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Mount Wharton Weather Forecast

Churchill Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 12 am Thu 08 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Wed night, min -28°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -26°C on Sat night, min -37°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Sat night, calm by Mon night).

Thursday
8
Friday
9
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light snow
part cloud
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
5150
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
km/h
15
W
10
W
10
WSW
5
W
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
NNE
10
WSW
15
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
25
W
15
ENE
25
E
25
ESE
0
SSE
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Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-23
-23
-23
-23
-25
-26
-27
-27
-26
-26
-29
-30
-33
-37
-37
-36
min °C
-24
-24
-23
-24
-25
-26
-27
-28
-27
-28
-29
-32
-37
-37
-37
-37
 chill °C
-33
-32
-31
-24
-31
-32
-32
-36
-38
-45
-46
-44
-52
-54
-54
-48
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-24-24-23-24-25-26-27-28-27-27-29-31-35-37-37-37-23-22-21-22-23-24-26-26-25-27-29-31-33-32-32-33-22-21-20-20-20-22-26-24-25-29-31-32-31-25-26-28
Sunrise
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5:11
—
—
4:56
—
—
12:00
—
—
4:22
—
—
4:03
—
—
Sunset
—
—
—
11:31
—
—
11:47
12:00
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—
12:05
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12:24
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Mount Wharton Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Wharton is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Wed night, min -28°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Mount Wharton Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -26°C on Sat night, min -37°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Sat night, calm 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.
2 hours ago
-13°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
13
Light winds from the E
(13 kph at 80).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Amundsen-Scott Airport
998 km S
507m alt.
1 hour ago
-50°C
moderate snow
Ice crystals.
9
Light winds from the NNE
(9 kph at 20).
4.8 km
Mid: few
High: broken
998 km S
3012m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (9 kph from 20 degs) was rejected.
4.8 km
Mid: few
High: broken
ASCATB183E65S
1984 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the WNW
(42 kph at 283).
- km
ASCATB178E64S
2048 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
59
Near gales from the W
(59 kph at 266).
- km
ASCATB179E64S
2054 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
57
Near gales from the W
(57 kph at 266).
- km
ASCATB180E64S
2059 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
56
Near gales from the W
(56 kph at 262).
- km
ASCATB181E64S
2066 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
56
Near gales from the W
(56 kph at 263).
- km
ASCATB153E63S
2068 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
54
Near gales from the NW
(54 kph at 316).
- km
ASCATB151E63S
2075 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
51
Near gales from the NW
(51 kph at 314).
- 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.