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

Vinson Massif
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 pm Sat 01 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -26°C on Sun night, min -32°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (gales from the WSW on Sun morning, light winds from the WSW by Tue afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -26°C on Tue night, min -36°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Tue night, near gales from the W by Wed night).

Sunday
2
Monday
3
Tuesday
4
Wednesday
5
Thursday
6
Friday
7
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
5000
4050
km/h
60
WSW
65
WSW
60
W
60
WNW
65
W
55
WSW
45
WSW
30
W
20
W
20
WNW
45
WNW
50
NW
40
W
60
W
55
W
50
W
50
WSW
40
WSW
35
SW
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Snowflake cm
1
 mm
max °C
-31
-27
-27
-26
-30
-30
-29
-28
-28
-26
-26
-27
-29
-31
-33
-33
-35
-36
-36
min °C
-32
-29
-27
-29
-32
-31
-30
-28
-28
-27
-26
-27
-31
-32
-33
-34
-36
-36
-38
 chill °C
-52
-50
-46
-48
-53
-51
-50
-43
-40
-39
-43
-45
-50
-53
-54
-54
-56
-56
-58
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-38-34-32-34-37-37-36-35-35-33-32-34-36-38-38-40-42-41-42-32-28-27-28-31-31-30-28-28-27-26-27-30-32-33-34-36-36-37-25-22-20-21-24-24-22-21-21-20-19-20-23-26-27-27-30-31-33-19-16-15-15-18-19-17-16-17-16-14-15-18-21-22-21-24-26-28-13-11-10-10-11-14-12-11-13-12-10-10-14-16-17-16-19-21-23-7-5-3-4-5-8-6-4-6-6-3-3-7-9-10-9-12-14-17
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 -26°C on Sun night, min -32°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (gales from the WSW on Sun morning, light winds from the WSW by Tue afternoon).

Vinson Massif Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -26°C on Tue night, min -36°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Tue night, near gales from the W by Wed 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
ASCATB255E68S
1372 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
53
Near gales from the NNE
(53 kph at 17).
- km
ASCATC255E68S
1378 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
53
Near gales from the NNE
(53 kph at 12).
- km
ASCATC256E67S
1378 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the NNE
(49 kph at 13).
- km
ASCATB254E68S
1378 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
54
Near gales from the NNE
(54 kph at 16).
- km
ASCATC255E67S
1388 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
51
Near gales from the NNE
(51 kph at 16).
- km
ASCATB255E67S
1389 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
53
Near gales from the NNE
(53 kph at 15).
- km
ASCATC254E67S
1391 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
53
Near gales from the NNE
(53 kph at 16).
- km
ASCATB256E67S
1391 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the NNE
(49 kph at 18).
- km
ASCATC258E67S
1406 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the N
(48 kph at 10).
- km
ASCATB254E67S
1409 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
54
Near gales from the NNE
(54 kph at 17).
- 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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