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Mount Wharton Weather Forecast

Churchill Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 12 pm Sun 27 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -33°C on Sun night, min -37°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Extremely cold (max -26°C on Fri morning, min -37°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, near gales from the ESE by Thu night).

Sunday
27
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
Friday
2
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
snow showers
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
Cloud base (m)
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2050
km/h
10
ENE
10
ENE
5
W
15
N
0
SW
5
NW
10
E
10
ESE
5
E
0
SSW
10
E
25
E
30
ESE
40
ESE
55
ESE
40
ESE
40
SE
30
ESE
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
2
4
11
3
4
2
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-34
-35
-33
-36
-36
-36
-36
-36
-37
-37
-36
-32
-28
-28
-29
-26
-26
-31
min °C
-36
-36
-34
-36
-36
-36
-37
-37
-37
-37
-37
-35
-30
-29
-31
-27
-28
-33
 chill °C
-46
-46
-43
-48
-36
-44
-49
-47
-45
-37
-48
-49
-45
-48
-51
-44
-46
-48
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-35-36-34-36-36-36-37-37-37-37-37-34-29-29-30-27-27-32-31-32-31-33-33-34-34-34-34-34-33-30-24-23-25-21-21-28-25-26-29-31-32-34-33-32-33-32-31-26-18-16-19-15-14-24
Sunrise
8:20
—
—
7:09
—
—
7:00
—
—
6:48
—
—
6:37
—
—
6:26
—
—
Sunset
—
—
10:23
—
9:34
—
—
9:44
—
—
9:54
—
—
—
10:05
—
—
10:15

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Mount Wharton Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Wharton is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -33°C on Sun night, min -37°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Mount Wharton Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Extremely cold (max -26°C on Fri morning, min -37°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, near gales from the ESE by Thu 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.
2 hours ago
-18°C
light snow
Light snow.
Wind obs. (24 kph from 150 degs) was rejected.
4.8 km
Mid: overcast
998 km S
3012m alt.
3 hours ago
moderate snow
Ice crystals.
Wind obs. (19 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
2.0 km
ASCATC145E63S
2090 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
63
Gales from the SW
(63 kph at 231).
- km
ASCATC146E63S
2101 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
66
Gales from the SW
(66 kph at 233).
- km
ASCATC146E62S
2112 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
68
Gales from the WSW
(68 kph at 246).
- km
ASCATC145E62S
2113 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
65
Gales from the WSW
(65 kph at 243).
- km
ASCATC149E62S
2115 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
68
Gales from the WSW
(68 kph at 251).
- km
ASCATC148E62S
2121 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
61
Near gales from the WSW
(61 kph at 248).
- km
ASCATC147E62S
2123 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
63
Gales from the W
(63 kph at 263).
- km
ASCATC150E62S
2141 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
65
Gales from the WSW
(65 kph at 249).
- 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.