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

Vinson Massif
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 am Sat 02 May Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Sun afternoon, min -27°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Thu night, min -25°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Tue night, fresh winds from the NW by Thu night).

Saturday
2
Sunday
3
Monday
4
Tuesday
5
Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
km/h
25
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
W
10
W
10
W
5
NNW
15
WNW
10
NW
10
W
10
NNW
10
WNW
20
WNW
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max °C
-25
-24
-21
-21
-19
-19
-20
-22
-21
-21
-21
-21
-21
-21
-22
-22
-25
-20
min °C
-27
-25
-22
-21
-20
-20
-21
-22
-22
-21
-21
-21
-21
-22
-23
-23
-25
-24
-41
-37
-32
-30
-28
-29
-30
-31
-30
-29
-28
-26
-30
-27
-32
-33
-33
-37
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
5150
4300
4350
2450
2500
2500
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-36-35-34-34-33-33-34-35-33-32-32-33-35-36-36-36-38-34-31-30-28-28-27-27-28-29-28-27-27-27-28-29-30-30-32-28-26-25-22-21-20-20-21-22-22-21-21-21-21-22-23-23-25-22-23-21-18-17-16-15-16-16-18-17-17-17-16-16-18-18-20-18-20-17-14-14-12-11-11-11-14-13-13-12-11-12-13-15-16-14-14-11-7-7-5-4-4-5-8-7-7-6-4-6-7-8-10-8
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 -19°C on Sun afternoon, min -27°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Vinson Massif Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Thu night, min -25°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Tue night, fresh winds from the NW 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
1270 km S
3012m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (24 kph from 10 degs) was rejected.
1.6 km
High: overcast
SHIP2185
1342 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- km
ASCATC239E67S
1691 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
53
Near gales from the NNE
(53 kph at 14).
- km
ASCATC240E67S
1695 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the NNE
(46 kph at 16).
- km
ASCATC240E66S
1727 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the NNE
(44 kph at 14).
- km
SHIP3845
1347 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- km
SHIP6883
1347 km NNE
3m alt.
2 hours ago
-2° C
SHIP7205
1347 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- km
SHIP8951
1347 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- km
SHIP5559
1347 km NNE
3m alt.
3 hours ago
-2° C

* 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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