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

Vinson Massif
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 am Fri 24 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Extremely cold (max -31°C on Sun night, min -38°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the SSW on Sat morning, strong winds from the SW by Sat night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -30°C on Mon night, min -42°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SW on Mon afternoon, moderate winds from the SSW by Tue afternoon).

Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
4350
km/h
50
SSW
55
SW
50
SW
90
SSW
75
SSW
50
WSW
55
SSW
70
SW
70
SW
75
SW
75
SW
65
WSW
50
WSW
30
WSW
35
SSW
55
SW
55
SW
65
SSW
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Snowflake cm
1
4
2
1
1
 mm
max °C
-36
-35
-37
-37
-33
-33
-35
-32
-31
-31
-32
-30
-34
-36
-37
-38
-40
-40
min °C
-36
-36
-38
-37
-34
-37
-37
-33
-32
-32
-33
-32
-36
-38
-38
-38
-41
-42
 chill °C
-57
-58
-60
-63
-58
-59
-60
-55
-53
-54
-56
-53
-56
-55
-57
-61
-66
-68
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-42-42-43-41-39-41-42-39-37-38-38-37-41-43-43-43-45-45-36-36-38-37-34-35-36-33-32-32-33-31-35-37-38-38-41-41-30-29-31-32-28-28-30-26-25-26-26-25-28-30-32-33-37-36-26-25-26-28-24-23-27-21-19-20-21-19-22-25-27-29-33-33-23-22-21-23-21-18-23-16-13-13-16-13-17-20-24-25-29-31-17-15-14-17-14-11-17-9-6-7-9-7-11-14-18-18-23-24
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 Sun afternoon. Extremely cold (max -31°C on Sun night, min -38°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the SSW on Sat morning, strong winds from the SW by Sat night).

Vinson Massif Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -30°C on Mon night, min -42°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SW on Mon afternoon, moderate winds from the SSW by Tue 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
ASCATB292E66S
1559 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
58
Near gales from the WSW
(58 kph at 241).
- km
ASCATB293E66S
1565 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
60
Near gales from the WSW
(60 kph at 239).
- km
ASCATB291E65S
1648 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
57
Near gales from the WSW
(57 kph at 242).
- km
ASCATB292E65S
1675 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
55
Near gales from the SW
(55 kph at 233).
- km
ASCATC293E65S
1679 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
56
Near gales from the SW
(56 kph at 229).
- km
ASCATB293E65S
1681 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
57
Near gales from the SW
(57 kph at 234).
- km
ASCATC294E65S
1692 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
60
Near gales from the SW
(60 kph at 232).
- km
ASCATB294E65S
1695 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
60
Near gales from the SW
(60 kph at 229).
- km
ASCATB295E65S
1699 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
62
Gales from the SW
(62 kph at 230).
- km
ASCATC295E65S
1700 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
60
Near gales from the SW
(60 kph at 232).
- 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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