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

Vinson Massif
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 am Sun 26 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -34°C on Mon morning, min -40°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SW on Sun afternoon, fresh winds from the SW by Tue afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -29°C on Fri afternoon, min -36°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the SW on Wed morning, gales from the SW by Thu morning).

Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Friday
31
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
Cloud base (m)
5050
4450
km/h
55
WSW
80
SW
65
SW
55
SW
45
SW
40
SW
55
SW
35
SW
45
SW
40
SW
55
SW
65
SW
70
SW
70
WSW
55
WSW
65
WSW
45
WSW
50
W
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Snowflake cm
1
1
1
1
 mm
max °C
-38
-38
-36
-34
-34
-34
-34
-35
-34
-36
-36
-34
-33
-32
-32
-31
-29
-29
min °C
-40
-39
-37
-35
-34
-35
-34
-35
-35
-36
-36
-36
-34
-32
-34
-31
-30
-30
 chill °C
-64
-65
-60
-56
-54
-55
-55
-54
-55
-55
-58
-59
-57
-54
-54
-52
-48
-49
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-43-43-41-40-40-40-40-41-41-42-42-40-39-38-39-37-37-36-39-39-37-35-34-35-34-35-35-36-36-35-34-32-33-31-30-30-35-34-31-29-28-29-27-28-29-30-30-30-28-26-26-24-23-22-31-30-26-25-22-24-21-23-23-25-26-26-24-20-21-19-17-17-26-27-20-22-16-18-16-17-19-20-22-22-20-15-15-14-12-12-20-20-14-15-10-11-10-11-12-13-16-15-13-8-8-7-5-5
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 -34°C on Mon morning, min -40°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SW on Sun afternoon, fresh winds from the SW by Tue afternoon).

Vinson Massif Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -29°C on Fri afternoon, min -36°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the SW on Wed morning, gales from the SW by Thu 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
ASCATC288E69S
1187 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the WSW
(46 kph at 238).
- km
ASCATB288E69S
1197 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the SW
(50 kph at 234).
- km
ASCATC289E69S
1206 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
54
Near gales from the WSW
(54 kph at 243).
- km
ASCATB290E68S
1233 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the WSW
(50 kph at 242).
- km
ASCATB288E68S
1235 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
43
Strong winds from the WSW
(43 kph at 243).
- km
ASCATC290E68S
1239 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the WSW
(50 kph at 244).
- km
ASCATC288E68S
1254 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the WSW
(44 kph at 245).
- km
ASCATB289E68S
1275 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the WSW
(45 kph at 238).
- km
ASCATC289E68S
1282 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
47
Strong winds from the WSW
(47 kph at 240).
- km
ASCATB277E67S
1349 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the W
(39 kph at 262).
- 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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