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

Vinson Massif
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 6 pm Tue 16 Dec Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Tue afternoon, min -23°C on Thu afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Sat night, min -22°C on Fri afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
16
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
 km/h
10
SSW
5
WSW
5
SW
5
WSW
0
NNW
5
NE
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
NE
5
ENE
5
NE
0
ENE
0
SE
0
NNE
0
ENE
0
ENE
5
E
 cm 
1
 mm 
max°C
-18
-19
-19
-21
-20
-21
-22
-21
-20
-21
-18
-18
-18
-16
-16
-17
-17
min°C
-19
-20
-20
-21
-21
-21
-23
-22
-21
-22
-22
-18
-18
-18
-16
-18
-18
chill°C 
-23
-25
-24
-26
-25
-27
-23
-22
-27
-26
-26
-18
-18
-18
-16
-18
-18
Freezing level (m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-36-36-37-37-37-38-38-38-38-39-39-38-37-37-37-37-37-31-31-32-32-32-33-34-33-33-34-33-31-31-31-30-31-31-25-26-26-27-27-27-28-28-27-28-27-24-24-24-23-24-24-19-20-20-21-21-21-23-22-21-22-20-18-18-17-16-18-18-12-13-13-16-14-15-17-16-14-16-14-12-13-11-10-13-11-6-7-7-9-8-8-11-9-8-10-8-5-6-5-4-6-5
Sunrise
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 -18°C on Tue afternoon, min -23°C on Thu afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Vinson Massif Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Sat night, min -22°C on Fri afternoon). 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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
ASCATB257E75S
643 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
2
Calm
(2 kph at 184).
- km
ASCATB256E75S
649 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
2
Calm
(2 kph at 53).
- km
ASCATC256E75S
660 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
3
Calm
(3 kph at 3).
- km
ASCATB256E74S
721 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
11
Light winds from the NW
(11 kph at 324).
- km
ASCATB255E74S
726 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
21
Moderate winds from the WSW
(21 kph at 256).
- km
ASCATB285E72S
738 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
2
Calm
(2 kph at 44).
- km
ASCATC256E74S
743 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
19
Light winds from the W
(19 kph at 271).
- km
ASCATC255E74S
744 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
22
Moderate winds from the W
(22 kph at 274).
- km
ASCATB278E72S
747 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
14
Light winds from the SSE
(14 kph at 163).
- km
hy2b277E72S
748 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
18
Light winds from the S
(18 kph at 172).
- 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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