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

Vinson Massif
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 pm Thu 30 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri morning. Extremely cold (max -29°C on Sun morning, min -40°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SSW on Thu afternoon, moderate winds from the W by Sat night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -27°C on Sun afternoon, min -30°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the W on Sun afternoon, light winds from the NNW by Wed morning).

Thu
30
Friday
31
Saturday
1
Sunday
2
Monday
3
Tuesday
4
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
snow showers
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
2450
km/h
80
SSW
70
SW
60
SW
60
WSW
55
WSW
50
WSW
50
WSW
40
W
55
WSW
70
W
65
W
60
WNW
60
W
50
W
35
W
35
W
20
WNW
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Snowflake cm
1
3
3
4
2
2
 mm
max °C
-39
-34
-33
-32
-32
-33
-32
-31
-29
-27
-27
-27
-29
-27
-27
-28
-29
min °C
-40
-37
-33
-32
-33
-33
-33
-31
-30
-28
-27
-28
-29
-29
-28
-28
-29
 chill °C
-67
-62
-55
-53
-54
-53
-53
-50
-50
-48
-47
-48
-49
-49
-44
-44
-43
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-44-41-39-39-39-40-40-38-36-34-33-34-35-34-34-35-36-40-36-33-32-33-33-33-31-30-28-27-28-29-28-28-28-29-35-30-26-26-26-26-25-24-23-22-21-22-22-22-21-21-22-32-25-20-19-20-20-19-18-18-16-15-16-17-16-16-16-17-29-20-14-13-14-14-14-13-13-10-10-11-12-11-11-11-12-23-14-8-7-7-8-7-7-6-4-4-4-5-5-5-4-6
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 moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri morning. Extremely cold (max -29°C on Sun morning, min -40°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SSW on Thu afternoon, moderate winds from the W by Sat night).

Vinson Massif Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -27°C on Sun afternoon, min -30°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the W on Sun afternoon, light winds from the NNW by Wed morning).

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
ASCATC254E67S
1484 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
18
Light winds from the N
(18 kph at 353).
- km
ASCATC264E66S
1494 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
38
Fresh winds from the WNW
(38 kph at 298).
- km
ASCATC263E66S
1506 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
26
Moderate winds from the W
(26 kph at 280).
- km
ASCATC262E66S
1511 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
27
Moderate winds from the NW
(27 kph at 308).
- km
ASCATC261E66S
1521 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
24
Moderate winds from the NW
(24 kph at 312).
- km
ASCATC260E66S
1528 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the NW
(28 kph at 323).
- km
ASCATC259E66S
1546 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the NNW
(28 kph at 331).
- km
ASCATC258E66S
1555 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the NNW
(30 kph at 342).
- km
ASCATC257E66S
1565 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the NNW
(32 kph at 348).
- km
ASCATC256E66S
1576 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the N
(31 kph at 355).
- 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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