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

Vinson Massif
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 am Sun 19 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Sun afternoon, min -26°C on Mon morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Wed afternoon, min -36°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Wed night, light winds from the SW by Thu night).

Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
light snow
light snow
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
cloud
cloud
snow showers
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloudy
light snow
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
snow shwrs
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
km/h
35
SW
30
WSW
35
WSW
30
SW
35
SW
30
SW
35
SW
35
SW
30
WSW
35
SW
30
WSW
35
W
25
W
20
SW
15
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
25
SW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
1
2
2
2
 mm
max °C
-25
-23
-23
-25
-25
-25
-26
-25
-24
-24
-21
-21
-30
-34
-35
-35
-36
-36
min °C
-25
-24
-25
-26
-25
-26
-26
-25
-24
-24
-23
-27
-31
-34
-35
-35
-36
-36
 chill °C
-40
-38
-40
-40
-40
-40
-41
-40
-38
-38
-36
-42
-46
-48
-49
-49
-50
-52
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-36-36-37-39-39-40-41-40-39-38-35-37-43-45-45-45-46-46-31-30-31-33-33-33-34-33-32-32-29-31-38-40-40-40-41-42-25-24-24-26-25-26-26-25-24-24-22-24-31-34-35-35-36-36-20-18-18-20-20-21-21-20-19-19-17-18-25-28-30-31-32-32-15-12-12-15-15-16-16-15-13-13-12-12-19-23-25-27-28-27-8-6-5-8-9-10-10-8-7-7-5-6-12-16-19-21-21-21
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 light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Sun afternoon, min -26°C on Mon morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Vinson Massif Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Wed afternoon, min -36°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Wed night, light winds from the SW by Thu 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
ASCATB275E67S
1344 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the SSW
(36 kph at 192).
- km
ASCATC275E67S
1345 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the S
(37 kph at 191).
- km
ASCATC272E67S
1345 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
53
Near gales from the S
(53 kph at 180).
- km
ASCATB273E67S
1347 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
47
Strong winds from the S
(47 kph at 185).
- km
ASCATB274E67S
1347 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
38
Fresh winds from the SSW
(38 kph at 193).
- km
ASCATB276E67S
1347 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the SSW
(37 kph at 193).
- km
ASCATC274E67S
1347 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the SSW
(39 kph at 193).
- km
ASCATB271E67S
1348 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the SSW
(40 kph at 193).
- km
ASCATC273E67S
1348 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the S
(49 kph at 184).
- km
ASCATC276E67S
1348 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the S
(37 kph at 191).
- 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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