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

Vinson Massif
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 pm Wed 19 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Sat morning, min -32°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Thu morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Fri night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Sat afternoon, min -38°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Sun afternoon, moderate winds from the SW by Tue morning).

Wed
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
snow showers
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
snow shwrs
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
5350
4600
4150
km/h
10
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
10
NW
20
W
25
W
35
WSW
30
W
40
W
40
WNW
25
WNW
40
NW
45
WNW
25
W
30
SW
40
WSW
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Weather map
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Snowflake cm
1
2
1
 mm
max °C
-31
-30
-28
-28
-27
-29
-30
-24
-20
-18
-18
-18
-19
-27
-36
-35
-31
min °C
-32
-31
-29
-28
-29
-30
-30
-29
-22
-20
-18
-19
-22
-35
-36
-38
-34
 chill °C
-43
-42
-37
-37
-40
-44
-45
-45
-35
-34
-32
-31
-38
-52
-52
-56
-53
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-44-42-41-41-42-41-41-36-32-31-30-31-32-41-46-46-43-38-37-35-34-35-35-36-32-27-25-25-25-27-36-41-42-38-32-31-29-28-28-30-30-27-21-19-18-19-21-31-36-37-33-28-26-24-23-23-24-25-22-16-14-14-15-16-26-31-32-28-24-22-20-18-18-18-21-17-11-9-10-12-12-20-26-28-23-17-15-14-12-11-12-15-11-4-3-3-5-6-13-19-22-17
Sunrise
12:00
12:00
5:09
4:37
4:16
Sunset
12:00
12:00
12:00
6:20
6:52
7:13

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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 Sat morning, min -32°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Thu morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Fri night).

Vinson Massif Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Sat afternoon, min -38°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Sun afternoon, moderate winds from the SW by Tue morning).

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
ASCATB246E68S
1518 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
38
Fresh winds from the NW
(38 kph at 323).
- km
ASCATB245E68S
1532 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the NW
(44 kph at 318).
- km
ASCATB244E68S
1554 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the NW
(40 kph at 311).
- km
ASCATB243E68S
1570 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the NW
(46 kph at 309).
- km
ASCATB246E67S
1584 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the NW
(40 kph at 317).
- km
ASCATB242E68S
1595 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the NW
(49 kph at 307).
- km
ASCATB245E67S
1630 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the NW
(45 kph at 315).
- km
ASCATB245E66S
1642 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the NW
(50 kph at 312).
- km
ASCATB244E67S
1651 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the NW
(50 kph at 306).
- km
ASCATB243E67S
1666 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
52
Near gales from the WNW
(52 kph at 302).
- 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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