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

Vinson Massif
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 am Fri 28 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Fri morning, min -30°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -27°C on Mon night, min -32°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Monday
31
Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
light snow
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
light snow
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
km/h
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
5
S
5
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SW
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Snowflake cm
3
 mm
max °C
-16
-16
-16
-17
-16
-16
-20
-22
-20
-31
-29
-27
-27
-27
-28
-29
-28
-27
min °C
-16
-17
-17
-17
-17
-20
-21
-23
-30
-32
-30
-29
-27
-28
-28
-29
-29
-29
 chill °C
-24
-25
-26
-26
-26
-29
-31
-33
-42
-44
-41
-40
-34
-28
-33
-38
-38
-38
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-34-35-36-36-36-35-38-39-43-47-45-44-42-42-43-43-43-43-28-29-30-29-29-30-33-33-37-42-40-38-36-37-37-38-38-38-21-21-22-22-22-23-27-27-31-36-34-32-30-31-31-32-32-32-16-17-17-17-17-18-21-23-25-32-30-28-27-28-28-29-29-28-12-12-12-13-12-14-16-19-20-27-26-25-24-25-26-26-26-25-6-6-6-7-6-7-10-13-13-21-20-18-18-19-20-20-19-18
Sunrise
3:17
3:05
2:55
2:44
2:33
2:24
Sunset
8:10
8:21
8:32
8:41
8:52
9:00

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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 -16°C on Fri morning, min -30°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Vinson Massif Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -27°C on Mon night, min -32°C on Mon 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
1342 km S
3012m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (15 kph from 140 degs) was rejected.
4.8 km
Mid: few
hy2c276E66S
1452 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
21
Moderate winds from the SSW
(21 kph at 200).
- km
hy2c277E65S
1516 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
16
Light winds from the SSW
(16 kph at 192).
- km
hy2c274E65S
1541 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
12
Light winds from the S
(12 kph at 180).
- km
hy2c276E65S
1551 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
17
Light winds from the S
(17 kph at 188).
- km
hy2c275E65S
1556 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
14
Light winds from the SSE
(14 kph at 168).
- km
hy2c277E64S
1585 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
10
Light winds from the S
(10 kph at 182).
- km
hy2c275E64S
1586 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
12
Light winds from the S
(12 kph at 172).
- km
hy2c274E64S
1593 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
15
Light winds from the SSE
(15 kph at 168).
- km
hy2c276E64S
1620 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
10
Light winds from the S
(10 kph at 182).
- 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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