Vinson Massif
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

 

Days 0-3 Vinson Massif Weather Summary:

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu morning. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Thu night, min -30°C on Sat afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Days 3-6 Vinson Massif Weather Summary:

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun night. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Sun night, min -27°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 6-9 Vinson Massif Weather Summary:

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed morning. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Wed morning, min -27°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
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partially cloudy
snow showers
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partially cloudy
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light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
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Wind km/h
10 NNW10
15 WNW15
15 NNW15
20 N20
20 NNW20
20 NW20
15 W15
20 W20
20 W20
20 W20
20 W20
20 W20
20 W20
15 WNW15
15 NW15
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15 NNW15
15 N15
15 N15
15 N15
15 NNE15
10 NE10
5 NE5
10 E10
20 ESE20
10 ESE10
10 E10
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Rain
Rain mm
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Snow
Snow cm
1 - 3 1 1 1 - - - - - 1 - - - 2 2 2 1 1 2 - 1 4 2 2 4
High °C
-24 -24 -18 -19 -20 -19 -24 -29 -26 -26 -26 -19 -19 -19 -20 -20 -21 -21 -20 -22 -24 -27 -26 -23 -23 -25 -22
Low °C
-24 -25 -20 -20 -20 -22 -28 -30 -29 -27 -27 -24 -19 -19 -21 -20 -22 -22 -21 -23 -26 -27 -27 -26 -24 -25 -24
Chill °C
-33 -34 -27 -29 -30 -29 -34 -42 -38 -38 -38 -29 -29 -28 -28 -28 -30 -30 -28 -31 -33 -34 -32 -34 -34 -34 -27
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
11:42 - - 11:34 - - 11:25 - - 11:17 - - 11:09 - - 11:01 - - 10:53 - - 10:45 - - 10:37 - -
Sunset
- 11:23 - - 11:30 - - 11:38 - - 11:45 - - 11:53 - - 12:00 - - 12:07 - - 12:15 - - 12:23 -

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
Univ Wi Id 8917
548 km NE
1395m alt.
2 hours ago
-20.0° C
No report.
20
Moderate winds from the NE
(20 kph at 50).
Limbert Aws
723 km ENE
40m alt.
2 hours ago
-29.3° C
No report.
20
Moderate winds from the SW
(20 kph at 220).
Filchner
839 km ESE
105m alt.
2 hours ago
-36.4° C
No report.
24
Moderate winds from the WSW
(24 kph at 240).
Fossil Bluff
941 km NE
55m alt.
2 hours ago
-6.4° C
No report.
Butler Island
988 km ENE
91m alt.
2 hours ago
-
22
Moderate winds from the SE
(22 kph at 150).

* 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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