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

Vinson Massif
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 6 am Tue 17 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Wed morning, min -28°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Thu night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -27°C on Fri night, min -31°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
 km/h
20
WSW
40
SW
35
SW
30
W
25
W
25
WNW
30
NW
30
WNW
25
WNW
15
W
10
SW
10
SSE
0
SE
5
NNE
5
N
10
N
10
NNW
5
WNW
1
max °C
-25
-24
-20
-19
-19
-19
-23
-25
-26
-29
-28
-27
-27
-28
-28
-29
-30
-30
min °C
-25
-25
-23
-19
-19
-21
-25
-26
-28
-29
-29
-28
-28
-28
-29
-29
-30
-31
-37
-41
-38
-32
-30
-34
-39
-42
-38
-39
-38
-38
-28
-28
-36
-38
-39
-38
0
0
0
900
800
750
500
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
4750
2500
2450
5150
5350
5000
5400
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-31-30-27-25-25-26-30-32-34-35-34-34-34-34-35-35-36-37-25-25-22-19-19-20-24-26-27-29-29-28-28-28-29-29-30-31-19-19-15-12-12-13-17-19-20-22-22-22-21-21-23-23-23-24-15-15-10-7-6-7-11-15-15-18-18-17-17-18-18-19-19-20-10-12-6-1-1-1-5-11-11-13-15-14-13-15-14-15-16-15-3-526661-4-4-7-8-7-7-8-8-9-10-9
Sunrise
12:00
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 -28°C on Thu night). 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 -27°C on Fri night, min -31°C on Sun night). 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
ASCATC225E72S
1568 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
24
Moderate winds from the NNW
(24 kph at 348).
- km
ASCATB225E72S
1568 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
23
Moderate winds from the NNW
(23 kph at 342).
- km
ASCATC225E71S
1576 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
25
Moderate winds from the NNW
(25 kph at 344).
- km
ASCATB225E71S
1577 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
23
Moderate winds from the NNW
(23 kph at 343).
- km
ASCATB224E72S
1579 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the N
(30 kph at 2).
- km
ASCATC224E72S
1585 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
23
Moderate winds from the NNW
(23 kph at 341).
- km
ASCATB226E71S
1586 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
22
Moderate winds from the NNW
(22 kph at 329).
- km
ASCATC223E72S
1586 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
25
Moderate winds from the N
(25 kph at 353).
- km
ASCATB223E72S
1588 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
24
Moderate winds from the N
(24 kph at 354).
- km
ASCATC226E71S
1595 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
21
Moderate winds from the NW
(21 kph at 311).
- 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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