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Mount Wharton Weather Forecast

Churchill Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 12 pm Sat 03 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Mon night, min -37°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Sat morning, near gales from the ESE by Mon night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Tue afternoon, min -26°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
light snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
cloud
cloud
light snow
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
cloudy
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
2000
2000
1950
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
5000
4600
9850
km/h
10
ESE
10
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
25
ESE
40
ESE
50
SE
45
SE
40
ESE
20
SE
15
SSE
15
ESE
10
NW
10
NW
15
NW
15
WNW
15
W
15
W
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Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
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Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
1
8
4
4
7
—
—
3
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-36
-33
-30
-27
-25
-25
-26
-26
-24
-22
-20
-20
-23
-23
-24
-24
-23
-24
min °C
-37
-34
-32
-29
-26
-26
-26
-26
-26
-23
-21
-24
-24
-24
-24
-24
-24
-26
 chill °C
-48
-43
-41
-39
-39
-43
-43
-43
-44
-35
-30
-31
-32
-33
-34
-33
-35
-35
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-37-34-31-28-26-26-26-26-25-23-21-22-24-24-24-24-24-25-33-31-29-24-21-21-21-21-21-18-16-17-19-20-22-22-22-24-29-28-27-21-15-14-14-14-15-12-10-12-15-17-21-21-21-24
Sunrise
6:15
—
—
6:03
—
—
5:50
—
—
5:37
—
—
5:24
—
—
5:11
—
—
Sunset
—
—
10:28
—
—
10:38
—
—
10:52
—
—
11:04
—
—
11:17
—
—
11:31

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Mount Wharton Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Wharton is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Mon night, min -37°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Sat morning, near gales from the ESE by Mon night).

Mount Wharton Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Tue afternoon, min -26°C on Thu 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.
3 hours ago
-20°C
moderate snow
Blowing moderate snow.
Wind obs. (61 kph from 170 degs) was rejected.
3.2 km
Mid: overcast
Dumont Durville
1681 km NW
111m alt.
2 hours ago
-10°C
Clouds developing.
6
Light winds from the ESE
(6 kph at 120).
40 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Casey
2103 km W
42m alt.
2 hours ago
-6°C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, above eye level.
72
Gales from the ESE
(72 kph at 120).
0.4 km
Mid: sky obscured
Davis
2450 km SW
23m alt.
2 hours ago
-15°C
State of sky unchanged.
31
Fresh winds from the NE
(31 kph at 50).
40 km
Mid: scattered
BaseBelgranoII
2552 km S
256m alt.
2 hours ago
-30°C
light snow
Intermittent light snow.
6
Light winds from the ESE
(6 kph at 110).
5.0 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
ASCATB107E62S
2579 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
51
Near gales from the WSW
(51 kph at 255).
- km
ASCATB106E62S
2590 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the WSW
(48 kph at 249).
- km
ASCATB108E62S
2636 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
52
Near gales from the W
(52 kph at 259).
- km
ASCATB104E62S
2647 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the WSW
(41 kph at 257).
- km
ASCATB105E62S
2657 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
43
Strong winds from the WSW
(43 kph at 247).
- 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.