Vinson Massif
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

 

Days 0-3 Vinson Massif Weather Summary:

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Thu morning, min -18°C on Tue afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Days 3-6 Vinson Massif Weather Summary:

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri night. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Fri night, min -16°C on Sun afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Days 6-9 Vinson Massif Weather Summary:

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Tue night, min -14°C on Mon afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thu
29
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Wind km/h
0 NE0
5 ESE5
10 E10
5 E5
15 E15
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20 SE20
15 SE15
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Rain
Rain mm
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Snow
Snow cm
- 3 2 1 7 5 6 9 4 5 11 5 3 3 1 1 4 2 2 3 1 4 16 10 11 15 6
High °C
-17 -14 -13 -14 -12 -11 -12 -13 -13 -13 -11 -11 -12 -13 -13 -15 -13 -13 -14 -12 -11 -12 -9 -10 -10 -10 -10
Low °C
-18 -18 -13 -15 -14 -12 -14 -14 -13 -14 -14 -11 -14 -14 -14 -16 -16 -13 -14 -14 -12 -12 -11 -10 -11 -11 -10
Chill °C
-17 -21 -19 -17 -19 -19 -20 -20 -20 -20 -18 -18 -17 -16 -18 -19 -16 -16 -14 -15 -16 -18 -16 -18 -18 -18 -17
Freezing level m
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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Sunrise
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Sunset
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Issued local time.

This table gives the weather forecast for Vinson Massif at the specific elevation of 1000 m. Our advanced weather models allow us to provide distinct weather forecasts for several elevations of Vinson Massif. 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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWind
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
University Wisconsin Id 8917
548 km NE
1395m alt.
3 hours ago
-20.0° C
No report.
20
Moderate winds from the NE
(20 kph at 50).
Limbert
723 km ENE
40m alt.
3 hours ago
-29.3° C
No report.
20
Moderate winds from the SW
(20 kph at 220).
Filchner
839 km ESE
105m alt.
3 hours ago
-
24
Moderate winds from the WSW
(24 kph at 240).
ASCAT249E74S
858 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
29
Fresh winds from the S
(29 kph at 2.2).
- km
ASCAT248E74S
903 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
19
Light winds from the SE
(19 kph at 355.7).
- 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. We also include passing Ship data if it is recorded close to Vinson Massif and within an acceptable time window.

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