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

Vinson Massif
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 pm Thu 30 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri morning. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Sun morning, min -36°C on Thu afternoon). Mainly strong winds.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Sun night, min -23°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Mon morning, calm by Wed morning).

Thu
30
Friday
31
Saturday
1
Sunday
2
Monday
3
Tuesday
4
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
snow showers
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
2450
km/h
40
SW
40
SW
35
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
35
WSW
35
W
30
W
35
W
35
W
35
WNW
40
WNW
40
WNW
35
W
25
W
20
W
10
W
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Snowflake cm
1
3
3
4
2
2
 mm
max °C
-34
-27
-26
-25
-25
-26
-24
-23
-22
-21
-20
-21
-22
-20
-21
-21
-21
min °C
-36
-32
-26
-26
-26
-26
-25
-24
-23
-22
-21
-22
-22
-23
-21
-21
-22
 chill °C
-56
-50
-41
-41
-41
-41
-40
-38
-37
-36
-35
-38
-37
-38
-33
-32
-30
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-44-41-39-39-39-40-40-38-36-34-33-34-35-34-34-35-36-40-36-33-32-33-33-33-31-30-28-27-28-29-28-28-28-29-35-30-26-26-26-26-25-24-23-22-21-22-22-22-21-21-22-32-25-20-19-20-20-19-18-18-16-15-16-17-16-16-16-17-29-20-14-13-14-14-14-13-13-10-10-11-12-11-11-11-12-23-14-8-7-7-8-7-7-6-4-4-4-5-5-5-4-6
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 moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri morning. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Sun morning, min -36°C on Thu afternoon). Mainly strong winds.

Vinson Massif Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Sun night, min -23°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Mon morning, calm by Wed 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
ASCATB276E66S
1457 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the SW
(48 kph at 220).
- km
ASCATC278E66S
1458 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
47
Strong winds from the SW
(47 kph at 231).
- km
ASCATB277E66S
1461 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the SW
(49 kph at 228).
- km
ASCATB278E66S
1462 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
47
Strong winds from the SW
(47 kph at 230).
- km
ASCATC279E66S
1463 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the SW
(46 kph at 229).
- km
ASCATB279E66S
1464 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the SW
(48 kph at 234).
- km
ASCATB280E66S
1467 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
47
Strong winds from the WSW
(47 kph at 238).
- km
ASCATB254E67S
1492 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
27
Moderate winds from the N
(27 kph at 358).
- km
ASCATC254E67S
1500 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the N
(33 kph at 0).
- km
ASCATC260E66S
1532 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
26
Moderate winds from the NW
(26 kph at 324).
- 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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