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

Vinson Massif
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 am Sat 18 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 -39°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Sat morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Mon afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Wed night, min -34°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Tue afternoon, calm by Thu afternoon).

Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
part cloud
cloud
light snow
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
light snow
cloud
cloud
part cloud
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
4850
km/h
15
SSW
20
SSW
35
SSW
35
SW
30
WSW
35
WSW
30
SW
40
WSW
25
WSW
30
SW
40
SW
25
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
15
NW
10
W
5
WSW
10
SSW
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Snowflake cm
2
2
1
 mm
max °C
-38
-37
-27
-25
-23
-23
-25
-25
-25
-27
-25
-24
-24
-23
-22
-29
-31
-32
min °C
-39
-38
-36
-25
-24
-25
-25
-26
-26
-27
-27
-25
-24
-23
-28
-29
-32
-34
 chill °C
-53
-54
-55
-40
-38
-39
-39
-42
-40
-42
-43
-39
-36
-34
-36
-38
-32
-46
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-47-44-40-36-36-37-39-39-40-42-41-40-39-38-38-43-44-46-43-41-36-31-30-31-32-33-33-35-34-33-32-31-32-37-39-40-39-38-32-25-24-24-25-26-26-27-26-25-24-23-25-29-32-33-35-35-28-20-18-19-20-20-19-22-21-20-19-18-20-23-26-28-31-32-24-15-12-13-15-15-14-16-17-15-16-15-15-18-22-24-25-25-17-8-6-6-9-9-8-10-11-8-9-8-9-11-15-18
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 -23°C on Sun afternoon, min -39°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Sat morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Mon afternoon).

Vinson Massif Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Wed night, min -34°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Tue afternoon, calm 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
ASCATB286E67S
1388 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
34
Fresh winds from the WSW
(34 kph at 253).
- km
ASCATB287E67S
1395 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
29
Fresh winds from the W
(29 kph at 262).
- km
ASCATB291E67S
1418 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the SSW
(45 kph at 212).
- km
ASCATB289E67S
1421 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
52
Near gales from the SSW
(52 kph at 201).
- km
ASCATB290E67S
1430 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the SSW
(48 kph at 202).
- km
ASCATB285E66S
1499 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
12
Light winds from the WSW
(12 kph at 253).
- km
ASCATB286E66S
1505 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
15
Light winds from the WSW
(15 kph at 243).
- km
ASCATB287E66S
1511 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
34
Fresh winds from the S
(34 kph at 191).
- km
ASCATB288E66S
1519 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the SW
(41 kph at 216).
- km
ASCATB289E66S
1523 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
52
Near gales from the SSW
(52 kph at 204).
- 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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