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Mount Wharton Weather Forecast

Churchill Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 11 am Sat 26 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -30°C on Sat afternoon, min -36°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Extremely cold (max -27°C on Thu night, min -38°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Tue night, fresh winds from the ESE by Thu morning).

Saturday
26
Sunday
27
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
mod snow
light snow
light snow
mod snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
Cloud base (m)
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
3650
1950
2000
2050
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
km/h
5
SSE
5
ESE
5
ESE
10
ENE
5
ESE
10
ESE
10
NNW
5
N
10
WSW
15
E
20
E
10
E
10
SE
20
ESE
20
ESE
35
ESE
30
ESE
35
ESE
Weather map
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Weather map
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Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
6
4
3
7
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-31
-30
-30
-34
-35
-34
-34
-36
-34
-37
-37
-35
-33
-30
-28
-28
-28
-27
min °C
-32
-30
-33
-34
-35
-35
-36
-36
-36
-37
-37
-38
-34
-31
-29
-28
-28
-28
 chill °C
-40
-36
-44
-43
-35
-45
-46
-43
-44
-50
-52
-52
-45
-44
-44
-44
-43
-44
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-32-30-32-34-35-35-35-36-35-37-37-37-34-31-29-28-28-28-27-26-28-30-31-32-33-34-33-34-34-33-29-26-23-22-22-23-25-23-25-26-26-29-30-32-34-32-31-32-26-20-17-15-15-16
Sunrise
6:35
—
—
7:26
—
—
6:15
—
—
6:05
—
—
5:54
—
—
5:43
—
—
Sunset
—
8:08
—
—
—
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 afternoon, min -36°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Mount Wharton Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Extremely cold (max -27°C on Thu night, min -38°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Tue night, fresh winds 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
-16°C
clear
Haze -.
Wind obs. (17 kph from 150 degs) was rejected.
4.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
High: overcast
998 km S
3012m alt.
2 hours ago
moderate snow
Ice crystals.
Wind obs. (15 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
2.4 km
ASCATC146E63S
2093 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the W
(50 kph at 275).
- km
ASCATB146E63S
2094 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the W
(48 kph at 272).
- km
ASCATB143E63S
2096 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the WNW
(50 kph at 290).
- km
ASCATC144E63S
2097 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
47
Strong winds from the WNW
(47 kph at 284).
- km
ASCATB145E63S
2102 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the W
(48 kph at 274).
- km
ASCATC143E63S
2102 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the WNW
(48 kph at 289).
- km
ASCATB142E63S
2103 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
47
Strong winds from the WNW
(47 kph at 288).
- km
ASCATB146E62S
2105 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
47
Strong winds from the W
(47 kph at 271).
- 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.