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

Vinson Massif
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 pm Sun 24 May Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Sun night, min -24°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Fri night, min -27°C on Wed afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Thu afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Fri night).

Sun
24
Monday
25
Tuesday
26
Wednesday
27
Thursday
28
Friday
29
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
km/h
15
SW
15
W
20
W
20
WNW
20
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
15
N
10
NNW
10
NNE
10
WSW
20
W
40
WNW
35
WNW
40
WSW
15
WSW
15
N
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
1
2
1
1
max °C
-17
-16
-16
-16
-16
-17
-18
-20
-23
-25
-23
-18
-17
-18
-21
-18
-16
min °C
-17
-16
-17
-16
-17
-17
-19
-23
-24
-27
-26
-19
-18
-25
-24
-19
-18
-25
-22
-27
-25
-26
-24
-27
-34
-29
-36
-34
-29
-31
-40
-40
-28
-28
0
0
50
200
50
50
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
5300
5350
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-29-29-29-30-31-31-32-34-35-36-36-32-31-35-35-31-30-23-23-23-23-24-24-26-28-29-31-31-26-25-29-29-25-24-17-16-17-16-17-17-19-22-24-26-25-19-18-22-23-19-17-13-12-11-11-11-12-14-17-20-22-21-15-13-17-18-15-13-10-8-6-6-6-7-9-13-18-19-16-12-8-12-14-12-10-4-21110-2-6-11-13-10-5-1-5-8-5-3
Sunrise
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 -16°C on Sun night, min -24°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Vinson Massif Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Fri night, min -27°C on Wed afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Thu afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Fri 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
ASCATC261E71S
980 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the ENE
(39 kph at 57).
- km
ASCATC267E70S
995 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the NNE
(36 kph at 28).
- km
ASCATB266E70S
1040 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the NE
(37 kph at 44).
- km
ASCATC266E70S
1042 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the NNE
(36 kph at 27).
- km
ASCATB265E70S
1051 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the NE
(37 kph at 36).
- km
ASCATC265E70S
1052 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the NE
(36 kph at 39).
- km
ASCATB263E70S
1060 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the NNE
(36 kph at 31).
- km
ASCATB264E70S
1061 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the NE
(37 kph at 35).
- km
ASCATC264E70S
1062 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the NNE
(36 kph at 31).
- km
ASCATC263E70S
1062 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the NNE
(36 kph at 30).
- 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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