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

Vinson Massif
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 pm Sun 23 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -25°C on Tue night, min -42°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Sun night, severe gales from the WSW by Wed morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -26°C on Thu morning, min -31°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Thu afternoon, near gales from the WSW by Fri night).

Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
light snow
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
2450
2500
8600
5200
km/h
45
WNW
35
SW
60
SW
65
SW
55
WSW
55
WSW
65
SW
75
WSW
60
W
45
WSW
35
SW
25
WSW
15
SW
25
WSW
25
WSW
45
SW
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Snowflake cm
2
 mm
max °C
-33
-40
-40
-36
-34
-30
-25
-25
-25
-27
-26
-26
-26
-26
-27
-30
min °C
-41
-42
-40
-39
-35
-32
-30
-25
-27
-29
-26
-27
-26
-26
-27
-31
 chill °C
-60
-62
-64
-63
-57
-53
-52
-45
-45
-47
-42
-37
-36
-39
-41
-49
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-43-46-44-44-41-37-33-31-33-35-33-33-33-33-34-37-37-41-40-38-35-31-28-25-26-28-26-27-26-26-27-31-31-36-35-32-28-25-22-19-19-21-19-19-19-18-20-24-26-32-30-26-22-20-17-14-14-15-16-15-15-15-15-19-21-28-25-21-16-14-12-10-10-11-12-12-12-11-12-14-14-22-19-15-10-8-5-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-5-8
Sunrise
4:16
4:00
3:45
3:31
3:17
Sunset
7:13
7:30
7:43
7:58
8:10

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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 -25°C on Tue night, min -42°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Sun night, severe gales from the WSW by Wed morning).

Vinson Massif Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -26°C on Thu morning, min -31°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Thu afternoon, near gales from the WSW by Fri night).

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
hy2b257E69S
1142 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the SSW
(44 kph at 208).
- km
hy2b256E69S
1170 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the SSW
(44 kph at 208).
- km
hy2b258E69S
1175 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the SSW
(39 kph at 200).
- km
hy2b260E69S
1184 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the SSW
(41 kph at 200).
- km
hy2b259E69S
1189 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the SSW
(39 kph at 200).
- km
hy2b254E69S
1196 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
43
Strong winds from the SSW
(43 kph at 208).
- km
hy2b267E68S
1209 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
43
Strong winds from the NW
(43 kph at 318).
- km
hy2b255E69S
1210 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the SSW
(37 kph at 205).
- km
hy2b268E68S
1218 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the NW
(40 kph at 320).
- km
hy2b259E68S
1224 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the SSW
(37 kph at 198).
- 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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