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Mount Wharton Weather Forecast

Churchill Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 5 am Wed 16 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -31°C on Wed night, min -38°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Thu morning, fresh winds from the E by Thu night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun night. Extremely cold (max -31°C on Sun afternoon, min -37°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat afternoon, fresh winds from the ESE by Sun night).

Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
cloud
cloud
light snow
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
Cloud base (m)
2000
1950
1950
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
1950
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
km/h
10
WSW
15
W
20
WSW
10
W
10
ENE
25
E
25
E
25
E
15
ENE
10
ENE
5
NE
10
E
15
E
20
E
25
E
25
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
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Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
4
1
 mm
max °C
-32
-32
-31
-34
-36
-37
-37
-37
-34
-33
-32
-32
-32
-31
-32
-35
-35
-36
min °C
-33
-32
-33
-35
-37
-37
-38
-37
-37
-34
-33
-32
-32
-32
-35
-36
-36
-37
 chill °C
-42
-44
-46
-42
-50
-52
-55
-54
-52
-43
-33
-32
-44
-45
-52
-52
-53
-54
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-33-32-32-35-37-37-38-37-36-34-33-32-32-32-34-36-36-37-30-30-31-32-34-34-34-34-32-30-29-28-27-27-29-31-31-32-29-32-35-35-31-33-30-29-28-26-25-25-22-21-22-24-24-26
Sunrise
8:18
8:07
7:58
7:48
7:37
7:26
Sunset
6:32
6:42
6:52
7:01
7:10
7:21

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Mount Wharton Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Wharton is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -31°C on Wed night, min -38°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Thu morning, fresh winds from the E by Thu night).

Mount Wharton Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun night. Extremely cold (max -31°C on Sun afternoon, min -37°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat afternoon, fresh winds from the ESE by Sun 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
Williams Field
401 km NNE
8m alt.
56 minutes ago
-21°C
light snow
Light snow.
Wind obs. (26 kph from 130 degs) was rejected.
2.9 km
Mid: overcast
998 km S
3012m alt.
2 hours ago
moderate snow
Ice crystals.
Wind obs. (15 kph from 120 degs) was rejected.
1.6 km
DomeA
1344 km SSW
4084m alt.
39 minutes ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 230).
ASCATB200E67S
2004 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the WNW
(50 kph at 302).
- km
ASCATB201E66S
2015 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
51
Near gales from the WNW
(51 kph at 304).
- km
ASCATB202E66S
2039 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the NW
(50 kph at 313).
- km
ASCATB203E66S
2060 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
52
Near gales from the NW
(52 kph at 322).
- km
ASCATB204E66S
2089 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
57
Near gales from the NNW
(57 kph at 328).
- km
ASCATB203E65S
2153 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
54
Near gales from the NNW
(54 kph at 330).
- km
ASCATB204E65S
2171 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
55
Near gales from the NNW
(55 kph at 331).
- 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.