold (max -26°C on Wed night, min -32°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, gales from the ESE by Thu morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

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

Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
mod snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
mod. snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
2000
2000
3250
3800
4300
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
8450
2000
2050
2000
km/h
5
WSW
5
W
5
SE
5
ENE
15
E
20
ESE
40
ESE
60
ESE
55
ESE
45
ESE
10
SSE
10
W
10
E
5
NW
5
N
5
SW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
8
6
4
5
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-31
-31
-31
-30
-30
-29
-26
-26
-26
-23
-22
-21
-21
-23
-24
-24
min °C
-32
-32
-31
-31
-30
-29
-28
-27
-26
-25
-23
-22
-24
-24
-24
-25
 chill °C
-32
-32
-31
-38
-41
-42
-43
-46
-44
-42
-31
-29
-29
-29
-24
-25
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-32-32-31-31-30-29-27-27-26-24-23-22-23-24-24-25-30-29-28-29-27-25-23-22-21-20-19-18-21-22-22-23-28-26-25-26-23-20-16-15-14-14-13-15-19-19-19-23
Sunrise
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3:39
—
—
3:05
—
—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
Sunset
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12:47
—
—
1:20
—
—
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 Wed night. Extremely cold (max -26°C on Wed night, min -32°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, gales from the ESE by Thu morning).

Mount Wharton Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu night. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Fri afternoon, min -25°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ESE on Thu night, calm 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
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
389 km NNE
10m alt.
3 hours ago
-28°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
22
Moderate winds from the E
(22 kph at 90).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken
Williams Field
401 km NNE
8m alt.
3 hours ago
-23°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
30
Fresh winds from the ENE
(30 kph at 70).
10.0 km
Low: broken
DomeA
1344 km SSW
4084m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
ASCATC136E64S
2058 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the NNW
(35 kph at 333).
- km
ASCATC135E64S
2068 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
21
Moderate winds from the NNW
(21 kph at 340).
- km
ASCATC143E63S
2082 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
13
Light winds from the N
(13 kph at 2).
- km
ASCATC134E64S
2086 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
25
Moderate winds from the NNW
(25 kph at 334).
- km
ASCATC133E64S
2090 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
18
Light winds from the NNW
(18 kph at 334).
- km
ASCATC132E64S
2095 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the NNW
(28 kph at 329).
- km
ASCATC131E64S
2107 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
22
Moderate winds from the NNW
(22 kph at 337).
- 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.