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

Vinson Massif
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 am Mon 10 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Mon night, min -25°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Thu morning, min -37°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Fri night, fresh winds from the SSW by Sat afternoon).

Monday
10
Tuesday
11
Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
Friday
14
Saturday
15
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
km/h
15
WSW
15
W
15
WSW
10
W
10
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
20
W
25
W
25
W
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
35
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
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Snowflake cm
1
 mm
max °C
-24
-23
-21
-21
-22
-22
-22
-21
-22
-24
-24
-25
-31
-33
-35
-36
-34
-31
min °C
-25
-24
-22
-21
-22
-24
-23
-21
-24
-24
-24
-30
-33
-34
-36
-37
-36
-33
 chill °C
-35
-34
-32
-28
-30
-36
-34
-31
-37
-37
-37
-44
-47
-47
-51
-56
-55
-49
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-35-34-34-34-37-37-36-36-38-38-38-40-43-43-43-41-41-40-30-29-28-28-30-31-30-29-31-31-32-34-38-39-40-39-38-36-25-24-22-21-22-23-23-21-23-24-24-28-32-34-36-37-35-32-20-19-17-16-16-18-18-16-18-19-19-23-28-30-32-34-33-29-16-14-13-12-11-13-13-10-12-15-15-18-24-26-29-31-30-26-9-8-6-5-4-6-7-4-6-8-9-12-17-20-22-24-23-20
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 -21°C on Mon night, min -25°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Vinson Massif Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Thu morning, min -37°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Fri night, fresh winds from the SSW by Sat 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
ASCATC281E65S
1526 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
52
Near gales from the WNW
(52 kph at 289).
- km
ASCATB281E65S
1532 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the WNW
(50 kph at 300).
- km
ASCATB282E65S
1553 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
54
Near gales from the NW
(54 kph at 308).
- km
ASCATB283E65S
1556 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
51
Near gales from the WNW
(51 kph at 300).
- km
ASCATC282E65S
1560 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
53
Near gales from the WNW
(53 kph at 296).
- km
ASCATC283E65S
1563 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
52
Near gales from the WNW
(52 kph at 297).
- km
ASCATB279E65S
1572 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
53
Near gales from the WNW
(53 kph at 296).
- km
ASCATB280E65S
1574 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
53
Near gales from the WNW
(53 kph at 296).
- km
ASCATB279E64S
1688 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
58
Near gales from the WNW
(58 kph at 293).
- km
ASCATB280E64S
1691 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
56
Near gales from the WNW
(56 kph at 290).
- 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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