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

Vinson Massif
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 pm Tue 18 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -27°C on Thu afternoon, min -33°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Sun morning, min -33°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NW on Sun afternoon, moderate winds from the W by Mon morning).

Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
snow showers
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
5250
4100
3000
2450
km/h
15
WNW
15
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
15
W
15
WNW
25
W
30
W
35
WSW
40
W
45
W
50
WNW
40
WNW
50
WNW
50
WNW
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Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
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Snowflake cm
1
3
1
 mm
max °C
-32
-33
-32
-29
-28
-27
-27
-29
-29
-23
-20
-18
-17
-16
-18
-27
min °C
-33
-33
-33
-31
-28
-27
-28
-29
-29
-28
-21
-18
-18
-17
-21
-32
 chill °C
-44
-44
-44
-43
-38
-37
-39
-43
-44
-44
-35
-32
-32
-31
-38
-52
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-44-44-44-42-41-41-41-41-40-35-31-30-30-30-32-40-39-39-39-36-35-35-35-35-35-31-26-25-24-24-26-35-33-33-33-30-28-27-28-29-29-26-21-18-18-17-20-30-27-28-28-25-23-22-22-24-24-21-16-13-13-13-15-25-23-24-24-21-19-17-17-19-21-16-10-7-9-8-10-20-16-18-17-15-12-10-10-12-14-10-4-1-2-2-4-13
Sunrise
12:00
12:00
12:00
5:09
4:37
Sunset
12:00
12:00
12:00
6:20
6:52

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Vinson Massif Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Vinson Massif is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -27°C on Thu afternoon, min -33°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds.

Vinson Massif Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Sun morning, min -33°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NW on Sun afternoon, moderate winds from the W by Mon 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
ASCATB267E67S
1328 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the WSW
(37 kph at 245).
- km
ASCATB257E68S
1334 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the SW
(49 kph at 227).
- km
ASCATB266E67S
1337 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the WSW
(36 kph at 239).
- km
1342 km S
3012m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (19 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
6.0 km
Mid: few
hy2b257E68S
1345 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the SW
(50 kph at 228).
- km
ASCATB258E67S
1346 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
58
Near gales from the SW
(58 kph at 232).
- km
ASCATB261E67S
1351 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the SW
(50 kph at 230).
- km
ASCATB262E67S
1353 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the SW
(48 kph at 230).
- km
ASCATB263E67S
1355 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the SW
(44 kph at 234).
- km
ASCATB260E67S
1359 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
54
Near gales from the SW
(54 kph at 230).
- 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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