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Mount Wharton Weather Forecast

Churchill Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 12 pm Tue 13 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Extremely cold (max -26°C on Thu afternoon, min -31°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, gales from the ESE by Thu afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Fri afternoon, min -25°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
mod snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
mod. snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
2000
3750
3850
5000
4750
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2100
8350
9700
9800
km/h
5
NW
5
W
5
ENE
15
E
20
ESE
35
ESE
55
ESE
65
ESE
50
ESE
15
ESE
5
S
5
N
5
N
10
NNW
0
SSE
5
ESE
15
E
20
E
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Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
7
6
5
5
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-31
-30
-30
-29
-29
-27
-27
-26
-26
-24
-23
-23
-23
-23
-23
-23
-24
-24
min °C
-31
-31
-30
-30
-29
-29
-27
-27
-26
-25
-24
-24
-23
-23
-23
-24
-24
-25
 chill °C
-31
-31
-36
-41
-42
-44
-46
-46
-44
-34
-30
-30
-29
-31
-23
-33
-34
-36
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-31-31-30-30-29-28-27-27-26-25-24-24-23-23-23-24-24-25-29-28-28-27-25-23-22-22-21-20-20-21-20-20-21-21-21-22-26-26-26-23-20-17-15-15-14-14-15-18-18-18-21-18-19-19
Sunrise
3:39
—
—
3:05
—
—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
Sunset
12:47
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—
1:20
—
—
12:00
—
—
12:00
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—
12:00
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—
12:00
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Mount Wharton Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Wharton is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Extremely cold (max -26°C on Thu afternoon, min -31°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, gales from the ESE by Thu afternoon).

Mount Wharton Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Fri afternoon, min -25°C on Fri morning). 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
-23°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
13
Light winds from the SE
(13 kph at 140).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: overcast
Williams Field
401 km NNE
8m alt.
1 hour ago
-20°C
clear
-
13
Light winds from the SSE
(13 kph at 150).
10.0 km
Low: few
DomeA
1344 km SSW
4084m alt.
2 hours ago
-64°C
-
7
Light winds from the SW
(7 kph at 230).
Dumont Durville
1681 km NW
111m alt.
3 hours ago
-14°C
-
28
Moderate winds from the E
(28 kph at 100).
30 km
Mid: overcast
Casey
2103 km W
42m alt.
3 hours ago
-14°C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
37
Fresh winds from the NE
(37 kph at 40).
26 km
Mid: overcast
Davis
2450 km SW
23m alt.
3 hours ago
-8°C
partially cloudy
Clouds dissolving.
7
Light winds from the E
(7 kph at 80).
50 km
Mid: scattered
BaseBelgranoII
2552 km S
256m alt.
3 hours ago
-21°C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, below eye level.
33
Fresh winds from the SE
(33 kph at 140).
5.0 km
Mid: few
ASCATB260E70S
2747 km ESE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the N
(37 kph at 359).
- km
ASCATB261E70S
2760 km ESE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
38
Fresh winds from the N
(38 kph at 354).
- km
ASCATB262E70S
2782 km SE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the N
(37 kph at 353).
- 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.