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

Vinson Massif
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 pm Tue 28 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -31°C on Fri morning, min -41°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Tue night, severe gales from the SSW by Thu afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Extremely cold (max -27°C on Sun afternoon, min -32°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the W on Sat afternoon, gales from the WSW by Sun morning).

Tue
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Friday
31
Saturday
1
Sunday
2
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
2450
km/h
40
SW
30
SW
30
SW
50
SSW
65
SSW
70
SSW
85
SSW
70
SW
60
SW
55
WSW
45
WSW
40
WSW
55
WSW
45
W
65
WSW
55
W
55
W
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
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Snowflake cm
1
4
3
2
 mm
max °C
-34
-35
-38
-40
-40
-40
-37
-33
-31
-30
-30
-31
-29
-30
-28
-27
-27
min °C
-35
-37
-39
-40
-41
-41
-39
-36
-32
-30
-31
-32
-30
-32
-30
-28
-28
 chill °C
-55
-50
-59
-63
-66
-67
-66
-60
-53
-49
-50
-50
-50
-53
-51
-47
-47
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-40-42-44-45-45-45-42-40-38-37-37-38-37-38-35-33-34-35-36-39-40-41-41-38-35-32-30-31-32-30-31-29-28-28-29-30-33-35-36-36-34-29-25-23-24-24-22-23-23-21-21-23-26-29-32-33-32-30-25-19-17-18-18-17-18-18-15-15-17-21-25-28-30-29-26-20-14-11-13-13-12-13-13-10-10-11-14-19-22-23-23-19-13-7-5-7-6-6-6-6-3-3
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 -31°C on Fri morning, min -41°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Tue night, severe gales from the SSW by Thu afternoon).

Vinson Massif Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Extremely cold (max -27°C on Sun afternoon, min -32°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the W on Sat afternoon, gales from the WSW by Sun 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
1342 km S
3012m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (13 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
ASCATB276E67S
1343 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
51
Near gales from the SW
(51 kph at 236).
- km
ASCATC276E67S
1344 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
51
Near gales from the SW
(51 kph at 234).
- km
ASCATB275E67S
1345 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the WSW
(50 kph at 237).
- km
ASCATC275E67S
1346 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the SW
(49 kph at 234).
- km
ASCATC278E67S
1348 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
53
Near gales from the SW
(53 kph at 227).
- km
ASCATB278E67S
1349 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
52
Near gales from the SW
(52 kph at 229).
- km
ASCATB277E67S
1349 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
55
Near gales from the SW
(55 kph at 233).
- km
ASCATC277E67S
1350 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
55
Near gales from the SW
(55 kph at 232).
- km
ASCATB275E66S
1453 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
53
Near gales from the SW
(53 kph at 231).
- 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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