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

Vinson Massif
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 am Tue 23 Jun Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu afternoon. Extremely cold (max -29°C on Wed afternoon, min -42°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, gales from the NE by Thu afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -39°C on Fri morning, min -43°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NE on Fri afternoon, calm by Sat night).

Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
light snow
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
light snow
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
some clouds
km/h
5
NW
15
WNW
35
W
40
NW
45
NW
55
NNW
65
NNE
65
NE
15
NNW
55
NW
45
N
20
NE
15
N
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
W
10
W
15
WNW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
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Snowflake cm
3
2
5
1
1
1
 mm
max °C
-37
-36
-32
-31
-29
-29
-33
-36
-41
-39
-39
-41
-42
-41
-41
-43
-43
-42
min °C
-37
-37
-35
-31
-30
-31
-34
-40
-42
-39
-39
-43
-43
-42
-42
-43
-43
-42
 chill °C
-44
-50
-54
-49
-48
-51
-57
-65
-61
-62
-60
-59
-58
-49
-50
-50
-56
-56
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
-43-43-40-37-36-35-37-42-47-45-44-47-48-47-47-48-48-47-37-37-34-31-30-30-34-38-42-39-39-42-43-42-42-43-43-42-30-30-27-25-24-25-29-34-36-34-34-37-37-36-36-38-38-37-24-24-21-20-19-20-25-29-32-29-29-32-32-31-31-33-33-32-19-21-17-15-15-16-21-24-27-25-25-27-28-26-26-28-28-28-13-14-11-9-9-10-14-18-20-18-18-20-22-20-20-22-22-21
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 moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu afternoon. Extremely cold (max -29°C on Wed afternoon, min -42°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, gales from the NE by Thu afternoon).

Vinson Massif Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -39°C on Fri morning, min -43°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NE on Fri afternoon, calm by Sat 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
hy2c245E67S
1527 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
54
Near gales from the N
(54 kph at 352).
- km
hy2c249E67S
1542 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the N
(37 kph at 8).
- km
hy2c246E67S
1554 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
51
Near gales from the N
(51 kph at 350).
- km
hy2c248E67S
1556 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the N
(39 kph at 355).
- km
hy2c250E66S
1565 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the NNE
(33 kph at 15).
- km
hy2c251E66S
1571 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the NNE
(28 kph at 15).
- km
hy2c247E67S
1573 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the N
(41 kph at 350).
- km
hy2c249E66S
1582 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the N
(33 kph at 0).
- km
hy2c248E66S
1600 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the N
(37 kph at 358).
- km
hy2c247E66S
1619 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the NNW
(39 kph at 348).
- 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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