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

Vinson Massif
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 pm Sun 30 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -26°C on Sun afternoon, min -36°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Sun afternoon, light winds from the SSE by Tue night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Thu night, min -28°C on Wed afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
30
Monday
31
Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
Friday
4
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
light snow
cloudy
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
cloudy
some clouds
light snow
Cloud base (m)
4650
6250
4250
4100
km/h
30
SW
30
W
20
S
25
S
25
SE
25
SSE
25
ESE
10
SSE
10
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
20
WNW
15
WNW
10
NW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
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Snowflake cm
3
1
 mm
max °C
-26
-26
-36
-34
-29
-29
-29
-27
-28
-27
-26
-25
-21
-19
-19
-19
-20
min °C
-27
-35
-36
-35
-33
-30
-30
-29
-28
-28
-27
-26
-23
-20
-19
-20
-23
 chill °C
-42
-50
-51
-51
-47
-44
-44
-39
-38
-39
-38
-37
-33
-29
-29
-28
-30
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-39-43-45-45-43-40-39-39-40-40-39-38-36-34-34-32-34-33-37-41-40-37-35-35-34-34-34-34-32-30-28-27-26-28-27-31-36-35-31-30-30-28-28-28-27-26-22-20-19-20-22-21-25-32-31-27-26-26-25-25-24-23-21-19-16-16-16-17-16-19-28-27-23-23-23-22-22-21-19-17-16-13-12-13-12-9-13-22-21-17-16-17-15-15-15-13-11-10-6-6-7-5
Sunrise
2:44
2:33
2:24
2:14
2:04
Sunset
8:32
8:41
8:52
9:00
9:10
9:18

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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 -26°C on Sun afternoon, min -36°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Sun afternoon, light winds from the SSE by Tue night).

Vinson Massif Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Thu night, min -28°C on Wed afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

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
ASCATC255E67S
1463 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the SSW
(31 kph at 192).
- km
ASCATC254E67S
1490 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the SSW
(32 kph at 194).
- km
ASCATC253E67S
1511 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the SSW
(33 kph at 200).
- km
ASCATC254E66S
1518 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the SSW
(33 kph at 193).
- km
ASCATC253E66S
1573 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the S
(35 kph at 190).
- km
ASCATC249E67S
1573 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the SW
(35 kph at 220).
- km
ASCATB248E67S
1585 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
27
Moderate winds from the SSW
(27 kph at 197).
- km
ASCATC248E67S
1585 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
27
Moderate winds from the SSW
(27 kph at 195).
- km
ASCATC247E67S
1601 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
26
Moderate winds from the SSW
(26 kph at 194).
- km
ASCATB247E67S
1609 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
27
Moderate winds from the SSW
(27 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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