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

Vinson Massif
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 pm Sat 20 Jun Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Sat afternoon, min -30°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu night. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Wed night, min -34°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Tue night, fresh winds from the NE by Thu night).

Sat
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
km/h
10
NNE
10
NE
5
ENE
5
E
0
SW
5
W
5
W
10
W
15
W
20
W
15
W
20
NW
20
NW
25
NNW
35
N
35
NNE
25
NNE
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Snowflake cm
3
2
2
3
 mm
max °C
-24
-27
-28
-29
-28
-29
-29
-28
-28
-28
-24
-24
-24
-22
-24
-27
-31
min °C
-26
-28
-28
-29
-29
-30
-29
-29
-29
-29
-28
-24
-24
-25
-25
-28
-34
 chill °C
-34
-35
-34
-35
-29
-37
-36
-36
-40
-43
-41
-35
-36
-37
-40
-44
-49
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
4250
3850
4500
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-38-39-40-40-41-41-41-42-43-42-39-38-36-35-35-37-43-32-34-34-35-35-36-36-36-36-36-33-31-30-30-30-33-38-25-28-28-29-29-30-29-29-29-29-26-24-24-24-25-28-33-20-22-23-24-24-24-24-24-23-24-22-19-19-19-20-23-28-16-18-19-20-19-20-19-19-19-19-18-14-15-15-16-19-24-10-11-12-13-13-13-13-12-13-13-11-8-8-8-10-13-17
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: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Sat afternoon, min -30°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Vinson Massif Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu night. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Wed night, min -34°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Tue night, fresh winds from the NE by Thu night).

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
ASCATB271E70S
1010 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the NE
(48 kph at 44).
- km
ASCATB270E70S
1017 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the NE
(44 kph at 41).
- km
ASCATB269E70S
1025 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the NNE
(37 kph at 33).
- km
ASCATB268E70S
1034 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the NNE
(32 kph at 26).
- km
ASCATB267E70S
1035 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the NNE
(28 kph at 31).
- km
ASCATB270E69S
1035 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the NNE
(39 kph at 25).
- km
ASCATB266E70S
1038 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
27
Moderate winds from the NE
(27 kph at 36).
- km
ASCATB265E70S
1052 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
26
Moderate winds from the NNE
(26 kph at 24).
- km
ASCATB264E70S
1058 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
24
Moderate winds from the NNE
(24 kph at 25).
- km
ASCATB269E69S
1060 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the N
(35 kph at 8).
- 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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