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

Vinson Massif
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 am Fri 17 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Sun afternoon, min -41°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Fri morning, fresh winds from the SSW by Sat night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Tue night, min -27°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Tue morning, light winds from the SW by Wed afternoon).

Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
km/h
5
SW
5
SW
15
S
15
SSW
20
SSW
35
SSW
30
SW
30
SW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
SW
35
SW
35
SW
40
SW
25
SW
20
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
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Snowflake cm
1
1
1
 mm
max °C
-38
-40
-39
-38
-37
-27
-24
-23
-23
-25
-25
-26
-26
-26
-23
-23
-23
-23
min °C
-40
-41
-41
-38
-38
-36
-25
-24
-24
-26
-26
-27
-27
-27
-25
-23
-23
-25
 chill °C
-49
-51
-54
-52
-53
-55
-40
-38
-38
-40
-41
-41
-43
-43
-40
-34
-33
-37
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
4250
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-46-47-47-47-45-40-36-36-37-38-39-40-41-41-39-37-37-38-43-44-44-43-42-37-31-30-31-32-33-34-34-34-32-30-30-32-39-41-40-38-38-32-25-24-24-26-26-27-27-27-24-23-23-24-35-37-37-34-35-28-20-18-18-19-21-21-22-23-20-18-19-19-30-32-33-31-31-24-15-13-13-14-17-17-17-19-15-13-15-15-23-26-26-24-25-18-9-6-6-8-10-10-10-13-9-7-8-9
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 -23°C on Sun afternoon, min -41°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Fri morning, fresh winds from the SSW by Sat night).

Vinson Massif Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Tue night, min -27°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Tue morning, light winds from the SW by Wed 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
ASCATB280E67S
1354 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the W
(42 kph at 275).
- km
ASCATB281E67S
1356 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
43
Strong winds from the W
(43 kph at 280).
- km
ASCATB282E67S
1361 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
47
Strong winds from the WNW
(47 kph at 291).
- km
ASCATC283E67S
1364 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
47
Strong winds from the WNW
(47 kph at 291).
- km
ASCATB283E67S
1367 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
54
Near gales from the NW
(54 kph at 312).
- km
ASCATC284E67S
1380 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
60
Near gales from the NW
(60 kph at 325).
- km
ASCATB284E67S
1381 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
61
Near gales from the NNW
(61 kph at 333).
- km
ASCATC285E67S
1383 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
51
Near gales from the NW
(51 kph at 307).
- km
ASCATB285E67S
1385 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
53
Near gales from the NW
(53 kph at 315).
- km
ASCATC287E67S
1392 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
52
Near gales from the NW
(52 kph at 325).
- 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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