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Mount Wharton Weather Forecast

Churchill Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 12 pm Fri 02 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun night. Extremely cold (max -25°C on Sun afternoon, min -37°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, near gales from the ESE by Sun night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Tue morning, min -28°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the ESE on Mon morning, calm by Wed night).

Friday
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
mod snow
mod snow
light snow
mod snow
cloud
cloud
snow showers
cloud
light snow
part cloud
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
mod. snow
mod. snow
light snow
mod. snow
cloudy
cloudy
snow shwrs
cloudy
light snow
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
2000
2000
2000
2000
1950
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2150
2000
2000
2000
2000
km/h
5
SSE
10
E
20
ESE
15
ESE
5
SSE
15
SSW
10
SSE
20
ESE
35
ESE
55
ESE
60
ESE
50
ESE
30
SE
25
SSE
20
SE
5
SSE
15
E
0
NNE
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Weather map
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Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
8
6
5
9
—
—
3
—
1
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-32
-32
-35
-36
-33
-30
-27
-25
-25
-27
-28
-22
-21
-21
-22
-21
-22
-23
min °C
-32
-33
-37
-37
-35
-32
-29
-26
-26
-27
-28
-26
-22
-21
-22
-22
-23
-24
 chill °C
-38
-46
-51
-50
-41
-40
-38
-38
-42
-46
-47
-44
-34
-33
-34
-27
-33
-24
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-32-33-36-37-34-31-28-26-26-27-28-24-22-21-22-22-23-24-28-29-32-33-32-29-24-21-21-22-23-19-17-16-18-17-18-21-25-23-27-27-28-27-21-16-14-15-16-14-11-10-13-12-13-17
Sunrise
6:26
—
—
6:15
—
—
6:03
—
—
5:50
—
—
5:37
—
—
5:24
—
—
Sunset
—
—
10:15
—
—
10:28
—
—
10:38
—
—
10:52
—
—
11:04
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—
11:17

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Mount Wharton Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Wharton is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun night. Extremely cold (max -25°C on Sun afternoon, min -37°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, near gales from the ESE by Sun night).

Mount Wharton Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Tue morning, min -28°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the ESE on Mon morning, calm by Wed 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
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
389 km NNE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
-26°C
clear
-
Wind obs. (20 kph from 70 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: few
High: scattered
Williams Field
401 km NNE
8m alt.
3 hours ago
-20°C
clear
Clear
Wind obs. (28 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
ASCATC130E63S
2166 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the N
(42 kph at 0).
- km
ASCATC129E63S
2183 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
43
Strong winds from the NNW
(43 kph at 338).
- km
ASCATC128E63S
2199 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the NNW
(42 kph at 333).
- km
ASCATB124E63S
2229 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
55
Near gales from the NW
(55 kph at 314).
- km
ASCATC124E63S
2236 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
52
Near gales from the NW
(52 kph at 307).
- km
ASCATC130E62S
2239 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the NNW
(42 kph at 342).
- km
ASCATB125E63S
2248 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
52
Near gales from the NW
(52 kph at 310).
- km
ASCATC125E63S
2248 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the NW
(50 kph at 316).
- 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.