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

Vinson Massif
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 pm Sat 15 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -28°C on Mon afternoon, min -39°C on Sun morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Fri morning, min -33°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Wed morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Fri morning).

Sat
15
Sunday
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
4600
4250
km/h
20
WSW
30
SW
25
SW
20
SW
25
SSW
15
WSW
15
W
15
W
20
W
20
W
20
WNW
15
W
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
W
15
WNW
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Snowflake cm
1
 mm
max °C
-36
-37
-39
-39
-33
-30
-28
-28
-29
-29
-30
-32
-33
-32
-30
-27
-27
min °C
-37
-38
-39
-39
-38
-31
-29
-29
-29
-29
-31
-32
-33
-33
-31
-28
-28
 chill °C
-53
-56
-55
-55
-54
-43
-40
-41
-42
-42
-43
-43
-43
-46
-43
-40
-40
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-45-46-47-47-43-39-38-40-41-42-43-45-45-44-43-41-42-41-42-43-43-40-35-34-34-35-36-37-39-40-39-37-35-35-37-38-39-39-36-31-29-29-29-29-31-32-33-33-31-28-28-33-34-36-36-33-26-24-23-23-23-25-26-28-28-26-23-22-29-30-32-32-29-22-20-18-18-18-20-21-23-24-22-18-17-23-24-25-25-23-15-13-11-11-11-13-15-17-17-15-12-10
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 -28°C on Mon afternoon, min -39°C on Sun morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Vinson Massif Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Fri morning, min -33°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Wed morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Fri morning).

This table gives the weather forecast for Vinson Massif at the specific elevation of 3000 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
hy2c263E68S
1231 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the NW
(41 kph at 312).
- km
hy2c262E68S
1238 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
43
Strong winds from the NW
(43 kph at 318).
- km
hy2c256E69S
1256 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the NW
(41 kph at 308).
- km
hy2c256E68S
1263 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the NW
(39 kph at 308).
- km
hy2c264E68S
1264 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the NW
(31 kph at 308).
- km
ASCATB255E69S
1267 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
61
Near gales from the NW
(61 kph at 310).
- km
ASCATB254E69S
1272 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
56
Near gales from the NW
(56 kph at 309).
- km
ASCATB255E68S
1278 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
54
Near gales from the NW
(54 kph at 309).
- km
hy2c254E69S
1279 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the NW
(36 kph at 315).
- km
hy2c263E67S
1287 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
22
Moderate winds from the W
(22 kph at 270).
- 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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