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Mount Wharton Weather Forecast

Churchill Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 11 pm Sat 12 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun night. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Sun afternoon, min -32°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Sun night, calm by Mon afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -32°C on Tue night, min -38°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Wed night, fresh winds from the E by Fri morning).

Sunday
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod snow
light snow
cloud
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
cloudy
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
2000
2000
1950
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
1950
1950
2000
2000
2000
km/h
25
ESE
15
SE
20
SE
30
SE
20
ESE
10
ESE
10
NNW
15
WNW
5
NNW
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
NNE
5
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
20
ENE
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
1
2
2
7
2
1
 mm
max °C
-28
-25
-24
-24
-26
-26
-26
-28
-28
-32
-36
-36
-35
-36
-37
-38
min °C
-32
-27
-24
-26
-27
-26
-28
-28
-29
-35
-37
-36
-36
-37
-38
-38
 chill °C
-47
-38
-35
-40
-40
-35
-37
-39
-37
-48
-49
-45
-46
-50
-52
-54
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-30-26-24-25-27-26-27-28-29-34-37-36-36-37-38-38-26-22-20-20-21-21-23-26-28-31-33-34-34-34-35-35-21-16-14-13-15-17-20-27-28-27-29-33-33-32-32-32
Sunrise
8:49
8:40
8:29
8:18
8:07
Sunset
6:02
6:13
6:22
6:32
6:42

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Mount Wharton Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Wharton is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun night. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Sun afternoon, min -32°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Sun night, calm by Mon afternoon).

Mount Wharton Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -32°C on Tue night, min -38°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Wed night, fresh winds from the E by Fri morning).

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
-18°C
moderate snow
Blowing moderate snow.
63
Gales from the S
(63 kph at 180).
1.7 km
Mid: broken
High: overcast
DomeA
1344 km SSW
4084m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (9 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
ASCATC134E64S
2080 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the ENE
(31 kph at 77).
- km
ASCATC133E64S
2091 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
27
Moderate winds from the ENE
(27 kph at 72).
- km
ASCATB132E64S
2096 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the ENE
(28 kph at 77).
- km
ASCATC132E64S
2103 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the ENE
(30 kph at 72).
- km
ASCATC131E64S
2104 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the ENE
(28 kph at 72).
- km
ASCATB131E64S
2108 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
25
Moderate winds from the ENE
(25 kph at 60).
- km
ASCATC130E64S
2118 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the ENE
(41 kph at 66).
- km
ASCATB130E64S
2120 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the NE
(31 kph at 50).
- 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.