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Mount Wharton Weather Forecast

Churchill Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 6 am Wed 30 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -28°C on Wed night, min -35°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ESE on Thu morning, calm by Fri morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

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

Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
Friday
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
snow showers
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
snow shwrs
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
2000
2000
2000
2000
1950
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
km/h
15
ESE
15
E
15
E
35
ESE
30
ESE
10
SW
0
E
5
ENE
20
E
20
E
10
ESE
15
WSW
25
SW
25
WSW
5
SSE
15
E
15
ESE
15
E
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
—
3
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-34
-31
-28
-30
-35
-32
-32
-32
-32
-35
-35
-33
-31
-31
-30
-32
-31
-30
min °C
-35
-32
-30
-33
-35
-35
-32
-33
-34
-35
-36
-35
-31
-31
-32
-32
-32
-30
 chill °C
-47
-45
-43
-51
-52
-45
-32
-44
-49
-50
-46
-35
-46
-46
-42
-44
-43
-43
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-35-32-29-32-35-34-32-33-33-35-36-34-31-31-31-32-32-30-31-28-25-26-31-31-29-28-30-31-31-31-29-28-29-29-28-26-29-24-19-20-26-27-25-24-26-25-26-29-27-29-29-25-24-21
Sunrise
6:48
—
—
6:37
—
—
6:26
—
—
6:15
—
—
6:03
—
—
5:50
—
—
Sunset
—
9:54
—
—
—
10:05
—
—
10:15
—
—
10:28
—
—
10:38
—
—
10:52

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Mount Wharton Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Wharton is: A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -28°C on Wed night, min -35°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ESE on Thu morning, calm by Fri morning).

Mount Wharton Weather (Days 3-6):

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

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.
2 hours ago
-31°C
clear
-
Wind obs. (15 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: few
Williams Field
401 km NNE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-25°C
clear
Clear
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Dumont Durville
1681 km NW
111m alt.
2 hours ago
-24°C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 70).
40 km
Mid: few
ASCATB183E64S
2008 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the SSW
(41 kph at 214).
- km
ASCATB182E64S
2008 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the SW
(40 kph at 228).
- km
ASCATB184E64S
2019 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the SW
(44 kph at 227).
- km
ASCATC186E64S
2020 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
57
Near gales from the SSW
(57 kph at 209).
- km
ASCATC185E64S
2020 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
53
Near gales from the SSW
(53 kph at 210).
- km
ASCATB186E64S
2033 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
59
Near gales from the SW
(59 kph at 223).
- km
ASCATB191E65S
2035 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
70
Gales from the SSW
(70 kph at 209).
- 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.