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

Vinson Massif
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 am Thu 21 May Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Sat night, min -21°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Mon morning, min -14°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
21
Friday
22
Saturday
23
Sunday
24
Monday
25
Tuesday
26
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
snow showers
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
snow shwrs
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
km/h
5
NE
5
WNW
5
NW
5
W
5
WSW
10
W
15
W
15
W
15
W
10
W
10
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
NW
5
N
5
NW
5
NW
5
W
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
2
1
2
max °C
-20
-19
-17
-18
-18
-20
-20
-17
-12
-12
-11
-11
-10
-10
-11
-14
-14
-13
min °C
-21
-19
-19
-18
-21
-21
-20
-19
-16
-12
-11
-11
-11
-11
-14
-14
-14
-14
-27
-23
-24
-23
-27
-27
-28
-28
-24
-18
-16
-16
-16
-14
-14
-18
-18
-18
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
5250
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-34-37-39-37-39-39-38-36-33-30-29-29-28-30-33-36-37-38-31-32-33-33-34-35-33-31-27-25-24-23-23-25-27-30-31-32-27-27-27-27-29-29-28-25-21-19-18-17-17-19-22-24-25-25-24-23-22-23-24-25-24-21-18-15-15-14-14-15-17-19-19-19-21-19-18-18-20-21-20-18-14-12-11-11-11-11-13-14-14-14-14-13-12-11-13-15-14-12-8-6-5-5-5-5-6-8-7-8
Sunrise
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
Sunset
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00

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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 Sat night, min -21°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Vinson Massif Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Mon morning, min -14°C on Mon night). 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
1342 km S
3012m alt.
2 hours ago
moderate snow
Ice crystals.
Wind obs. (13 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
3.2 km
ASCATC238E66S
1818 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
43
Strong winds from the S
(43 kph at 189).
- km
ASCATB235E67S
1822 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the S
(44 kph at 189).
- km
ASCATC237E66S
1823 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
53
Near gales from the S
(53 kph at 188).
- km
ASCATB234E67S
1824 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
53
Near gales from the SSW
(53 kph at 192).
- km
ASCATB237E66S
1825 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
52
Near gales from the S
(52 kph at 186).
- km
ASCATC236E66S
1834 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
57
Near gales from the S
(57 kph at 185).
- km
ASCATC234E67S
1834 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the S
(39 kph at 188).
- km
ASCATB236E66S
1835 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
57
Near gales from the S
(57 kph at 187).
- km
ASCATB233E67S
1841 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the S
(37 kph at 191).
- 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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