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Mount Wharton Weather Forecast

Churchill Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 11 am Sun 13 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun morning. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Sun afternoon, min -35°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Sun afternoon, calm by Tue morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -32°C on Wed night, min -38°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the ESE by Fri morning).

Sunday
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
mod snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
part cloud
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
1950
1950
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2150
2000
2000
1950
1950
3950
2000
2000
2000
2000
km/h
25
ESE
30
SE
25
SE
20
SE
15
SSW
10
SW
0
ENE
15
ENE
20
E
15
E
5
SSW
5
SSW
10
E
15
E
20
ESE
30
ESE
20
ESE
20
E
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
4
4
6
1
2
1
 mm
max °C
-25
-24
-25
-25
-25
-25
-27
-30
-33
-36
-34
-32
-32
-32
-33
-35
-37
-36
min °C
-26
-24
-26
-25
-25
-27
-28
-32
-35
-36
-35
-33
-32
-32
-35
-36
-38
-38
 chill °C
-39
-38
-40
-37
-35
-34
-36
-46
-49
-48
-35
-42
-43
-44
-51
-54
-54
-54
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-26-24-26-25-25-26-28-31-34-36-35-33-32-32-34-36-38-37-21-19-20-20-21-23-26-27-30-32-32-29-29-29-30-31-33-33-15-13-13-14-16-21-25-23-25-28-30-28-28-27-25-25-28-29
Sunrise
8:49
8:40
8:29
8:18
8:07
7:58
Sunset
6:02
6:13
6:22
6:32
6:42
6:52

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Mount Wharton Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Wharton is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun morning. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Sun afternoon, min -35°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Sun afternoon, calm by Tue morning).

Mount Wharton Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -32°C on Wed night, min -38°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the ESE by Fri 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
-9°C
light snow
Light snow.
19
Light winds from the NNE
(19 kph at 20).
7.0 km
Low: overcast
DomeA
1344 km SSW
4084m alt.
1 hour ago
-67°C
-
13
Light winds from the SW
(13 kph at 230).
Dumont Durville
1681 km NW
111m alt.
2 hours ago
-13°C
-
50
Strong winds from the SE
(50 kph at 140).
28 km
Mid: overcast
Casey
2103 km W
42m alt.
2 hours ago
-9°C
heavy snow
Heavy drifting snow, above eye level.
85
Severe gales from the E
(85 kph at 90).
<100m
Mid: sky obscured
Davis
2450 km SW
23m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (13 kph from 50 degs) was rejected.
50 km
Mid: few
BaseBelgranoII
2552 km S
256m alt.
2 hours ago
-35°C
-
7
Light winds from the ESE
(7 kph at 110).
40 km
Mid: few
ASCATC106E61S
2697 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
61
Near gales from the SSW
(61 kph at 210).
- km
ASCATC107E61S
2703 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
59
Near gales from the SSW
(59 kph at 212).
- km
ASCATC105E61S
2730 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
66
Gales from the SSW
(66 kph at 205).
- km
ASCATC104E61S
2752 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
65
Gales from the SSW
(65 kph at 206).
- 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.