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

Vinson Massif
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 pm Tue 28 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri morning. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Fri afternoon, min -37°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Tue night, strong winds from the SSW by Thu morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Sat afternoon, min -27°C on Sun morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Friday
31
Saturday
1
Sunday
2
Monday
3
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
4700
4750
2450
2500
km/h
20
SW
20
SW
30
SW
35
SW
40
SW
45
SSW
35
SW
35
WSW
30
WSW
35
W
35
W
30
W
35
W
30
W
25
WSW
35
WSW
30
W
30
W
25
WSW
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Snowflake cm
3
3
 mm
max °C
-29
-32
-34
-35
-35
-33
-26
-24
-23
-23
-23
-21
-23
-26
-25
-23
-22
-23
-22
min °C
-32
-34
-35
-37
-36
-35
-31
-25
-23
-24
-24
-22
-26
-27
-26
-25
-22
-24
-25
 chill °C
-45
-50
-54
-56
-56
-55
-48
-40
-37
-39
-39
-36
-42
-41
-39
-40
-35
-38
-38
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-43-43-44-45-45-43-39-37-37-38-38-36-39-41-39-37-35-36-37-37-39-40-41-41-39-34-31-30-31-31-30-32-35-33-31-29-30-30-31-33-35-36-36-34-29-25-23-24-24-22-25-27-26-24-22-24-24-25-29-31-33-33-31-24-19-17-18-18-16-19-21-22-19-17-19-18-21-25-27-29-29-27-19-13-12-13-13-12-13-16-18-14-11-14-13-14-18-21-23-23-20-13-6-5-7-7-5-6-9-11-8-4-7-7
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 light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri morning. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Fri afternoon, min -37°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Tue night, strong winds from the SSW by Thu morning).

Vinson Massif Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Sat afternoon, min -27°C on Sun morning). Mainly fresh winds.

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
ASCATB264E66S
1477 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
43
Strong winds from the SW
(43 kph at 214).
- km
ASCATB263E66S
1483 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
38
Fresh winds from the SW
(38 kph at 224).
- km
ASCATB261E66S
1483 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the SSW
(49 kph at 212).
- km
ASCATB260E66S
1486 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the SW
(37 kph at 224).
- km
ASCATB258E66S
1494 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
25
Moderate winds from the WNW
(25 kph at 284).
- km
ASCATB259E66S
1497 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
26
Moderate winds from the W
(26 kph at 278).
- km
ASCATB265E65S
1498 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the SW
(36 kph at 225).
- km
ASCATB264E65S
1503 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
38
Fresh winds from the SW
(38 kph at 228).
- km
ASCATB257E66S
1506 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the WNW
(28 kph at 299).
- km
ASCATB262E66S
1509 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the WSW
(32 kph at 239).
- 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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