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Mount Wharton Weather Forecast

Churchill Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 6 am Tue 29 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -28°C on Wed night, min -36°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the ESE by Thu afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -29°C on Sun night, min -32°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
Friday
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
1950
1950
2000
2000
2000
2000
2050
2000
km/h
10
E
5
ENE
5
SSW
10
ESE
15
E
10
E
30
ESE
35
ESE
10
SSE
10
WSW
10
S
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
S
10
SSW
10
SSE
5
ESE
10
SE
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Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
3
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-36
-36
-35
-33
-31
-28
-29
-34
-33
-32
-31
-30
-31
-32
-31
-32
-31
-29
min °C
-36
-36
-36
-34
-32
-30
-31
-34
-34
-32
-32
-31
-31
-32
-32
-32
-32
-30
 chill °C
-46
-43
-36
-44
-44
-41
-46
-52
-47
-42
-40
-42
-42
-41
-40
-43
-39
-42
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-36-36-36-34-32-29-30-34-34-32-32-31-31-32-32-32-32-30-33-34-33-30-27-25-25-30-30-28-28-27-27-28-29-28-28-27-31-31-31-28-24-20-18-25-27-25-27-24-23-23-27-25-24-25
Sunrise
7:00
—
—
6:48
—
—
6:37
—
—
6:26
—
—
6:15
—
—
6:03
—
—
Sunset
—
9:44
—
—
9:54
—
—
—
10:05
—
—
10:15
—
—
10:28
—
—
10:38

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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 -28°C on Wed night, min -36°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the ESE by Thu afternoon).

Mount Wharton Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -29°C on Sun night, min -32°C on Fri morning). 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
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
389 km NNE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
-32°C
clear
-
17
Light winds from the ESE
(17 kph at 110).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: few
Williams Field
401 km NNE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-25°C
clear
Clear
15
Light winds from the E
(15 kph at 90).
10.0 km
998 km S
3012m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (17 kph from 70 degs) was rejected.
2.0 km
High: few
ASCATB183E65S
1959 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
61
Near gales from the SSW
(61 kph at 197).
- km
ASCATB204E68S
1961 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
54
Near gales from the S
(54 kph at 179).
- km
ASCATB205E68S
1967 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
55
Near gales from the S
(55 kph at 176).
- km
ASCATB204E67S
1969 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
51
Near gales from the S
(51 kph at 172).
- km
ASCATB206E68S
1971 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
54
Near gales from the SSE
(54 kph at 161).
- km
ASCATB182E65S
1972 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
63
Gales from the SSW
(63 kph at 194).
- km
ASCATB203E67S
1975 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the S
(48 kph at 182).
- 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.