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

Vinson Massif
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 am Tue 26 May Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Extremely cold (max -25°C on Tue morning, min -34°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Wed night, severe gales from the W by Thu night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -25°C on Fri morning, min -34°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Fri morning, light winds from the NW by Sun afternoon).

Tuesday
26
Wednesday
27
Thursday
28
Friday
29
Saturday
30
Sunday
31
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
light snow
snow showers
cloud
snow showers
cloud
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloudy
light snow
snow shwrs
cloudy
snow shwrs
cloudy
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
km/h
25
NNW
35
NNW
40
NNW
30
N
50
NNE
10
NW
50
WSW
40
WNW
65
W
45
W
30
WNW
25
NW
20
NW
15
N
35
W
25
W
10
NW
25
WNW
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
1
2
1
1
1
1
max °C
-25
-26
-27
-27
-32
-32
-27
-26
-26
-25
-25
-25
-27
-29
-32
-32
-32
-33
min °C
-26
-26
-28
-30
-34
-34
-29
-27
-31
-25
-25
-26
-27
-30
-32
-32
-33
-34
-41
-41
-44
-49
-52
-44
-48
-45
-50
-41
-39
-39
-39
-41
-44
-47
-44
-47
50
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
50
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
5250
4750
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-32-32-34-34-38-40-34-33-35-31-31-33-33-36-39-39-40-40-26-26-28-29-33-33-28-27-29-25-25-26-27-30-32-32-33-34-19-20-21-23-28-25-22-20-22-18-18-19-20-23-25-25-25-27-13-14-16-19-23-20-18-15-17-13-12-14-15-16-19-19-19-21-7-10-13-16-20-16-15-11-14-9-7-9-9-11-14-15-13-16-1-3-6-9-14-10-8-4-7-20-2-3-4-8-8-7-9
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 Tue afternoon. Extremely cold (max -25°C on Tue morning, min -34°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Wed night, severe gales from the W by Thu night).

Vinson Massif Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -25°C on Fri morning, min -34°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Fri morning, light winds from the NW by Sun afternoon).

This table gives the weather forecast for Vinson Massif at the specific elevation of 4000 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
BaseBelgranoII
1124 km ESE
256m alt.
2 hours ago
-20° C
light snow
Intermittent light snow.
Wind obs. (26 kph from 360 degs) was rejected.
5.0 km
Mid: overcast
ASCATB288E69S
1198 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
26
Moderate winds from the N
(26 kph at 8).
- km
ASCATB290E69S
1219 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
29
Fresh winds from the NNW
(29 kph at 346).
- km
ASCATC290E69S
1221 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
29
Fresh winds from the NNW
(29 kph at 345).
- km
ASCATC291E69S
1224 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
18
Light winds from the NNW
(18 kph at 338).
- km
ASCATB291E69S
1229 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
22
Moderate winds from the NNW
(22 kph at 339).
- km
ASCATB292E69S
1229 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
17
Light winds from the NW
(17 kph at 314).
- km
ASCATC292E69S
1235 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
16
Light winds from the NW
(16 kph at 310).
- km
ASCATC292E68S
1279 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
17
Light winds from the N
(17 kph at 5).
- km
ASCATB291E68S
1279 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
27
Moderate winds from the NNW
(27 kph at 335).
- 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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