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

Vinson Massif
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 am Sat 01 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Sun night, min -26°C on Sat morning). Mainly strong winds.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Tue afternoon, min -27°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.

Saturday
1
Sunday
2
Monday
3
Tuesday
4
Wednesday
5
Thursday
6
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
2500
2500
2450
2450
km/h
35
WSW
40
WSW
35
W
35
W
35
W
40
WNW
40
WNW
35
W
35
W
25
W
20
W
15
WNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
30
W
25
W
25
W
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
2
2
 mm
max °C
-26
-24
-24
-21
-21
-20
-22
-23
-21
-20
-19
-19
-20
-20
-22
-25
-25
-26
min °C
-26
-25
-25
-22
-21
-20
-23
-24
-23
-20
-20
-20
-20
-21
-26
-25
-26
-27
 chill °C
-41
-41
-40
-36
-34
-34
-38
-39
-37
-32
-31
-29
-30
-34
-40
-39
-40
-41
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-40-39-38-34-33-33-36-37-35-34-33-33-32-34-37-37-38-41-33-33-32-28-27-27-30-31-29-27-27-27-26-28-31-32-32-34-26-25-25-22-21-20-23-24-22-20-20-20-20-21-24-25-26-27-19-19-19-17-16-15-17-18-18-15-14-16-15-16-19-20-20-21-13-13-14-12-10-10-11-13-13-9-8-12-11-11-14-15-14-16-7-7-7-6-4-3-4-6-6-2-2-5-4-5-7-9-7-9
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 -20°C on Sun night, min -26°C on Sat morning). Mainly strong winds.

Vinson Massif Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Tue afternoon, min -27°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.

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
1342 km S
3012m alt.
56 minutes ago
moderate snow
Ice crystals.
Wind obs. (9 kph from 100 degs) was rejected.
8.0 km
ASCATC255E67S
1419 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the N
(36 kph at 10).
- km
ASCATC254E67S
1420 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the N
(35 kph at 11).
- km
ASCATB255E67S
1439 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the N
(35 kph at 10).
- km
ASCATB254E67S
1445 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the NNE
(36 kph at 11).
- km
ASCATC258E66S
1459 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
43
Strong winds from the N
(43 kph at 2).
- km
ASCATB259E66S
1461 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the N
(42 kph at 0).
- km
ASCATC256E67S
1462 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the N
(41 kph at 10).
- km
ASCATB253E67S
1462 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the NNE
(36 kph at 12).
- km
ASCATC253E67S
1466 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the NNE
(36 kph at 18).
- 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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