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Mount Wharton Weather Forecast

Churchill Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 12 pm Thu 01 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -31°C on Thu morning, min -36°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue night. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Tue morning, min -32°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sun afternoon, strong winds from the ESE by Mon night).

Thursday
1
Friday
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
Tuesday
6
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light snow
mod snow
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
1950
2100
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
km/h
30
ESE
25
SE
10
S
10
ESE
5
E
10
E
15
E
5
NE
5
SSW
20
SW
10
SW
15
E
25
E
25
ESE
30
ESE
25
ESE
25
SE
15
ESE
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
2
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
2
6
2
2
4
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-31
-34
-33
-33
-32
-33
-36
-35
-33
-32
-31
-30
-29
-28
-25
-23
-23
-23
min °C
-33
-34
-34
-33
-33
-35
-36
-36
-35
-32
-31
-31
-30
-28
-27
-24
-23
-25
 chill °C
-49
-49
-44
-42
-41
-48
-49
-36
-35
-45
-39
-39
-44
-42
-44
-36
-35
-38
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-32-34-34-33-33-34-36-36-34-32-31-31-30-28-26-24-23-24-28-30-30-29-28-30-33-33-32-30-28-28-25-23-21-19-17-19-21-25-26-25-23-26-28-31-32-28-28-27-20-16-15-12-11-14
Sunrise
6:37
—
—
6:26
—
—
6:15
—
—
6:03
—
—
5:50
—
—
5:37
—
—
Sunset
—
—
10:05
—
—
10:15
—
—
10:28
—
—
10:38
—
—
10:52
—
—
11:04

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Mount Wharton Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Wharton is: A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -31°C on Thu morning, min -36°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Mount Wharton Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue night. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Tue morning, min -32°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sun afternoon, strong winds from the ESE by Mon 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.
3 hours ago
-21°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
22
Moderate winds from the N
(22 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
Dumont Durville
1681 km NW
111m alt.
4 hours ago
-25°C
-
13
Light winds from the SSW
(13 kph at 200).
50 km
Mid: few
ASCATC176E64S
2023 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
104
Extremely windy from the WSW
(104 kph at 250).
- km
ASCATC175E63S
2034 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
100
Stormy winds from the WSW
(100 kph at 247).
- km
ASCATC176E63S
2035 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
107
Extremely windy from the WSW
(107 kph at 248).
- km
ASCATB171E63S
2088 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
85
Severe gales from the WSW
(85 kph at 253).
- km
ASCATB172E63S
2089 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
84
Severe gales from the WSW
(84 kph at 245).
- km
ASCATB173E63S
2089 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
87
Stormy winds from the WSW
(87 kph at 253).
- km
ASCATB142E63S
2090 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the NW
(30 kph at 324).
- km
ASCATC173E63S
2092 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
84
Severe gales from the WSW
(84 kph at 252).
- 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.