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– Lat/Long: 72.63° S 162.20° E

Mount VX-6
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 am Tue 18 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Thu night, min -40°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Tue morning, near gales from the SSW by Thu morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -25°C on Fri morning, min -34°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Fri morning, calm by Sun night).

Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
4050
5250
8400
5350
1900
km/h
25
S
20
S
20
SSE
25
S
25
SSW
40
S
50
SSW
50
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
S
25
S
20
S
15
SSW
10
SSW
5
SSW
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Snowflake cm
 mm
max °C
-38
-36
-34
-32
-33
-32
-28
-26
-24
-25
-25
-26
-28
-28
-30
-33
-33
-32
min °C
-40
-37
-37
-33
-33
-34
-31
-29
-26
-26
-25
-27
-28
-30
-32
-33
-34
-34
 chill °C
-58
-52
-52
-48
-49
-53
-50
-47
-42
-41
-39
-42
-42
-44
-45
-45
-41
-40
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-34-33-33-31-30-30-27-24-22-22-21-22-24-25-26-29-31-31-39-37-36-33-33-33-30-28-25-26-25-27-28-29-31-33-34-33-41-39-37-33-34-34-30-29-26-27-27-29-30-31-34-36-37-35-38-36-34-30-31-31-27-26-23-23-24-26-27-28-31-33-33-32-35-32-31-27-28-27-24-22-20-20-21-23-24-25-27-29-30-29
Sunrise
10:15
10:08
10:03
9:56
9:51
9:45
Sunset
4:15
4:21
4:27
4:32
4:37
4:44

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

The weather forecast for Mount VX-6 is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Thu night, min -40°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Tue morning, near gales from the SSW by Thu morning).

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

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -25°C on Fri morning, min -34°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Fri morning, calm by Sun night).

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
Jang Bogo Station
231 km SSE
29m alt.
2 hours ago
-30° C
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 20 degs) was rejected.
40 km
Mid: clear
Williams Field
599 km S
8m alt.
1 hour ago
-18° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
6
Light winds from the NNW
(6 kph at 340).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
608 km S
10m alt.
2 hours ago
-31° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
24
Moderate winds from the NW
(24 kph at 320).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
Dumont Durville
1079 km W
111m alt.
2 hours ago
-18° C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, below eye level.
31
Fresh winds from the SW
(31 kph at 220).
40 km
Mid: few
ASCATC148E64S
1135 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
66
Gales from the W
(66 kph at 262).
- km
ASCATC147E64S
1141 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
60
Near gales from the W
(60 kph at 265).
- km
ASCATC146E64S
1169 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
61
Near gales from the W
(61 kph at 259).
- km
ASCATC145E64S
1181 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
54
Near gales from the WSW
(54 kph at 258).
- km
ASCATB145E64S
1187 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
55
Near gales from the WSW
(55 kph at 258).
- km
ASCATC148E63S
1188 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
58
Near gales from the WSW
(58 kph at 258).
- 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.