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

Vinson Massif
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 am Mon 25 May Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue morning. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Mon morning, min -32°C on Wed night). Mainly strong winds.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Fri afternoon, min -32°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WSW on Thu night, light winds from the N by Sat morning).

Monday
25
Tuesday
26
Wednesday
27
Thursday
28
Friday
29
Saturday
30
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
cloud
snow showers
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
snow shwrs
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
km/h
40
W
35
WNW
30
WNW
30
NNW
35
NNW
35
NNW
15
WNW
25
NNE
10
WNW
45
WNW
55
NW
60
W
55
W
40
WNW
30
NW
10
N
15
NW
20
NW
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
1
2
3
1
max °C
-23
-24
-24
-25
-26
-26
-29
-30
-28
-25
-25
-29
-25
-24
-24
-25
-26
-26
min °C
-24
-24
-24
-25
-26
-29
-29
-31
-32
-26
-26
-32
-26
-24
-25
-26
-26
-28
-39
-39
-38
-39
-41
-43
-39
-46
-42
-43
-45
-53
-44
-40
-38
-34
-36
-41
0
200
0
50
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
4950
2850
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-30-30-31-31-32-33-34-36-36-32-32-36-32-31-31-32-32-34-24-24-24-25-26-28-29-31-30-26-26-31-26-24-25-26-26-27-17-17-17-18-19-21-23-25-23-19-19-25-19-18-18-19-19-20-11-11-11-13-14-17-20-21-19-15-14-19-15-13-13-14-14-15-7-5-7-7-10-13-17-18-16-11-9-14-10-8-8-9-9-10011-1-3-6-11-12-9-5-3-7-3-1-1-2-3-4
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 light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue morning. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Mon morning, min -32°C on Wed night). Mainly strong winds.

Vinson Massif Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Fri afternoon, min -32°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WSW on Thu night, light winds from the N by Sat 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
hy2c280E71S
850 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the ENE
(44 kph at 65).
- km
hy2c279E71S
855 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the ENE
(48 kph at 62).
- km
hy2c277E71S
858 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
52
Near gales from the ENE
(52 kph at 68).
- km
hy2c278E71S
865 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
51
Near gales from the ENE
(51 kph at 65).
- km
hy2c282E71S
898 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
43
Strong winds from the NE
(43 kph at 55).
- km
hy2c281E71S
901 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
43
Strong winds from the NE
(43 kph at 55).
- km
hy2c278E70S
917 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
51
Near gales from the ENE
(51 kph at 60).
- km
hy2c277E70S
928 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
53
Near gales from the ENE
(53 kph at 62).
- km
hy2c276E70S
942 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
54
Near gales from the ENE
(54 kph at 68).
- km
hy2c282E70S
948 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the NE
(44 kph at 48).
- 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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