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Mount Wharton Weather Forecast

Churchill Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 12 pm Fri 16 Oct 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 Sat morning, min -27°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, strong winds from the SE by Sun night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Mon night, min -26°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Mon morning, light winds from the SSE by Tue morning).

Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
light snow
light snow
mod snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
2000
2000
2000
2000
4850
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
1950
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
3950
km/h
30
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
5
SW
5
SSE
20
ESE
30
ESE
15
ESE
35
SE
30
SE
10
SSE
10
WNW
10
NE
10
ESE
20
S
10
WNW
15
SSW
20
SW
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Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
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Snowflake cm
2
—
—
—
—
—
3
3
7
2
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-26
-25
-25
-24
-24
-25
-25
-24
-24
-24
-23
-22
-24
-24
-25
-25
-23
-23
min °C
-27
-26
-25
-24
-24
-26
-25
-25
-25
-24
-23
-25
-26
-26
-25
-26
-24
-24
 chill °C
-42
-37
-33
-30
-30
-38
-39
-36
-40
-38
-32
-35
-34
-38
-33
-33
-34
-35
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-27-26-25-24-24-26-25-25-25-24-23-24-25-25-25-26-24-24-21-21-22-21-21-22-19-19-19-18-18-20-21-20-20-20-19-21-14-15-18-17-17-17-12-12-12-11-12-16-16-14-15-14-15-18
Sunrise
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
Sunset
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
12:00
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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 Sat morning, min -27°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, strong winds from the SE by Sun night).

Mount Wharton Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Mon night, min -26°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Mon morning, light winds from the SSE by Tue 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
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
389 km NNE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
-23°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 1 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: scattered
Williams Field
401 km NNE
8m alt.
3 hours ago
-19°C
clear
Clear
11
Light winds from the N
(11 kph at 1).
10.0 km
DomeA
1344 km SSW
4084m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
hy2c149E63S
2012 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
47
Strong winds from the NW
(47 kph at 312).
- km
hy2c148E63S
2018 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
47
Strong winds from the NW
(47 kph at 318).
- km
hy2c137E64S
2026 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
62
Gales from the SE
(62 kph at 130).
- km
hy2c147E63S
2026 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the NW
(48 kph at 320).
- km
hy2c146E63S
2035 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the NW
(46 kph at 325).
- km
hy2c138E64S
2038 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
62
Gales from the SE
(62 kph at 128).
- km
hy2c134E64S
2040 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
53
Near gales from the SE
(53 kph at 132).
- 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.