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Mount Wharton Weather Forecast

Churchill Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 12 am Fri 02 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -27°C on Sun afternoon, min -37°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Tue night, min -27°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (gales from the ESE on Mon afternoon, light winds from the S by Mon night).

Friday
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
Tuesday
6
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
heavy snow
mod snow
mod snow
snow showers
light snow
light snow
mod snow
some clouds
clear
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
heavy snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
Cloud base (m)
1950
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
km/h
5
SSE
10
S
10
E
15
ESE
15
ESE
5
SE
10
SSW
10
S
25
ESE
50
ESE
60
ESE
65
ESE
20
SE
30
SSE
30
SE
25
ESE
Weather map
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Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
12
7
6
2
1
4
6
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-32
-32
-32
-34
-36
-34
-31
-29
-27
-26
-26
-25
-22
-21
-21
-19
min °C
-33
-32
-33
-36
-37
-35
-33
-30
-28
-27
-27
-26
-25
-21
-21
-20
 chill °C
-43
-40
-46
-49
-49
-35
-42
-40
-41
-45
-46
-45
-40
-34
-34
-32
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-33-32-33-35-37-35-32-30-28-27-27-26-24-21-21-20-30-29-28-32-33-32-30-26-23-21-21-20-19-16-16-14-27-26-23-27-29-29-28-23-18-15-14-13-14-10-9-8
Sunrise
—
6:26
—
—
6:15
—
—
6:03
—
—
5:50
—
—
5:37
—
—
Sunset
—
—
—
10:15
—
—
10:28
—
—
10:38
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—
10:52
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—
11:04

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Mount Wharton Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Wharton is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -27°C on Sun afternoon, min -37°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Mount Wharton Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Tue night, min -27°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (gales from the ESE on Mon afternoon, light winds from the S 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
-18°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
19
Light winds from the NE
(19 kph at 50).
6.0 km
Low: overcast
Jang Bogo Station
732 km NNE
29m alt.
2 hours ago
-26°C
-
11
Light winds from the N
(11 kph at 350).
40 km
Mid: clear
998 km S
3012m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (15 kph from 20 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: broken
1166 km S
2835m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (15 kph from 20 degs) was rejected.
31 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Dumont Durville
1681 km NW
111m alt.
2 hours ago
-23°C
-
11
Light winds from the SE
(11 kph at 140).
ASCATB176E64S
2029 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the WSW
(46 kph at 244).
- km
ASCATC176E64S
2031 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the WSW
(45 kph at 243).
- km
ASCATB177E64S
2036 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
52
Near gales from the WSW
(52 kph at 239).
- km
ASCATC177E64S
2037 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the WSW
(49 kph at 242).
- km
ASCATC178E64S
2043 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
59
Near gales from the WSW
(59 kph at 243).
- 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.