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Mount Wharton Weather Forecast

Churchill Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 11 pm Sat 26 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -30°C on Sat night, min -37°C on Tue afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Fri morning, min -37°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, near gales from the ESE by Thu morning).

Sunday
27
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
mod snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
Cloud base (m)
2000
2000
2000
2000
3250
6750
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
km/h
5
E
10
ENE
10
NE
5
E
10
NNW
10
NNW
0
NNE
15
E
15
E
0
S
5
SSE
20
E
30
ESE
60
ESE
45
ESE
35
SE
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
7
4
5
5
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-30
-34
-36
-34
-34
-35
-35
-36
-37
-36
-33
-31
-28
-28
-29
-26
min °C
-34
-35
-36
-34
-35
-36
-36
-36
-37
-37
-35
-32
-30
-28
-29
-29
 chill °C
-46
-44
-45
-42
-45
-42
-36
-48
-50
-45
-43
-45
-43
-48
-47
-47
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-32-35-36-34-35-36-36-36-37-37-34-32-29-28-29-28-28-31-31-31-31-33-33-33-34-34-30-27-24-23-23-23-25-26-27-29-29-30-34-32-31-32-28-23-18-16-16-17
Sunrise
—
7:26
—
—
6:15
—
—
6:05
—
—
5:54
—
—
5:43
—
—
Sunset
—
—
—
9:19
—
8:29
—
—
8:38
—
—
8:50
—
—
—
9:00

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Mount Wharton Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Wharton is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -30°C on Sat night, min -37°C on Tue afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Mount Wharton Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Fri morning, min -37°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, near gales from the ESE by Thu 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
-19°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
Wind obs. (19 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
998 km S
3012m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (17 kph from 60 degs) was rejected.
2.0 km
High: few
ASCATC189E66S
1942 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
60
Near gales from the NW
(60 kph at 321).
- km
ASCATC180E65S
1948 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
54
Near gales from the WSW
(54 kph at 255).
- km
ASCATC190E66S
1953 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
54
Near gales from the NNW
(54 kph at 327).
- km
ASCATB180E65S
1953 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
56
Near gales from the WSW
(56 kph at 251).
- km
ASCATB187E65S
1961 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
52
Near gales from the NNW
(52 kph at 329).
- km
ASCATB181E65S
1966 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
53
Near gales from the WSW
(53 kph at 257).
- km
ASCATC191E66S
1966 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
47
Strong winds from the NNW
(47 kph at 333).
- km
ASCATC181E65S
1967 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
52
Near gales from the WSW
(52 kph at 250).
- 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.