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– Lat/Long: 72.63° S 162.20° E

Mount VX-6
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 pm Thu 13 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Thu afternoon, min -29°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -27°C on Wed morning, min -38°C on Mon afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
13
Friday
14
Saturday
15
Sunday
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
heavy snow
light snow
cloud
light snow
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light snow
heavy snow
light snow
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
1650
1650
1650
1700
1650
1650
1650
3900
2050
2000
4250
km/h
20
S
25
SE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
S
20
S
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
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Snowflake cm
3
13
3
3
 mm
max °C
-7
-8
-16
-17
-19
-19
-25
-26
-28
-29
-28
-35
-37
-34
-34
-33
-28
min °C
-8
-17
-18
-20
-19
-21
-27
-27
-29
-31
-33
-37
-38
-38
-35
-33
-31
 chill °C
-15
-27
-28
-30
-30
-31
-40
-40
-42
-44
-47
-51
-52
-54
-50
-47
-44
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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Sunrise
10:41
10:34
10:27
10:22
10:15
Sunset
3:44
3:51
3:56
4:04
4:09
4:15

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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 night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Thu afternoon, min -29°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

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

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -27°C on Wed morning, min -38°C on Mon afternoon). 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.
2 hours ago
-22° C
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 240 degs) was rejected.
40 km
Mid: overcast
Williams Field
599 km S
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-26° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
Wind obs. (6 kph from 70 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Dumont Durville
1079 km W
111m alt.
2 hours ago
-8° C
heavy snow
Heavy drifting snow, above eye level.
80
Severe gales from the SE
(80 kph at 130).
0.1 km
Mid: overcast
1938 km S
3012m alt.
2 hours ago
moderate snow
Ice crystals.
24
Moderate winds from the W
(24 kph at 280).
1.6 km
2029 km N
6m alt.
51 minutes ago
3° C
No report.
65
Gales from the WNW
(65 kph at 290).
Casey
2070 km WSW
42m alt.
2 hours ago
-13° C
-
11
Light winds from the NE
(11 kph at 50).
Mid: mostly cloudy
DomeA
2148 km S
4084m alt.
51 minutes ago
-67° C
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
2263 km NNE
16m alt.
51 minutes ago
9° C
-
17
Light winds from the NNW
(17 kph at 340).
2285 km S
2835m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (24 kph from 100 degs) was rejected.
1.6 km
Mid: clear
EnderbyIslandAws
2475 km N
40m alt.
51 minutes ago
10° C
-
44
Strong winds from the NNW
(44 kph at 330).

* 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.