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

Vinson Massif
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 am Thu 23 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Thu morning, min -37°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WSW on Thu night, strong winds from the SW by Sat afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Mon night, min -36°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SW on Mon morning, light winds from the SW by Tue night).

Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
3650
2650
km/h
30
W
30
W
35
W
25
SSW
35
SW
35
WSW
35
SW
45
SW
35
WSW
30
WSW
40
SW
30
WSW
40
WSW
40
SW
30
WSW
30
W
25
WSW
20
SW
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Snowflake cm
1
3
 mm
max °C
-22
-25
-25
-30
-29
-29
-34
-29
-26
-30
-29
-25
-25
-26
-22
-25
-31
-34
min °C
-23
-25
-32
-32
-29
-35
-37
-32
-28
-30
-30
-27
-25
-27
-24
-28
-33
-36
 chill °C
-36
-40
-46
-48
-45
-54
-56
-51
-43
-45
-47
-43
-41
-43
-38
-43
-48
-51
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-37-39-42-43-42-44-44-40-40-42-42-39-37-37-35-41-45-45-30-32-36-38-36-39-40-35-34-37-37-33-31-32-30-34-40-40-23-25-29-31-29-32-36-31-27-30-30-26-25-27-23-27-32-35-17-19-23-27-25-27-31-27-22-26-25-20-19-22-18-22-27-31-11-13-17-24-21-22-27-23-17-22-21-15-13-17-13-18-21-27-5-6-11-17-15-15-20-17-11-15-15-8-7-10-6-11-15-20
Sunrise
12:00
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 dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Thu morning, min -37°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WSW on Thu night, strong winds from the SW by Sat afternoon).

Vinson Massif Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Mon night, min -36°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SW on Mon morning, light winds from the SW by Tue 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
1342 km S
3012m alt.
1 hour ago
moderate snow
Ice crystals.
Wind obs. (17 kph from 60 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
ASCATB237E66S
1801 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
61
Near gales from the N
(61 kph at 359).
- km
ASCATB236E66S
1824 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
60
Near gales from the N
(60 kph at 4).
- km
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
1856 km NE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
39
Strong winds from the S
(39 kph at 180).
0.0 km
ASCATB235E66S
1871 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
59
Near gales from the N
(59 kph at 9).
- km
ASCATB237E65S
1897 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
56
Near gales from the N
(56 kph at 3).
- km
ASCATB231E66S
1913 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
54
Near gales from the N
(54 kph at 5).
- km
ASCATB232E66S
1915 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
52
Near gales from the N
(52 kph at 7).
- km
ASCATB233E66S
1922 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
54
Near gales from the N
(54 kph at 8).
- km
ASCATB236E65S
1923 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
54
Near gales from the NNE
(54 kph at 12).
- 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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