Vinson Massif
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

 

Days 0-3 Vinson Massif Weather Summary:

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun morning. Extremely cold (max -26°C on Sun morning, min -34°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 3-6 Vinson Massif Weather Summary:

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -27°C on Tue morning, min -34°C on Thu afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Days 6-9 Vinson Massif Weather Summary:

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Mon morning, min -38°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sun
26
PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM
partially cloudy
snow showers
snow showers
partially cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
moderate snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
partially cloudy
partially cloudy
partially cloudy
partially cloudy
partially cloudy
partially cloudy
partially cloudy
partially cloudy
partially cloudy
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clear
partially cloudy
partially cloudy
partially cloudy
Wind km/h
5 ESE5
5 ESE5
10 SE10
5 SSE5
10 S10
20 SSE20
20 SSE20
30 SSE30
15 SE15
10 E10
5 SW5
0 WNW0
5 W5
5 NW5
10 WNW10
10 WNW10
10 WNW10
10 WNW10
5 W5
5 WSW5
0 NNW0
0 ESE0
5 WSW5
10 WSW10
15 WSW15
20 WSW20
15 WSW15
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Rain
Rain mm
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Snow
Snow cm
- 2 1 - 3 3 3 6 2 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
High °C
-31 -33 -32 -32 -28 -26 -27 -29 -31 -30 -28 -27 -29 -31 -30 -30 -31 -33 -34 -36 -37 -36 -32 -29 -27 -27 -32
Low °C
-32 -34 -32 -32 -31 -27 -28 -30 -31 -30 -29 -28 -30 -32 -31 -31 -32 -33 -35 -38 -37 -37 -35 -30 -27 -30 -33
Chill °C
-31 -33 -40 -39 -39 -38 -39 -43 -43 -38 -28 -27 -29 -37 -39 -39 -40 -41 -41 -44 -37 -36 -42 -40 -38 -39 -45
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
- - 12:00 - - 12:00 - - 12:00 - - 12:00 - - 5:11 - - 4:39 - - 4:18 - - 4:00 - - 3:45
Sunset
12:00 - - 12:00 - - 12:00 - - 12:00 - - 12:00 - - 6:20 - - 6:50 - - 7:11 - - 7:28 - -

Issued local time.

This table gives the weather forecast for Vinson Massif at the specific elevation of 2000 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.
3 hours ago
-20.0° C
No report.
20
Moderate winds from the NE
(20 kph at 50).
Limbert Aws
723 km ENE
40m alt.
3 hours ago
-29.3° C
No report.
20
Moderate winds from the SW
(20 kph at 220).
Fossil Bluff
941 km NE
55m alt.
3 hours ago
-6.4° C
No report.
Butler Island
988 km ENE
91m alt.
3 hours ago
-25.2° C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the SE
(22 kph at 150).
Belgrano-2 Base
1125 km ESE
251m alt.
3 hours ago
-19.8° C
-
33
Fresh winds from the SE
(33 kph at 160).
40 km
Mid: scattered

* 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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