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

Vinson Massif
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 pm Sun 17 May Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -27°C on Tue night, min -33°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Tue morning, near gales from the NNW by Wed morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -29°C on Wed night, min -37°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WNW on Wed night, light winds from the NNW by Fri night).

Sun
17
Monday
18
Tuesday
19
Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
Friday
22
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
km/h
20
NE
25
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
15
N
10
NW
20
WNW
50
W
45
NW
75
NW
85
WNW
45
WNW
40
WNW
40
NW
20
N
10
N
10
NW
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
2
max °C
-32
-31
-32
-32
-32
-32
-32
-27
-28
-30
-29
-30
-31
-32
-34
-36
-36
min °C
-32
-32
-32
-32
-32
-32
-33
-31
-29
-30
-30
-30
-32
-34
-35
-36
-37
-46
-47
-47
-46
-45
-43
-46
-47
-49
-52
-52
-48
-50
-50
-48
-47
-49
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
4400
5000
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-37-38-38-38-38-38-38-34-33-35-34-34-36-38-38-39-41-32-32-32-32-32-32-33-29-29-30-30-30-32-33-35-36-37-26-26-25-26-26-26-26-24-26-26-25-26-27-29-31-32-32-21-20-20-20-21-21-22-21-22-22-22-21-22-24-26-27-27-17-16-16-15-16-17-19-17-18-19-17-16-17-19-21-22-21-11-9-9-9-10-10-12-11-12-12-11-10-11-12-15-16-15
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: A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -27°C on Tue night, min -33°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Tue morning, near gales from the NNW by Wed morning).

Vinson Massif Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -29°C on Wed night, min -37°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WNW on Wed night, light winds from the NNW 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
hy2b279E71S
869 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
15
Light winds from the W
(15 kph at 262).
- km
hy2b281E71S
876 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
12
Light winds from the W
(12 kph at 268).
- km
hy2b278E71S
892 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
8
Light winds from the WSW
(8 kph at 250).
- km
hy2b280E71S
895 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
12
Light winds from the W
(12 kph at 260).
- km
hy2b279E70S
919 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
9
Light winds from the WSW
(9 kph at 252).
- km
hy2b282E71S
920 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
19
Light winds from the WSW
(19 kph at 252).
- km
hy2b280E70S
940 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
13
Light winds from the WSW
(13 kph at 250).
- km
hy2b277E70S
947 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
8
Light winds from the N
(8 kph at 2).
- km
hy2b273E70S
964 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the ENE
(28 kph at 75).
- km
hy2b269E70S
972 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the E
(33 kph at 92).
- 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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