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Mount Wharton Weather Forecast

Churchill Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 12 pm Tue 06 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Tue morning, min -26°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ESE on Tue afternoon, calm by Thu night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Fri morning, min -37°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
Friday
9
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
mod snow
light snow
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
5300
4950
9650
2000
2000
2000
2050
2000
km/h
15
SE
30
ESE
10
E
20
NW
15
WNW
15
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
5
W
5
NNE
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
NNW
10
N
10
NE
20
ENE
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Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
1
6
1
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-21
-21
-24
-24
-23
-21
-21
-21
-22
-24
-25
-25
-27
-28
-29
-32
-34
-36
min °C
-21
-23
-26
-25
-24
-23
-21
-21
-24
-25
-25
-27
-28
-29
-32
-33
-35
-37
 chill °C
-31
-37
-35
-37
-35
-32
-32
-31
-24
-31
-30
-27
-33
-29
-40
-43
-47
-51
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-21-22-25-25-24-22-21-21-23-25-25-26-28-29-31-33-35-37-16-16-20-21-22-22-19-20-21-23-23-25-26-27-29-31-33-34-10-9-15-17-20-22-19-19-20-21-23-25-26-26-28-29-30-32
Sunrise
5:37
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—
5:24
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—
5:11
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4:56
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12:00
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—
4:22
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Sunset
—
—
11:04
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—
11:17
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—
11:31
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—
11:47
12:00
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12:05
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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 Tue afternoon. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Tue morning, min -26°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ESE on Tue afternoon, calm by Thu night).

Mount Wharton Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Fri morning, min -37°C on Sun night). 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
Williams Field
401 km NNE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-7°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: overcast
Jang Bogo Station
732 km NNE
29m alt.
2 hours ago
-5°C
-
Wind obs. (37 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
40 km
Mid: clear
998 km S
3012m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (20 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
1.2 km
High: overcast
Dumont Durville
1681 km NW
111m alt.
2 hours ago
-11°C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
100
Stormy winds from the SE
(100 kph at 140).
<100m
Mid: sky obscured
ASCATC145E63S
2001 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
64
Gales from the W
(64 kph at 276).
- km
ASCATB145E63S
2008 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the WNW
(48 kph at 283).
- km
ASCATB144E63S
2010 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
64
Gales from the W
(64 kph at 266).
- km
ASCATB139E64S
2019 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
55
Near gales from the SW
(55 kph at 221).
- km
ASCATC144E63S
2021 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
67
Gales from the W
(67 kph at 262).
- km
ASCATB140E63S
2032 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
58
Near gales from the SW
(58 kph at 234).
- 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.