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

Vinson Massif
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 pm Sun 16 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -28°C on Mon night, min -38°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Sat afternoon, min -34°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Thu night, strong winds from the W by Sat afternoon).

Monday
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
7550
4550
3950
km/h
25
SW
15
WSW
15
W
15
W
20
W
20
WNW
20
NW
10
WNW
10
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
15
WNW
15
NW
20
WSW
30
WSW
30
W
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Snowflake cm
3
 mm
max °C
-34
-31
-29
-28
-28
-28
-29
-32
-34
-31
-28
-26
-25
-30
-27
-20
min °C
-38
-32
-30
-29
-28
-29
-32
-33
-34
-34
-29
-26
-29
-30
-28
-25
 chill °C
-54
-44
-42
-40
-41
-42
-44
-43
-44
-46
-41
-37
-39
-43
-43
-39
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-43-40-39-40-40-40-42-46-46-43-41-39-40-42-40-34-40-36-35-35-35-35-37-40-40-38-35-33-34-37-34-29-36-32-30-29-28-29-31-33-34-33-29-26-27-30-28-23-33-27-25-23-23-23-25-28-29-28-24-21-22-25-23-18-30-23-20-18-18-18-21-22-24-24-21-17-17-20-19-13-23-16-14-11-11-11-14-16-18-18-15-10-10-14-12-6
Sunrise
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
Sunset
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 night, min -38°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Vinson Massif Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Sat afternoon, min -34°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Thu night, strong winds from the W by Sat afternoon).

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
hy2b253E68S
1311 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the SE
(41 kph at 145).
- km
hy2b251E69S
1329 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the SE
(44 kph at 145).
- km
hy2b257E68S
1336 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the SE
(35 kph at 142).
- km
1342 km S
3012m alt.
2 hours ago
-
24
Moderate winds from the SSW
(24 kph at 210).
2.4 km
High: few
hy2b252E68S
1346 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the SE
(36 kph at 145).
- km
hy2b250E68S
1350 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the SE
(45 kph at 145).
- km
hy2b260E67S
1357 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
20
Moderate winds from the ESE
(20 kph at 120).
- km
hy2b258E67S
1361 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
25
Moderate winds from the SE
(25 kph at 145).
- km
hy2b261E67S
1364 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
29
Fresh winds from the SE
(29 kph at 135).
- km
hy2b262E67S
1365 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the SE
(28 kph at 132).
- 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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