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

Vinson Massif
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 6 pm Sat 14 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Sun night, min -26°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat afternoon, fresh winds from the SSW by Sun afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Wed night, min -28°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SW on Tue afternoon, gales from the W by Thu night).

Sat
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
 km/h
5
ESE
10
SSE
15
WSW
25
SW
25
SW
15
W
20
W
20
WSW
25
WSW
30
SW
35
SW
40
WSW
35
WSW
35
W
35
WNW
50
NW
60
W
2
max °C
-24
-26
-26
-25
-22
-23
-23
-25
-25
-25
-21
-20
-19
-17
-18
-22
-26
min °C
-25
-26
-26
-26
-23
-23
-24
-25
-26
-25
-23
-20
-19
-18
-20
-24
-27
-32
-34
-36
-40
-37
-33
-35
-36
-39
-39
-39
-34
-32
-31
-34
-40
-42
0
0
0
0
0
200
0
0
0
0
0
650
400
850
950
300
0
Cloud base (m)
4000
4450
2500
2450
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-31-32-31-31-29-28-29-31-31-30-28-26-25-24-25-28-32-25-26-26-26-23-23-24-25-26-25-22-20-19-18-19-23-27-19-20-20-19-17-17-18-19-20-20-16-13-13-12-13-17-20-13-14-15-15-13-12-13-14-15-16-12-8-8-6-7-12-15-8-9-10-12-9-6-8-9-11-13-8-2-4-1-2-7-10-2-2-4-6-21-2-3-5-6-15465-1-4
Sunrise
11:52
12:00
12:00
12:07
12:15
Sunset
2:00
1:52
12:00
1:34
1:26
1:18

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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 -22°C on Sun night, min -26°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat afternoon, fresh winds from the SSW by Sun afternoon).

Vinson Massif Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Wed night, min -28°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SW on Tue afternoon, gales from the W by Thu 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
ASCATC278E73S
624 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
25
Moderate winds from the E
(25 kph at 92).
- km
ASCATC273E73S
677 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the SE
(28 kph at 144).
- km
ASCATC276E73S
677 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the S
(28 kph at 188).
- km
ASCATC275E73S
677 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
27
Moderate winds from the S
(27 kph at 171).
- km
ASCATC274E73S
679 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the SSE
(28 kph at 149).
- km
ASCATC277E73S
680 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the SSW
(30 kph at 205).
- km
ASCATB255E74S
690 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
12
Light winds from the NNW
(12 kph at 345).
- km
ASCATC277E72S
737 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
15
Light winds from the S
(15 kph at 186).
- km
ASCATB285E72S
739 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
12
Light winds from the SSE
(12 kph at 164).
- km
ASCATC275E72S
786 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
17
Light winds from the SE
(17 kph at 144).
- 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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