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

Vinson Massif
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 pm Sat 08 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Tue afternoon, min -34°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Sat night, light winds from the WSW by Tue morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Wed night, min -29°C on Fri afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
9
Monday
10
Tuesday
11
Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
5150
km/h
35
SW
35
WSW
30
SW
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
15
W
20
WSW
25
WSW
15
WSW
15
WNW
20
W
20
W
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Snowflake cm
1
 mm
max °C
-29
-29
-27
-26
-25
-25
-23
-22
-21
-22
-23
-21
-20
-21
-23
-25
min °C
-34
-29
-28
-27
-25
-25
-25
-22
-21
-24
-24
-23
-21
-22
-25
-27
 chill °C
-52
-45
-43
-40
-36
-34
-34
-30
-28
-35
-36
-35
-32
-32
-38
-39
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-42-40-38-36-35-35-35-34-34-36-38-36-36-38-40-41-37-35-33-32-30-30-30-29-28-29-31-30-29-30-32-34-32-29-28-27-25-25-24-22-21-23-24-22-21-22-24-26-29-25-24-22-21-21-19-18-16-18-18-17-15-16-18-20-25-22-20-18-16-16-15-14-12-13-13-13-11-10-12-15-19-15-14-11-10-9-9-7-5-7-6-6-5-4-6-9
Sunrise
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
Sunset
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: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Tue afternoon, min -34°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Sat night, light winds from the WSW by Tue morning).

Vinson Massif Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Wed night, min -29°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
hy2b260E67S
1360 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
38
Fresh winds from the NNW
(38 kph at 348).
- km
hy2b256E68S
1362 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the N
(42 kph at 350).
- km
hy2b258E67S
1364 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the NNW
(40 kph at 348).
- km
hy2b255E68S
1373 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the N
(45 kph at 352).
- km
hy2b257E67S
1374 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
43
Strong winds from the N
(43 kph at 350).
- km
hy2b262E67S
1379 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the N
(37 kph at 352).
- km
hy2b254E68S
1380 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the N
(46 kph at 355).
- km
hy2b255E67S
1390 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the N
(45 kph at 355).
- km
hy2b261E67S
1392 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the N
(37 kph at 350).
- km
hy2b259E67S
1396 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the NNW
(37 kph at 348).
- 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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