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

Vinson Massif
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 am Tue 21 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Wed night, min -27°C on Tue afternoon). Mainly strong winds.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Sat afternoon, min -34°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Fri morning, calm by Sat night).

Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
cloud
cloud
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
4900
km/h
35
SW
35
SW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SW
35
W
30
WSW
30
W
35
WSW
40
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
25
WSW
20
W
10
NE
20
NE
20
ENE
20
E
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
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Snowflake cm
2
2
 mm
max °C
-26
-26
-24
-24
-21
-20
-23
-24
-24
-27
-26
-25
-23
-22
-23
-29
-32
-33
min °C
-26
-27
-26
-24
-23
-23
-23
-24
-27
-27
-27
-26
-25
-23
-27
-30
-33
-34
 chill °C
-42
-43
-41
-37
-37
-38
-36
-38
-43
-43
-43
-41
-38
-34
-38
-43
-48
-48
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-41-41-40-38-35-34-37-38-39-39-39-39-37-37-38-42-43-45-34-34-33-32-29-28-31-31-33-34-33-33-31-30-32-36-38-40-26-27-25-24-22-22-23-24-26-27-27-26-24-23-25-30-33-34-21-22-20-19-17-16-17-18-19-22-22-20-20-18-19-24-28-29-17-18-16-14-13-11-11-12-13-17-18-15-16-14-15-19-23-25-10-11-9-8-6-4-5-6-7-10-12-9-9-7-9-13-16-18
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 -20°C on Wed night, min -27°C on Tue afternoon). Mainly strong winds.

Vinson Massif Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Sat afternoon, min -34°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Fri morning, calm by Sat 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
ASCATB276E67S
1341 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the SW
(50 kph at 232).
- km
ASCATB277E67S
1348 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
54
Near gales from the SW
(54 kph at 229).
- km
ASCATB277E66S
1458 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the SW
(49 kph at 231).
- km
ASCATB276E66S
1460 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the SW
(49 kph at 227).
- km
ASCATB279E66S
1463 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
51
Near gales from the SW
(51 kph at 226).
- km
ASCATB278E66S
1464 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the SW
(50 kph at 227).
- km
ASCATB280E66S
1468 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
51
Near gales from the SW
(51 kph at 226).
- km
ASCATB281E66S
1468 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
53
Near gales from the SW
(53 kph at 227).
- km
ASCATB283E66S
1478 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
52
Near gales from the SSW
(52 kph at 211).
- km
ASCATB284E66S
1491 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
54
Near gales from the SW
(54 kph at 217).
- 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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