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

Vinson Massif
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 am Thu 20 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Sat afternoon, min -30°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Thu morning, strong winds from the W by Sat afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Sun morning, min -35°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WNW on Sun night, light winds from the WSW by Tue afternoon).

Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
4400
3750
2750
km/h
10
W
15
W
10
NW
15
W
25
W
35
WSW
30
W
40
W
35
WNW
30
WNW
45
NW
60
WNW
40
W
30
WSW
35
SW
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
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Snowflake cm
1
2
2
 mm
max °C
-28
-27
-27
-30
-30
-23
-20
-18
-18
-18
-18
-22
-35
-34
-30
-29
-29
-29
min °C
-29
-28
-29
-30
-30
-28
-22
-19
-19
-18
-18
-33
-35
-35
-33
-29
-29
-30
 chill °C
-38
-38
-39
-42
-44
-44
-35
-33
-33
-30
-32
-53
-54
-52
-50
-43
-42
-42
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-41-41-42-42-41-36-32-31-31-32-31-37-44-44-42-41-41-43-36-35-35-36-36-31-27-25-25-25-25-33-40-40-37-35-35-37-29-28-28-30-30-26-21-19-19-18-18-28-35-35-32-29-29-30-24-22-22-24-25-21-16-14-15-15-14-23-32-31-27-25-24-25-19-17-17-19-21-16-11-8-11-11-11-18-27-27-24-21-21-22-13-11-11-12-14-10-4-2-4-4-5-12-21-21-17-15-14-15
Sunrise
12:00
12:00
5:09
4:37
4:16
4:00
Sunset
12:00
12:00
6:20
6:52
7:13
7:30

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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 -18°C on Sat afternoon, min -30°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Thu morning, strong winds from the W by Sat afternoon).

Vinson Massif Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Sun morning, min -35°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WNW on Sun night, light winds from the WSW by Tue afternoon).

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
ASCATB258E68S
1334 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the WNW
(41 kph at 299).
- km
ASCATB257E68S
1340 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the WNW
(48 kph at 295).
- km
ASCATB266E67S
1366 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the NNW
(37 kph at 334).
- km
ASCATB256E68S
1367 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the WNW
(42 kph at 301).
- km
ASCATB267E67S
1370 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
34
Fresh winds from the NW
(34 kph at 313).
- km
ASCATB264E67S
1383 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the WNW
(41 kph at 299).
- km
ASCATB263E67S
1394 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the WNW
(45 kph at 301).
- km
ASCATB262E67S
1405 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the WNW
(46 kph at 302).
- km
ASCATB261E67S
1406 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the WNW
(46 kph at 301).
- km
ASCATB267E66S
1418 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
26
Moderate winds from the NNW
(26 kph at 331).
- 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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