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

Vinson Massif
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 6 pm Tue 17 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Wed morning, min -29°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Thu night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -28°C on Fri night, min -33°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light snow
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
 km/h
40
SW
35
SW
30
W
25
W
25
NW
30
NW
40
WNW
15
NW
10
W
10
W
5
WSW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
10
W
10
W
15
WNW
2
max °C
-24
-20
-19
-19
-19
-24
-26
-26
-28
-29
-28
-28
-29
-30
-31
-31
-32
min °C
-24
-23
-19
-19
-22
-25
-26
-28
-29
-29
-29
-29
-29
-31
-31
-31
-32
-40
-38
-31
-30
-35
-38
-42
-37
-38
-39
-38
-34
-34
-38
-40
-41
-44
0
0
900
850
800
200
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
4950
2500
2500
2450
3900
3750
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-29-27-25-26-27-31-32-34-35-35-35-35-36-37-37-38-38-24-22-19-19-21-25-26-27-29-29-29-29-29-31-31-31-32-18-15-12-12-14-18-19-20-21-21-21-21-22-24-24-25-25-15-11-6-6-8-12-14-14-16-17-17-17-18-18-19-19-20-12-6-1-1-2-8-10-8-10-13-12-13-15-14-14-14-14-51665-1-4-2-4-6-6-7-8-7-7-8-8
Sunrise
12:07
12:15
12:23
12:30
12:38
Sunset
1:34
1:26
1:18
1:11
1:03
12:55

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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 -19°C on Wed morning, min -29°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Thu night).

Vinson Massif Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -28°C on Fri night, min -33°C on Mon morning). 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
ASCATB277E73S
605 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
21
Moderate winds from the S
(21 kph at 185).
- km
ASCATB249E74S
881 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
26
Moderate winds from the NE
(26 kph at 34).
- km
ASCATB248E74S
889 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
27
Moderate winds from the E
(27 kph at 90).
- km
ASCATB247E74S
911 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
23
Moderate winds from the ENE
(23 kph at 66).
- km
ASCATB246E74S
944 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
22
Moderate winds from the NE
(22 kph at 52).
- km
ASCATB245E74S
960 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
26
Moderate winds from the ENE
(26 kph at 66).
- km
ASCATB246E73S
967 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
29
Fresh winds from the NNE
(29 kph at 32).
- km
ASCATB245E73S
977 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
27
Moderate winds from the NE
(27 kph at 48).
- km
ASCATB244E74S
988 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
29
Fresh winds from the ENE
(29 kph at 63).
- km
ASCATB244E73S
1000 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the NE
(30 kph at 41).
- 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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