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

Vinson Massif
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 pm Thu 23 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Sat night, min -31°C on Thu night). Mainly strong winds.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Mon night, min -35°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Mon morning, moderate winds from the SSW by Tue night).

Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
light snow
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
5350
5300
km/h
25
WSW
30
SW
35
SW
30
SW
45
SW
40
SW
30
WSW
30
WSW
40
WSW
40
SW
45
SSW
35
SW
30
SW
30
WSW
25
SW
20
SSW
20
SW
30
SSW
30
SW
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Snowflake cm
2
1
1
1
 mm
max °C
-26
-30
-29
-30
-30
-25
-24
-30
-28
-29
-29
-27
-24
-27
-32
-32
-34
-33
-32
min °C
-31
-30
-30
-31
-31
-28
-29
-30
-29
-35
-32
-28
-25
-31
-33
-34
-34
-34
-34
 chill °C
-46
-45
-46
-49
-50
-45
-44
-46
-46
-52
-51
-44
-40
-46
-48
-48
-49
-51
-50
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-42-42-42-43-40-38-40-42-42-43-41-39-36-42-45-45-42-43-44-35-37-36-37-36-32-33-37-36-38-36-34-31-36-40-39-38-38-39-29-30-30-31-31-27-27-30-29-32-31-28-25-29-33-33-34-34-33-22-26-25-26-26-23-21-26-23-27-28-23-19-23-27-30-31-31-29-17-23-22-21-21-19-16-22-18-22-24-18-13-17-22-26-28-29-25-10-16-16-14-15-12-10-15-12-16-18-12-6-10-15-19-22-22-18
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 -24°C on Sat night, min -31°C on Thu night). Mainly strong winds.

Vinson Massif Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Mon night, min -35°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Mon morning, moderate winds from the SSW by Tue 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
ASCATB274E73S
679 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the WSW
(44 kph at 250).
- km
ASCATB273E73S
681 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the W
(48 kph at 261).
- km
ASCATB273E72S
690 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
52
Near gales from the WSW
(52 kph at 259).
- km
ASCATB274E72S
697 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the WSW
(46 kph at 248).
- km
ASCATB272E72S
711 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the WSW
(49 kph at 254).
- km
ASCATB271E72S
734 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
56
Near gales from the W
(56 kph at 264).
- km
ASCATB270E72S
737 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
56
Near gales from the W
(56 kph at 260).
- km
ASCATB277E67S
1329 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
53
Near gales from the SW
(53 kph at 232).
- km
1342 km S
3012m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (19 kph from 30 degs) was rejected.
4.8 km
High: scattered
ASCATB275E67S
1343 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
54
Near gales from the SW
(54 kph at 235).
- 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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