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

Vinson Massif
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 am Thu 03 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -30°C on Thu night, min -40°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the W on Fri afternoon, light winds from the NW by Sat morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -31°C on Tue afternoon, min -40°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Sun night, gales from the SSW by Tue morning).

Thursday
3
Friday
4
Saturday
5
Sunday
6
Monday
7
Tuesday
8
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
4450
4900
km/h
40
SW
35
SW
50
WSW
45
W
60
W
40
WNW
15
N
20
NW
20
NNW
25
NNE
20
NE
10
SE
15
S
20
S
40
S
55
SSW
60
SSW
35
SSW
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Snowflake cm
2
1
 mm
max °C
-31
-32
-30
-30
-30
-30
-35
-37
-38
-39
-38
-35
-35
-34
-32
-32
-31
-32
min °C
-32
-32
-32
-31
-30
-34
-37
-37
-40
-40
-39
-37
-35
-34
-34
-32
-32
-33
 chill °C
-50
-50
-52
-50
-50
-48
-50
-52
-58
-57
-54
-49
-47
-48
-53
-53
-52
-51
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-38-38-37-37-36-36-40-41-42-43-42-41-40-40-39-38-38-39-32-32-31-31-30-32-36-37-39-40-39-36-35-34-33-32-32-33-25-25-24-24-24-27-32-33-35-36-35-32-29-29-28-25-25-26-20-20-18-19-19-22-28-29-31-33-31-27-25-25-24-19-19-21-15-15-13-15-14-17-24-25-26-28-27-23-21-22-20-14-14-17-9-9-6-9-8-11-18-19-20-21-21-17-15-15-13-8-8-11
Sunrise
2:14
2:04
1:54
1:46
1:37
1:29
Sunset
9:10
9:18
9:27
9:37
9:45
9:52

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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 -30°C on Thu night, min -40°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the W on Fri afternoon, light winds from the NW by Sat morning).

Vinson Massif Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -31°C on Tue afternoon, min -40°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Sun night, gales from the SSW by Tue 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
hy2c254E67S
1440 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the NE
(42 kph at 55).
- km
hy2c256E67S
1448 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the ENE
(41 kph at 58).
- km
hy2c272E66S
1451 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
18
Light winds from the SE
(18 kph at 138).
- km
hy2c257E67S
1454 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the ENE
(42 kph at 60).
- km
hy2c255E67S
1479 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the NE
(41 kph at 55).
- km
hy2c256E66S
1487 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the ENE
(42 kph at 62).
- km
hy2c272E65S
1490 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
22
Moderate winds from the SE
(22 kph at 125).
- km
hy2c258E66S
1496 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the ENE
(41 kph at 62).
- km
hy2c261E66S
1502 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the ENE
(35 kph at 75).
- km
hy2c253E67S
1505 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the ENE
(39 kph at 58).
- 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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