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

Vinson Massif
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 am Wed 24 Jun Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed night. Extremely cold (max -29°C on Wed afternoon, min -43°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NNE on Wed night, calm by Thu night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -40°C on Sat afternoon, min -43°C on Mon afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
Monday
29
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
km/h
40
WNW
35
NW
55
N
55
NNE
50
NNE
10
ENE
20
NW
25
N
15
NNE
25
NNW
10
N
5
NW
5
WNW
0
NNE
5
N
5
N
5
N
5
NW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
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Snowflake cm
3
2
2
2
 mm
max °C
-31
-29
-29
-35
-37
-39
-39
-40
-43
-41
-40
-40
-41
-41
-41
-42
-42
-42
min °C
-32
-29
-33
-36
-38
-41
-41
-41
-43
-42
-41
-41
-41
-41
-41
-42
-43
-43
 chill °C
-50
-45
-54
-58
-59
-52
-57
-55
-59
-59
-53
-52
-50
-41
-48
-42
-50
-52
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-38-35-36-40-42-45-45-45-48-46-45-45-45-46-46-47-47-47-32-29-31-36-38-40-40-41-43-42-41-41-41-41-41-42-43-43-25-23-26-31-33-35-35-35-39-38-36-36-36-36-36-37-38-38-20-18-22-27-28-30-30-30-34-33-31-31-31-31-32-32-33-33-16-14-17-22-24-24-26-25-29-28-26-27-27-27-27-28-28-29-9-7-11-16-18-18-19-19-22-22-20-20-20-20-21-21-22-23
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 light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed night. Extremely cold (max -29°C on Wed afternoon, min -43°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NNE on Wed night, calm by Thu night).

Vinson Massif Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -40°C on Sat afternoon, min -43°C on Mon afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

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
hy2c243E67S
1658 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
55
Near gales from the WNW
(55 kph at 282).
- km
hy2c242E67S
1665 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
57
Near gales from the WNW
(57 kph at 282).
- km
hy2c243E66S
1679 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
51
Near gales from the WNW
(51 kph at 282).
- km
hy2c241E67S
1688 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
58
Near gales from the W
(58 kph at 278).
- km
hy2c242E66S
1697 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
47
Strong winds from the W
(47 kph at 275).
- km
hy2c241E66S
1718 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the W
(48 kph at 270).
- km
hy2c240E66S
1784 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the WSW
(39 kph at 258).
- km
hy2c242E65S
1789 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the NW
(33 kph at 305).
- km
hy2c239E66S
1806 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the WSW
(46 kph at 258).
- km
hy2c241E65S
1809 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the W
(28 kph at 265).
- 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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