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Mount Wharton Weather Forecast

Churchill Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 6 pm Wed 14 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Sat morning, min -29°C on Wed afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the ESE on Thu morning, calm by Fri night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun morning. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Mon night, min -25°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Sat afternoon, fresh winds from the ESE by Sun morning).

Wed
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
4700
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
7650
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2050
2000
km/h
15
E
30
ESE
55
ESE
60
ESE
45
ESE
35
ESE
15
ESE
5
ESE
5
SSW
10
E
20
ESE
30
ESE
20
SE
20
SE
25
SE
20
S
20
SSW
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Weather map
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Weather map
Snowflake cm
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4
4
4
6
2
—
—
—
—
1
3
2
3
1
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-29
-27
-27
-27
-27
-27
-26
-24
-23
-24
-23
-24
-23
-23
-24
-23
-22
min °C
-29
-28
-27
-27
-27
-27
-27
-26
-24
-24
-25
-24
-23
-24
-24
-23
-23
 chill °C
-41
-42
-45
-46
-46
-43
-38
-34
-30
-32
-36
-38
-34
-36
-36
-34
-34
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-29-28-27-27-27-27-27-25-24-24-24-24-23-24-24-23-23-25-23-22-22-22-22-21-22-20-20-20-19-17-19-18-18-19-21-17-15-15-15-15-15-19-17-16-15-11-10-12-11-12-15
Sunrise
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—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
Sunset
1:20
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12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
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 -23°C on Sat morning, min -29°C on Wed afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the ESE on Thu morning, calm by Fri night).

Mount Wharton Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun morning. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Mon night, min -25°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Sat afternoon, fresh winds from the ESE by Sun 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
Williams Field
401 km NNE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-23°C
light snow
Light snow.
6
Light winds from the N
(6 kph at 1).
1.6 km
Mid: broken
High: overcast
DomeA
1344 km SSW
4084m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
Dumont Durville
1681 km NW
111m alt.
2 hours ago
-14°C
-
41
Strong winds from the WNW
(41 kph at 290).
50 km
Mid: clear
WilkinsRunwayEast
2044 km W
755m alt.
2 hours ago
-14°C
-
59
Near gales from the ENE
(59 kph at 60).
0.4 km
Casey
2103 km W
42m alt.
2 hours ago
-7°C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, above eye level.
76
Severe gales from the ENE
(76 kph at 70).
35 km
Mid: sky obscured
ASCATC202E66S
2135 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the SSW
(46 kph at 196).
- km
ASCATB188E64S
2153 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
53
Near gales from the WSW
(53 kph at 242).
- km
ASCATB189E64S
2157 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
53
Near gales from the WSW
(53 kph at 244).
- km
ASCATB190E64S
2178 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
55
Near gales from the SW
(55 kph at 235).
- km
ASCATB191E64S
2183 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
58
Near gales from the SW
(58 kph at 235).
- 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.