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

Vinson Massif
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 12 pm Wed 10 Dec Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Wed morning, min -27°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Wed afternoon, light winds from the NNW by Fri night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -26°C on Sat morning, min -28°C on Sun afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
10
Thursday
11
Friday
12
Saturday
13
Sunday
14
Monday
15
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
cloud
part cloud
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
snow shwrs
cloudy
some clouds
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
 km/h
20
WNW
25
WNW
25
W
20
W
15
WNW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
N
5
NNW
5
NW
0
NW
0
SE
0
NW
0
W
5
W
5
W
10
WSW
15
SSW
 cm 
1
1
 mm 
max°C
-23
-23
-24
-23
-24
-24
-26
-26
-26
-26
-26
-27
-27
-27
-27
-28
-28
-27
min°C
-23
-24
-24
-23
-24
-25
-26
-27
-27
-26
-26
-27
-27
-28
-28
-28
-28
-28
chill°C 
-34
-38
-37
-34
-33
-34
-36
-37
-35
-26
-26
-27
-27
-28
-28
-35
-36
-37
Freezing level (m
450
250
200
350
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
2450
2450
2450
2500
2500
2500
2500
2450
2450
2450
2450
2450
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-29-29-30-29-29-30-32-33-33-32-32-33-33-33-33-33-33-33-23-24-24-23-24-25-26-27-27-26-26-27-27-28-28-28-28-28-17-17-18-18-19-20-20-20-21-20-20-21-21-21-21-22-22-21-10-12-12-12-13-14-14-15-15-14-16-15-15-16-15-16-17-16-4-6-5-5-8-8-9-10-9-8-11-9-8-10-9-9-12-93122-1-1-2-3-2-2-4-2-2-4-2-3-6-3
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 dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Wed morning, min -27°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Wed afternoon, light winds from the NNW by Fri night).

Vinson Massif Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -26°C on Sat morning, min -28°C on Sun afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
1270 km S
3012m alt.
3 hours ago
-29° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
1848 km NE
232m alt.
3 hours ago
-2° C
clear
Mist -.
28
Moderate winds from the N
(28 kph at 10).
3.0 km
Low: broken
SHIP3126
1891 km NE
3m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
ASCATB344E72S
1983 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
21
Moderate winds from the WNW
(21 kph at 294).
- km
ASCATB343E71S
2003 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
17
Light winds from the WNW
(17 kph at 298).
- km
SHIP2550
1912 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- km
SHIP1919
1912 km NE
3m alt.
3 hours ago
1° C
SHIP6546
1912 km NE
3m alt.
3 hours ago
1° C
SHIP4294
1912 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- km
SHIP2353
1912 km NE
3m alt.
3 hours ago
1° C

* 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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