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– Lat/Long: 72.63° S 162.20° E

Mount VX-6
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 am Wed 12 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Thu afternoon, min -24°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Sat morning, min -35°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
Friday
14
Saturday
15
Sunday
16
Monday
17
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
part cloud
cloud
mod snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
light snow
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
mod. snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1750
1650
1650
1650
1650
3250
1650
1750
1650
km/h
5
S
15
NNW
10
SSW
10
S
15
E
25
E
15
SE
15
SSE
15
SE
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
15
S
15
S
10
SSW
10
SSW
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Snowflake cm
1
2
7
9
3
1
 mm
max °C
-15
-15
-21
-13
-9
-12
-21
-21
-23
-23
-23
-26
-27
-29
-30
-31
-32
-33
min °C
-18
-18
-24
-17
-10
-19
-21
-23
-23
-24
-24
-29
-28
-30
-31
-32
-34
-35
 chill °C
-18
-22
-32
-24
-18
-28
-30
-34
-33
-35
-35
-43
-40
-42
-43
-42
-44
-44
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-17-18-21-16-12-16-20-21-21-22-24-26-26-27-28-29-30-31-17-17-23-15-10-16-21-22-23-24-24-28-28-30-31-32-33-34-15-14-22-14-8-15-21-23-24-23-23-28-28-30-32-32-34-36-12-11-18-11-5-12-18-20-21-20-19-25-25-27-28-29-31-33-9-8-15-7-2-9-15-16-17-17-16-21-21-24-25-26-28-29
Sunrise
10:56
10:48
10:41
10:34
10:27
10:22
Sunset
3:37
3:44
3:51
3:56
4:04
4:09

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

The weather forecast for Mount VX-6 is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Thu afternoon, min -24°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

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

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Sat morning, min -35°C on Mon night). 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
-30° C
light snow
Light snow.
Wind obs. (31 kph from 100 degs) was rejected.
2.9 km
Mid: overcast
1938 km S
3012m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (13 kph from 10 degs) was rejected.
6.0 km
High: scattered
2029 km N
6m alt.
3 hours ago
4° C
No report.
Wind obs. (31 kph from 320 degs) was rejected.
ASCATC233E69S
2463 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the WNW
(31 kph at 300).
- km
ASCATC234E70S
2466 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the NW
(32 kph at 306).
- km
ASCATC234E69S
2476 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the NW
(30 kph at 311).
- km
ASCATC230E68S
2485 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
6
Light winds from the SSW
(6 kph at 207).
- km
ASCATC235E70S
2491 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the NW
(33 kph at 313).
- km
ASCATC235E69S
2501 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the NW
(33 kph at 304).
- km
ASCATC231E68S
2508 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
7
Light winds from the SSW
(7 kph at 201).
- 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.