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

Vinson Massif
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 am Wed 15 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -29°C on Thu night, min -39°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Thu afternoon, calm by Fri morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -25°C on Mon night, min -39°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Sat morning, strong winds from the WSW by Mon night).

Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
light snow
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
cloudy
light snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
km/h
15
S
15
S
15
SW
25
SW
30
SW
20
W
5
SSW
5
SSW
10
SSW
15
SSW
25
SSW
30
SW
35
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
SW
35
SW
40
WSW
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Snowflake cm
2
2
1
 mm
max °C
-35
-34
-33
-36
-30
-29
-36
-38
-39
-38
-36
-26
-26
-27
-27
-28
-26
-25
min °C
-36
-34
-35
-37
-33
-34
-37
-39
-39
-39
-37
-33
-26
-27
-28
-29
-28
-27
 chill °C
-49
-46
-48
-53
-50
-40
-37
-46
-48
-52
-54
-50
-41
-42
-42
-43
-44
-44
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
-47-46-46-45-41-41-45-46-47-47-44-40-40-41-42-43-43-39-42-40-41-41-37-37-41-42-43-43-41-35-33-35-36-36-35-32-36-34-34-37-32-32-37-39-39-39-37-30-26-27-28-29-27-26-32-30-30-32-27-27-32-34-35-35-34-25-20-21-22-23-22-20-28-26-25-29-23-22-27-30-32-31-30-20-14-15-17-19-17-15-22-20-19-22-16-15-21-23-25-25-24-14-8-8-10-12-11-9
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 -29°C on Thu night, min -39°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Thu afternoon, calm by Fri morning).

Vinson Massif Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -25°C on Mon night, min -39°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Sat morning, strong winds from the WSW by Mon 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
ASCATB281E68S
1252 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the WSW
(41 kph at 241).
- km
ASCATB291E68S
1270 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the SSW
(40 kph at 199).
- km
ASCATB289E68S
1311 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
54
Near gales from the SSE
(54 kph at 161).
- km
ASCATB290E68S
1316 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the SSE
(45 kph at 164).
- km
ASCATC284E67S
1323 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
47
Strong winds from the SSE
(47 kph at 161).
- km
ASCATC272E67S
1342 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
34
Fresh winds from the SSW
(34 kph at 201).
- km
ASCATB275E67S
1343 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the WSW
(41 kph at 244).
- km
ASCATC275E67S
1345 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
26
Moderate winds from the SW
(26 kph at 227).
- km
ASCATC273E67S
1345 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the SW
(35 kph at 225).
- km
ASCATC278E67S
1346 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
27
Moderate winds from the SW
(27 kph at 217).
- 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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