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

Vinson Massif
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 pm Sat 16 May Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -31°C on Sun night, min -34°C on Sat afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed night. Extremely cold (max -29°C on Tue night, min -35°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Tue afternoon, gales from the W by Wed afternoon).

Sat
16
Sunday
17
Monday
18
Tuesday
19
Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
clear
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
cloudy
clear
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
km/h
25
NE
15
ESE
15
NE
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
15
N
10
NNW
10
NW
15
WNW
35
NW
50
WNW
65
W
35
NW
30
NNW
30
NNW
35
WNW
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
2
2
1
max °C
-34
-33
-33
-32
-31
-31
-32
-32
-31
-30
-29
-31
-29
-29
-32
-32
-32
min °C
-34
-33
-33
-32
-32
-32
-32
-32
-32
-31
-31
-31
-30
-31
-32
-33
-34
-49
-46
-45
-40
-44
-43
-43
-42
-42
-43
-48
-50
-51
-46
-48
-50
-54
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
4800
3850
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-39-39-38-38-37-38-38-38-38-37-36-37-34-33-36-37-38-34-33-33-32-32-32-32-32-32-31-30-31-30-30-32-33-33-29-27-27-26-25-25-25-25-25-25-25-25-25-26-28-28-28-25-23-23-22-21-20-21-21-22-22-21-22-21-22-25-24-24-21-18-19-19-16-16-17-17-18-19-17-19-17-17-20-21-20-14-12-13-12-10-10-11-11-12-13-10-12-11-11-14-14-13
Sunrise
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: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -31°C on Sun night, min -34°C on Sat afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Vinson Massif Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed night. Extremely cold (max -29°C on Tue night, min -35°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Tue afternoon, gales from the W by Wed 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
hy2b282E72S
820 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
25
Moderate winds from the E
(25 kph at 100).
- km
hy2b282E71S
839 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
25
Moderate winds from the ESE
(25 kph at 118).
- km
hy2b279E71S
856 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the ESE
(28 kph at 115).
- km
hy2b280E71S
869 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
25
Moderate winds from the ESE
(25 kph at 115).
- km
hy2b281E71S
882 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
26
Moderate winds from the ESE
(26 kph at 110).
- km
ASCATC268E71S
920 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
63
Gales from the SE
(63 kph at 124).
- km
ASCATB268E71S
922 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
63
Gales from the ESE
(63 kph at 121).
- km
ASCATC267E71S
927 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
67
Gales from the ESE
(67 kph at 122).
- km
ASCATB269E70S
934 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
56
Near gales from the ESE
(56 kph at 122).
- km
ASCATC269E70S
948 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
53
Near gales from the SE
(53 kph at 124).
- 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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