Vinson Massif weather
– Lat/Long: 78.58° S 85.42° W

Vinson Massif
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 am Thu 03 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Thu night, min -27°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Tue morning, min -28°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
3
Friday
4
Saturday
5
Sunday
6
Monday
7
Tuesday
8
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
4450
4900
km/h
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
WNW
15
W
5
NW
5
NE
5
NNW
5
NE
5
ENE
0
NE
0
WSW
5
WSW
10
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
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Snowflake cm
2
1
 mm
max °C
-14
-14
-12
-14
-13
-13
-23
-25
-25
-27
-26
-21
-21
-21
-16
-14
-14
-15
min °C
-15
-15
-13
-16
-14
-20
-25
-25
-27
-28
-27
-25
-21
-22
-23
-14
-14
-19
 chill °C
-22
-22
-20
-24
-22
-25
-30
-25
-32
-28
-27
-25
-26
-30
-32
-21
-21
-27
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
2:14
2:04
1:54
1:46
1:37
1:29
Sunset
9:10
9:18
9:27
9:37
9:45
9:52

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Vinson Massif Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Vinson Massif is: A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Thu night, min -27°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Vinson Massif Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Tue morning, min -28°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

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 10 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
ASCATB278E65S
1567 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
22
Moderate winds from the ESE
(22 kph at 104).
- km
ASCATB277E65S
1574 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
17
Light winds from the SSE
(17 kph at 149).
- km
ASCATB277E64S
1683 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
17
Light winds from the NNE
(17 kph at 23).
- km
ASCATB279E64S
1685 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
14
Light winds from the SE
(14 kph at 127).
- km
ASCATB278E64S
1685 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
14
Light winds from the E
(14 kph at 82).
- km
ASCATC282E64S
1690 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
21
Moderate winds from the W
(21 kph at 264).
- km
ASCATB280E64S
1692 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
16
Light winds from the E
(16 kph at 99).
- km
ASCATB281E64S
1694 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
27
Moderate winds from the ENE
(27 kph at 71).
- km
ASCATC281E64S
1697 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
25
Moderate winds from the WSW
(25 kph at 257).
- km
ASCATB282E64S
1697 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
19
Light winds from the ENE
(19 kph at 67).
- 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.

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