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

Vinson Massif
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 am Tue 23 Jun Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu afternoon. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Tue night, min -29°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Fri morning, min -28°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
light snow
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
light snow
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
some clouds
km/h
10
W
10
W
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
15
N
10
NE
10
ENE
10
W
10
NW
10
NE
5
E
5
NW
5
W
5
W
5
W
10
W
10
WNW
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Weather map
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Snowflake cm
3
2
5
1
1
1
 mm
max °C
-18
-20
-14
-14
-14
-14
-20
-22
-25
-24
-24
-26
-27
-26
-25
-27
-28
-27
min °C
-19
-21
-20
-15
-15
-18
-21
-26
-29
-25
-25
-27
-28
-26
-26
-28
-28
-28
 chill °C
-25
-29
-28
-22
-22
-26
-30
-34
-29
-32
-32
-34
-35
-32
-26
-35
-36
-36
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-43-43-40-37-36-35-37-42-47-45-44-47-48-47-47-48-48-47-37-37-34-31-30-30-34-38-42-39-39-42-43-42-42-43-43-42-30-30-27-25-24-25-29-34-36-34-34-37-37-36-36-38-38-37-24-24-21-20-19-20-25-29-32-29-29-32-32-31-31-33-33-32-19-21-17-15-15-16-21-24-27-25-25-27-28-26-26-28-28-28-13-14-11-9-9-10-14-18-20-18-18-20-22-20-20-22-22-21
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 moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu afternoon. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Tue night, min -29°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Vinson Massif Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Fri morning, min -28°C on Sat 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
ASCATC258E69S
1220 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
58
Near gales from the N
(58 kph at 356).
- km
ASCATC257E69S
1236 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
64
Gales from the N
(64 kph at 0).
- km
ASCATC256E69S
1241 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
66
Gales from the N
(66 kph at 1).
- km
ASCATC258E68S
1243 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the N
(33 kph at 8).
- km
ASCATC259E68S
1251 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the N
(30 kph at 5).
- km
ASCATC257E68S
1258 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the N
(42 kph at 6).
- km
ASCATC256E68S
1263 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
52
Near gales from the N
(52 kph at 3).
- km
ASCATC255E68S
1274 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
60
Near gales from the N
(60 kph at 3).
- km
ASCATC259E67S
1330 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
26
Moderate winds from the NNE
(26 kph at 16).
- km
ASCATC254E68S
1341 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
66
Gales from the N
(66 kph at 3).
- 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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