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

Vinson Massif
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 pm Sat 22 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Sat night, min -42°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WNW on Sun morning, light winds from the WSW by Sun night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -26°C on Thu morning, min -31°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SW on Tue night, fresh winds from the SW by Thu night).

Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
cloud
cloud
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
clear
Cloud base (m)
2500
2500
2450
km/h
50
WNW
70
WNW
70
WNW
45
NW
25
WSW
55
SW
60
SW
50
WSW
55
SW
70
SW
75
SW
55
WSW
55
SW
40
WSW
40
SW
35
SW
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Snowflake cm
1
3
1
 mm
max °C
-24
-26
-27
-31
-41
-40
-37
-36
-34
-28
-27
-27
-27
-26
-27
-27
min °C
-25
-27
-29
-41
-42
-40
-39
-37
-36
-31
-27
-28
-28
-27
-28
-27
 chill °C
-43
-48
-50
-54
-59
-64
-63
-58
-58
-54
-48
-46
-48
-44
-44
-42
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-31-32-34-41-46-45-44-43-41-35-33-34-34-33-34-34-25-27-28-36-42-40-38-37-35-30-27-28-28-27-28-27-18-20-22-31-37-35-32-30-28-24-21-20-20-20-21-21-15-15-16-25-32-31-27-24-23-19-16-15-15-14-17-16-11-11-11-20-28-27-22-19-18-14-10-10-10-9-13-12-4-4-5-14-22-20-15-13-12-8-4-4-4-3-6-6
Sunrise
4:37
4:16
4:00
3:45
3:31
Sunset
6:52
7:13
7:30
7:43
7:58

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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 -24°C on Sat night, min -42°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WNW on Sun morning, light winds from the WSW by Sun night).

Vinson Massif Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -26°C on Thu morning, min -31°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SW on Tue night, fresh winds from the SW 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
hy2b253E70S
1165 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
57
Near gales from the N
(57 kph at 8).
- km
hy2b259E69S
1178 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the N
(48 kph at 2).
- km
hy2b253E69S
1199 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
57
Near gales from the N
(57 kph at 10).
- km
hy2b256E69S
1201 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
51
Near gales from the N
(51 kph at 5).
- km
hy2b252E70S
1201 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
61
Near gales from the N
(61 kph at 10).
- km
hy2b258E69S
1202 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
47
Strong winds from the N
(47 kph at 5).
- km
hy2b254E69S
1204 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
55
Near gales from the N
(55 kph at 0).
- km
hy2b251E70S
1223 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
60
Near gales from the N
(60 kph at 10).
- km
hy2b250E70S
1226 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
64
Gales from the N
(64 kph at 5).
- km
hy2b255E69S
1227 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
53
Near gales from the N
(53 kph at 0).
- 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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