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

Vinson Massif
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 6 am Thu 12 Feb Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Thu morning, min -29°C on Sat afternoon). Mainly fresh winds.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -26°C on Sun morning, min -29°C on Sun afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
 km/h
30
W
25
W
20
NNW
20
WNW
20
W
30
W
25
WSW
20
WSW
30
S
15
SSW
10
W
10
NNW
5
NW
10
SW
5
SSW
5
S
5
ESE
5
ESE
1
max °C
-21
-22
-22
-25
-26
-27
-27
-29
-26
-26
-28
-29
-29
-29
-27
-27
-27
-28
min °C
-21
-22
-24
-26
-26
-28
-28
-29
-28
-27
-29
-29
-29
-29
-28
-27
-27
-28
-34
-34
-36
-38
-38
-43
-40
-41
-41
-36
-37
-37
-35
-37
-35
-32
-27
-28
200
100
150
50
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
5100
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-25-27-28-30-32-33-33-34-31-31-33-34-34-33-33-32-32-33-21-22-23-26-26-28-28-29-27-27-29-29-29-29-28-27-27-28-17-17-17-20-21-22-22-24-23-23-25-25-24-24-22-22-22-22-11-12-12-14-17-16-16-20-18-18-20-20-19-20-18-16-17-17-6-8-7-8-13-11-10-15-13-12-16-14-14-16-13-11-12-121-10-2-6-4-3-8-7-6-9-7-7-10-6-4-6-5
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 -21°C on Thu morning, min -29°C on Sat afternoon). Mainly fresh winds.

Vinson Massif Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -26°C on Sun morning, min -29°C on Sun 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
SHIP3
1087 km NNE
-m alt.
1 hour ago
0° C
No report.
9
Light winds from the WNW
(9 kph at 300).
SHIP808
1091 km NNE
-m alt.
1 hour ago
0° C
No report.
9
Light winds from the WNW
(9 kph at 300).
SHIP2253
1092 km NNE
3m alt.
1 hour ago
0° C
11
Light winds from the WNW
(11 kph at 300).
SHIP587
1092 km NNE
-m alt.
1 hour ago
0° C
No report.
11
Light winds from the WNW
(11 kph at 300).
SHIP7524
1092 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
1° C
11
Light winds from the WSW
(12 kph at 240).
- km
SHIP5497
1092 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
1° C
2
Calm
(2 kph at 280).
- km
SHIP1392
1092 km NNE
-m alt.
1 hour ago
0° C
No report.
11
Light winds from the WNW
(11 kph at 300).
SHIP4001
1092 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
1° C
2
Calm
(2 kph at 280).
- km
SHIP490
1092 km NNE
-m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
No report.
2
Calm
(2 kph at 280).
SHIP4582
1092 km NNE
3m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
2
Calm
(2 kph at 280).

* 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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