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

Vinson Massif
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 pm Tue 23 Jun Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu afternoon. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Wed afternoon, min -36°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Wed night, calm by Thu night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -31°C on Sat night, min -36°C on Fri afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
23
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
km/h
10
W
20
WNW
25
NW
20
NW
35
N
30
NNE
30
NE
20
W
25
NW
25
N
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
0
WSW
5
E
5
E
15
ESE
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Snowflake cm
3
2
4
1
1
 mm
max °C
-29
-25
-24
-23
-23
-30
-32
-35
-33
-35
-34
-33
-32
-31
-33
-34
-34
min °C
-29
-27
-25
-24
-27
-31
-35
-36
-34
-36
-35
-34
-32
-32
-33
-34
-35
 chill °C
-39
-39
-38
-36
-42
-47
-51
-36
-50
-49
-46
-43
-40
-32
-33
-42
-47
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-43-39-37-35-35-39-43-46-45-46-46-45-44-43-43-43-44-36-33-31-30-31-35-39-41-39-41-41-40-38-38-39-39-40-29-26-25-24-25-31-34-36-34-36-35-34-32-32-33-34-35-24-21-19-19-21-26-29-30-28-30-30-29-27-27-28-29-29-21-17-15-14-17-22-24-26-24-25-25-24-24-23-24-24-23-14-10-9-8-10-15-18-20-17-19-19-18-17-16-17-17-17
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 Thu afternoon. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Wed afternoon, min -36°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Wed night, calm by Thu night).

Vinson Massif Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -31°C on Sat night, min -36°C on Fri afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

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
ASCATB280E71S
911 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the SW
(33 kph at 234).
- km
ASCATB281E71S
914 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
29
Fresh winds from the SW
(29 kph at 236).
- km
ASCATB282E71S
923 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the SW
(32 kph at 226).
- km
ASCATB283E71S
927 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the SW
(32 kph at 223).
- km
ASCATB280E70S
955 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the SW
(31 kph at 230).
- km
ASCATB273E70S
1008 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
64
Gales from the NW
(64 kph at 306).
- km
ASCATC271E70S
1016 km N
15m alt.
4 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the NNW
(49 kph at 342).
- km
ASCATB270E70S
1019 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the NNE
(41 kph at 21).
- km
ASCATC269E70S
1020 km NW
15m alt.
4 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the NNE
(36 kph at 23).
- km
ASCATC270E70S
1022 km N
15m alt.
4 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the NNE
(37 kph at 16).
- 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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