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

Vinson Massif
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 pm Thu 20 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Sat afternoon, min -29°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Thu night, near gales from the WNW by Sun afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Wed afternoon, min -38°C on Mon morning). Mainly near gales.

Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
part cloud
cloud
cloud
snow showers
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
snow shwrs
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
3150
km/h
10
NW
20
W
25
W
35
WSW
35
WNW
45
WNW
45
WNW
40
WNW
50
WNW
60
WNW
30
WSW
30
SW
35
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
40
WSW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
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Snowflake cm
2
1
4
 mm
max °C
-27
-29
-29
-22
-19
-18
-19
-19
-20
-23
-36
-33
-31
-28
-27
-24
min °C
-29
-29
-29
-28
-20
-18
-19
-19
-21
-34
-38
-34
-32
-30
-27
-27
 chill °C
-39
-41
-43
-45
-34
-32
-33
-33
-37
-52
-55
-51
-49
-45
-42
-44
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-41-41-40-35-31-30-30-31-33-38-45-43-43-42-40-36-35-35-35-30-26-24-25-25-27-34-41-39-38-36-34-32-28-29-29-25-20-18-19-19-21-29-37-34-32-29-27-26-22-24-25-21-15-13-15-15-16-23-33-29-27-25-22-21-17-19-20-16-10-8-10-11-11-18-29-25-23-21-17-15-11-12-14-9-3-2-4-4-4-12-22-19-16-15-10-8
Sunrise
12:00
5:09
4:37
4:16
4:00
Sunset
12:00
6:20
6:52
7:13
7:30

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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 Sat afternoon, min -29°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Thu night, near gales from the WNW by Sun afternoon).

Vinson Massif Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Wed afternoon, min -38°C on Mon morning). Mainly near gales.

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
hy2b268E67S
1326 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the WNW
(42 kph at 282).
- km
hy2b267E67S
1330 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the WNW
(42 kph at 282).
- km
hy2b262E67S
1335 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the WNW
(41 kph at 285).
- km
hy2b264E67S
1338 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the WNW
(41 kph at 282).
- km
hy2b261E67S
1342 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the WNW
(42 kph at 285).
- km
hy2b263E67S
1343 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the WNW
(42 kph at 282).
- km
hy2b256E68S
1347 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the WNW
(41 kph at 288).
- km
hy2b257E67S
1357 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the WNW
(40 kph at 290).
- km
hy2b256E67S
1370 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the WNW
(39 kph at 290).
- km
hy2b260E67S
1370 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the WNW
(39 kph at 285).
- 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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