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– Lat/Long: 72.63° S 162.20° E

Mount VX-6
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 am Thu 20 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Thu morning, min -28°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Thu morning, light winds from the SSW by Fri morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Mon morning, min -30°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
9800
5150
9850
5100
4950
1900
1650
1650
1700
1700
1650
1650
km/h
40
SSW
35
SSW
25
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
S
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Snowflake cm
2
 mm
max °C
-17
-17
-17
-22
-22
-23
-24
-25
-27
-30
-28
-20
-19
-20
-19
-20
-25
-26
min °C
-22
-20
-25
-26
-23
-26
-25
-26
-28
-30
-29
-26
-20
-20
-21
-24
-27
-28
 chill °C
-36
-31
-36
-36
-34
-39
-37
-39
-42
-44
-43
-37
-26
-29
-31
-35
-40
-41
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-22-21-22-22-21-21-21-21-22-23-26-28-27-25-24-24-25-25-23-22-24-26-25-26-26-27-28-29-29-27-25-24-24-26-28-29-23-22-25-28-26-28-29-29-31-33-32-26-23-23-24-26-30-31-20-19-21-24-23-25-25-26-28-30-29-23-20-20-20-22-26-27-16-15-18-21-19-21-22-22-24-27-25-20-16-17-17-19-23-24
Sunrise
10:03
9:56
9:51
9:45
9:38
9:33
Sunset
4:27
4:32
4:37
4:44
4:49
4:53

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

The weather forecast for Mount VX-6 is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Thu morning, min -28°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Thu morning, light winds from the SSW by Fri morning).

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

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Mon morning, min -30°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

This table gives the weather forecast for Mount VX-6 at the specific elevation of 500 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.
47 minutes ago
-12° C
heavy snow
Heavy drifting snow, below eye level.
Wind obs. (74 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
30 km
Mid: scattered
Williams Field
599 km S
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-24° C
clear
Clear
28
Moderate winds from the NE
(28 kph at 50).
10.0 km
ASCATB155E64S
1053 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the W
(40 kph at 276).
- km
ASCATB154E64S
1057 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the W
(39 kph at 273).
- km
ASCATB156E63S
1067 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the W
(40 kph at 269).
- km
ASCATB155E63S
1075 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
21
Moderate winds from the SSW
(21 kph at 206).
- km
Dumont Durville
1079 km W
111m alt.
47 minutes ago
-16° C
-
9
Light winds from the SE
(9 kph at 140).
40 km
Mid: overcast
ASCATB154E63S
1082 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
16
Light winds from the W
(16 kph at 277).
- km
ASCATB153E63S
1102 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
10
Light winds from the SE
(10 kph at 135).
- km
ASCATB152E63S
1113 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
26
Moderate winds from the E
(26 kph at 100).
- 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.