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

Vinson Massif
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 am Wed 24 Jun Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed night. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Wed afternoon, min -34°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -30°C on Sat afternoon, min -33°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
Monday
29
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
km/h
15
NW
10
NW
20
N
15
NE
10
ENE
10
WSW
10
W
5
ENE
5
NE
5
NW
5
SW
5
W
5
W
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
W
5
W
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
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Snowflake cm
3
2
2
2
 mm
max °C
-20
-18
-19
-26
-28
-29
-29
-29
-33
-32
-30
-30
-31
-31
-31
-32
-33
-33
min °C
-20
-18
-24
-27
-28
-30
-30
-31
-34
-33
-31
-32
-31
-31
-32
-32
-33
-33
 chill °C
-29
-24
-34
-36
-37
-40
-39
-38
-34
-39
-31
-40
-38
-38
-32
-32
-33
-41
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
-38-35-36-40-42-45-45-45-48-46-45-45-45-46-46-47-47-47-32-29-31-36-38-40-40-41-43-42-41-41-41-41-41-42-43-43-25-23-26-31-33-35-35-35-39-38-36-36-36-36-36-37-38-38-20-18-22-27-28-30-30-30-34-33-31-31-31-31-32-32-33-33-16-14-17-22-24-24-26-25-29-28-26-27-27-27-27-28-28-29-9-7-11-16-18-18-19-19-22-22-20-20-20-20-21-21-22-23
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 light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed night. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Wed afternoon, min -34°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Vinson Massif Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -30°C on Sat afternoon, min -33°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

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 10 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
ASCATC263E70S
998 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
58
Near gales from the NNE
(58 kph at 16).
- km
hy2c282E70S
1020 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the NNE
(37 kph at 25).
- km
ASCATC262E70S
1073 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
56
Near gales from the NNE
(56 kph at 15).
- km
ASCATC263E69S
1075 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
53
Near gales from the NNE
(53 kph at 22).
- km
ASCATC262E69S
1084 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
54
Near gales from the NNE
(54 kph at 19).
- km
ASCATC264E69S
1086 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
54
Near gales from the NNE
(54 kph at 17).
- km
hy2c284E69S
1111 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
12
Light winds from the N
(12 kph at 355).
- km
hy2c279E69S
1124 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the NNE
(45 kph at 22).
- km
ASCATC261E69S
1125 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
53
Near gales from the NNE
(53 kph at 17).
- km
ASCATC260E69S
1130 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
54
Near gales from the NNE
(54 kph at 19).
- 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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