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– Lat/Long: 72.63° S 162.20° E

Mount VX-6
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 am Sat 08 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Sat afternoon, min -36°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat afternoon, fresh winds from the SSW by Mon morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Wed night, min -30°C on Tue afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
8
Sunday
9
Monday
10
Tuesday
11
Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
clear
some clouds
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
Cloud base (m)
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
5600
2400
4800
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
km/h
5
SW
5
S
5
E
10
N
5
WSW
25
SW
35
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
5
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
5
S
10
NNW
10
S
10
E
5
ENE
5
ESE
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Snowflake cm
1
4
1
1
3
5
6
5
3
 mm
max °C
-20
-17
-17
-24
-30
-36
-36
-33
-25
-23
-29
-24
-15
-13
-8
-9
-9
-9
min °C
-21
-19
-23
-27
-35
-36
-36
-35
-30
-23
-30
-30
-19
-13
-12
-9
-9
-10
 chill °C
-25
-19
-23
-27
-49
-51
-54
-52
-45
-29
-43
-42
-23
-19
-12
-15
-13
-14
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-20-20-22-26-30-31-31-27-21-23-25-22-16-15-12-11-11-11-21-18-20-26-33-36-36-34-28-23-30-27-17-13-10-9-9-10-20-17-18-24-32-36-37-36-30-23-30-27-16-11-8-8-7-8-16-14-15-21-28-33-34-33-26-19-27-24-13-8-5-4-3-4-13-10-12-18-25-30-31-29-23-16-24-21-9-4-2-10-1
Sunrise
11:26
11:18
11:10
11:03
10:56
10:48
Sunset
3:07
3:15
3:22
3:30
3:37
3:44

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Mount VX-6 Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount VX-6 is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Sat afternoon, min -36°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat afternoon, fresh winds from the SSW by Mon morning).

Mount VX-6 Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Wed night, min -30°C on Tue afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

This table gives the weather forecast for Mount VX-6 at the specific elevation of 1500 m. Our advanced weather models allow us to provide distinct weather forecasts for several elevations of Mount VX-6. 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
599 km S
8m alt.
3 hours ago
-29° C
light snow
Light snow.
11
Light winds from the E
(11 kph at 80).
2.7 km
Mid: scattered
ASCATC146E63S
1256 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the WSW
(44 kph at 255).
- km
ASCATC145E63S
1266 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the WSW
(42 kph at 257).
- km
ASCATC144E63S
1288 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the WSW
(44 kph at 259).
- km
ASCATB144E63S
1308 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the W
(48 kph at 260).
- km
ASCATB143E63S
1316 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
47
Strong winds from the WSW
(47 kph at 257).
- km
ASCATC140E64S
1321 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the WSW
(42 kph at 257).
- km
ASCATC146E62S
1330 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
47
Strong winds from the WSW
(47 kph at 251).
- km
ASCATC143E63S
1332 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
47
Strong winds from the WSW
(47 kph at 256).
- km
ASCATB140E64S
1336 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the WSW
(44 kph at 251).
- 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.