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

Vinson Massif
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 6 pm Fri 27 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -28°C on Sun night, min -34°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Sat afternoon, fresh winds from the W by Sun morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon night. Extremely cold (max -28°C on Thu morning, min -33°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Mon night, light winds from the NE by Wed morning).

Fri
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
1
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
 km/h
15
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
NW
10
NW
35
W
30
WNW
25
NW
35
NNW
30
N
25
ENE
35
ENE
25
NE
25
ENE
20
NE
15
NNE
15
NNW
2
2
1
2
max °C
-34
-33
-33
-33
-31
-30
-29
-28
-29
-29
-30
-33
-32
-32
-31
-30
-29
min °C
-34
-34
-33
-33
-32
-31
-29
-29
-29
-29
-32
-33
-33
-32
-32
-31
-30
-47
-47
-43
-42
-41
-48
-44
-43
-45
-44
-49
-51
-48
-47
-46
-42
-41
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
5400
4650
3800
2500
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-39-39-38-38-38-37-35-34-33-33-34-37-38-37-37-36-35-34-34-33-33-32-31-29-29-29-29-31-33-33-32-32-31-30-29-28-28-28-26-24-22-23-25-25-28-29-28-27-26-25-23-25-23-24-23-21-20-18-19-21-22-24-24-24-23-22-22-20-22-20-20-20-18-16-14-14-18-18-20-20-21-18-19-19-17-15-13-13-13-12-10-8-8-11-12-14-13-14-12-13-13-10
Sunrise
1:23
1:31
1:39
1:46
1:54
Sunset
12:14
12:06
11:57
11:49
11:41
11:33

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Vinson Massif Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Vinson Massif is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -28°C on Sun night, min -34°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Sat afternoon, fresh winds from the W by Sun morning).

Vinson Massif Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon night. Extremely cold (max -28°C on Thu morning, min -33°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Mon night, light winds from the NE by Wed 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
ASCATC277E73S
663 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
29
Fresh winds from the SSE
(29 kph at 149).
- km
ASCATC278E73S
670 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the SE
(28 kph at 130).
- km
ASCATB274E73S
673 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the SSE
(39 kph at 156).
- km
ASCATB273E73S
673 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the SSE
(37 kph at 147).
- km
ASCATB275E73S
674 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the SSE
(39 kph at 166).
- km
ASCATB276E73S
676 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the S
(31 kph at 172).
- km
ASCATB278E73S
677 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
29
Fresh winds from the SE
(29 kph at 127).
- km
ASCATB277E73S
681 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the SE
(28 kph at 134).
- km
ASCATB279E73S
685 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the SE
(31 kph at 130).
- km
ASCATB285E72S
741 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
20
Moderate winds from the SW
(20 kph at 227).
- 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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