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

Vinson Massif
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 pm Sat 23 May 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 Sun afternoon, min -26°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Sat night, light winds from the W by Sun night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Thu night, min -25°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, strong winds from the WNW by Thu afternoon).

Sat
23
Sunday
24
Monday
25
Tuesday
26
Wednesday
27
Thursday
28
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
snow showers
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
snow shwrs
km/h
25
SW
30
SW
20
SW
15
SW
10
W
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
WSW
5
NNW
15
NNE
5
W
15
W
30
WNW
40
WNW
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
1
2
1
1
max °C
-24
-18
-18
-17
-17
-17
-17
-17
-19
-20
-21
-22
-25
-24
-20
-19
-17
min °C
-26
-22
-18
-17
-17
-17
-17
-18
-19
-21
-21
-24
-25
-25
-22
-20
-19
-40
-35
-28
-25
-23
-27
-27
-26
-26
-27
-28
-32
-35
-34
-31
-32
-33
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
3450
5350
5500
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-36-32-30-30-30-30-30-31-33-34-35-36-36-36-34-32-31-30-27-24-24-24-24-24-25-26-28-28-30-31-31-28-26-25-25-20-18-17-17-17-17-18-19-21-21-23-25-25-21-20-18-20-16-14-14-13-12-11-13-13-15-16-20-22-21-18-14-13-17-12-11-10-9-7-7-8-8-9-13-17-20-17-15-10-8-10-5-4-4-30-1-2-1-3-6-11-13-11-8-3-2
Sunrise
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
Sunset
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00

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 Sun afternoon, min -26°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Sat night, light winds from the W by Sun night).

Vinson Massif Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Thu night, min -25°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, strong winds from the WNW by Thu 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
hy2b280E71S
864 km NNE
15m alt.
4 hours ago
38
Fresh winds from the WSW
(38 kph at 240).
- km
hy2b279E71S
883 km N
15m alt.
4 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the WSW
(36 kph at 242).
- km
hy2b281E71S
884 km NNE
15m alt.
4 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the WSW
(36 kph at 240).
- km
hy2b278E71S
901 km N
15m alt.
4 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the WSW
(36 kph at 240).
- km
hy2b277E71S
903 km N
15m alt.
4 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the WSW
(39 kph at 238).
- km
hy2b278E70S
913 km N
15m alt.
4 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the WSW
(35 kph at 242).
- km
hy2b280E70S
917 km NNE
15m alt.
4 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the WSW
(36 kph at 242).
- km
hy2b282E71S
922 km NNE
15m alt.
4 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the WSW
(36 kph at 240).
- km
hy2b279E70S
947 km N
15m alt.
4 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the WSW
(36 kph at 240).
- km
hy2b281E70S
952 km NNE
15m alt.
4 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the WSW
(35 kph at 240).
- 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