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

Vinson Massif
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 am Sun 24 May Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue morning. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Mon morning, min -22°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Fri morning, min -27°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Wed night, strong winds from the W by Thu afternoon).

Sunday
24
Monday
25
Tuesday
26
Wednesday
27
Thursday
28
Friday
29
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
snow showers
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
snow shwrs
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
km/h
20
SW
15
WSW
15
W
20
W
25
WNW
25
NW
15
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
N
10
N
5
WNW
20
WNW
40
W
30
WNW
25
WNW
20
NW
15
NW
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
1
1
3
1
2
max °C
-17
-17
-16
-15
-16
-16
-17
-19
-20
-22
-25
-23
-22
-22
-17
-16
-16
-17
min °C
-18
-17
-16
-16
-16
-17
-18
-19
-22
-23
-27
-26
-22
-22
-20
-16
-16
-17
-28
-25
-22
-26
-26
-26
-25
-26
-30
-31
-38
-36
-33
-37
-33
-27
-25
-28
0
0
0
100
200
0
50
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
50
200
0
Cloud base (m)
5350
5350
2450
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-30-29-29-29-30-31-31-32-34-35-36-36-35-34-31-29-29-29-24-24-23-23-23-24-25-26-27-29-31-31-29-28-25-23-23-24-18-17-16-16-16-17-18-19-21-23-26-25-22-22-19-16-16-17-14-13-12-11-10-11-12-14-16-19-22-21-17-17-15-11-11-12-11-10-8-6-6-7-7-9-12-15-19-17-13-12-11-7-6-7-4-3-21110-3-5-9-12-10-7-6-5010
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 light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue morning. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Mon morning, min -22°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Vinson Massif Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Fri morning, min -27°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Wed night, strong winds from the W 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
hy2c286E68S
1198 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
26
Moderate winds from the WSW
(26 kph at 238).
- km
hy2c288E68S
1215 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the SW
(40 kph at 235).
- km
hy2c285E68S
1222 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
18
Light winds from the WSW
(18 kph at 248).
- km
hy2c291E69S
1223 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
23
Moderate winds from the SSW
(23 kph at 200).
- km
hy2c287E68S
1238 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
29
Fresh winds from the WSW
(29 kph at 238).
- km
hy2c289E68S
1241 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the SW
(45 kph at 232).
- km
hy2c284E68S
1249 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
10
Light winds from the W
(10 kph at 260).
- km
hy2c291E68S
1250 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
23
Moderate winds from the SW
(23 kph at 215).
- km
hy2c284E67S
1275 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
5
Calm
(5 kph at 275).
- km
hy2c290E68S
1284 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the WSW
(42 kph at 238).
- 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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