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

Vinson Massif
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 pm Sat 22 Aug Local Time
Updates in:
hr min s
Update imminent

Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Sat afternoon, min -38°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Sun morning, light winds from the SW by Sun night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Thu morning, min -28°C on Tue afternoon). Mainly strong winds.

Sat
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
2500
2500
4800
km/h
45
WNW
35
WNW
50
WNW
45
WNW
30
NNW
20
SW
30
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
35
SW
40
WSW
35
W
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
1
1
2
 mm
max °C
-17
-18
-20
-21
-25
-37
-35
-30
-30
-27
-22
-20
-20
-19
-18
-19
-21
min °C
-19
-19
-20
-23
-36
-38
-35
-35
-30
-28
-26
-21
-21
-21
-19
-22
-21
 chill °C
-33
-32
-35
-39
-46
-52
-52
-53
-46
-43
-42
-35
-35
-33
-30
-35
-33
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-29-31-32-35-41-46-45-45-43-41-36-33-34-34-33-34-35-24-25-26-29-36-42-41-39-37-35-30-27-28-27-26-28-29-18-19-20-22-31-38-35-33-30-28-24-21-21-20-19-21-21-13-15-15-17-25-33-31-27-25-23-19-15-15-15-15-15-17-8-11-11-11-20-29-26-22-20-18-14-10-9-10-10-10-13-2-5-4-5-14-22-20-16-13-12-7-4-3-4-4-4-6
Sunrise
4:37
4:16
4:00
3:45
3:31
Sunset
6:20
6:52
7:13
7:30
7:43
7:58

Loading...

Vinson Massif Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Vinson Massif is: A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Sat afternoon, min -38°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Sun morning, light winds from the SW by Sun night).

Vinson Massif Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Thu morning, min -28°C on Tue afternoon). Mainly strong winds.

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
ASCATC260E69S
1195 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the NNW
(44 kph at 336).
- km
ASCATC259E69S
1218 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the NNW
(42 kph at 337).
- km
ASCATC258E69S
1231 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the NNW
(42 kph at 339).
- km
ASCATB258E69S
1234 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the NNW
(42 kph at 340).
- km
ASCATB257E69S
1240 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
47
Strong winds from the NNW
(47 kph at 345).
- km
ASCATC257E69S
1244 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
43
Strong winds from the NNW
(43 kph at 342).
- km
ASCATC256E69S
1247 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
47
Strong winds from the NNW
(47 kph at 346).
- km
ASCATB256E69S
1254 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the NNW
(50 kph at 348).
- km
ASCATC266E68S
1266 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
38
Fresh winds from the NW
(38 kph at 326).
- km
ASCATB255E69S
1268 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the NNW
(50 kph at 345).
- 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.

Vinson Massif Photos