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

Vinson Massif
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 am Thu 23 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -29°C on Thu morning, min -40°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SSW on Thu night, severe gales from the SSW by Sat afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun night. Extremely cold (max -28°C on Mon morning, min -42°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (gales from the SSW on Sun afternoon, moderate winds from the WSW by Tue afternoon).

Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
cloud
cloud
light snow
part cloud
clear
clear
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
some clouds
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
3300
km/h
55
WSW
50
WSW
55
W
45
SSW
55
SSW
55
SW
60
SSW
80
SSW
50
SW
45
WSW
70
SSW
55
WSW
65
SW
60
SW
60
WSW
60
WSW
30
WSW
35
WSW
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Snowflake cm
1
4
1
 mm
max °C
-29
-32
-33
-37
-36
-37
-38
-34
-31
-36
-35
-30
-28
-28
-29
-34
-37
-39
min °C
-30
-32
-39
-37
-36
-40
-40
-36
-34
-38
-37
-32
-29
-28
-32
-36
-38
-42
 chill °C
-49
-52
-59
-58
-58
-65
-64
-61
-54
-60
-61
-53
-50
-48
-54
-58
-55
-62
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-36-39-42-43-42-44-44-40-39-43-42-37-35-34-37-41-43-44-30-32-36-37-36-39-39-35-33-37-36-31-29-28-31-35-38-41-23-25-29-31-30-33-35-30-26-31-30-25-23-21-24-29-32-36-16-18-23-27-26-28-31-27-21-26-26-19-17-16-18-23-27-32-11-12-18-24-22-23-26-23-17-21-23-14-11-10-12-18-23-28-4-6-11-17-16-16-20-17-11-15-16-7-5-4-6-12-17-22
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 dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -29°C on Thu morning, min -40°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SSW on Thu night, severe gales from the SSW by Sat afternoon).

Vinson Massif Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun night. Extremely cold (max -28°C on Mon morning, min -42°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (gales from the SSW on Sun afternoon, moderate winds from the WSW by Tue afternoon).

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
ASCATB292E66S
1558 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
67
Gales from the SW
(67 kph at 222).
- km
ASCATB293E66S
1574 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
66
Gales from the SW
(66 kph at 226).
- km
ASCATB286E65S
1615 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
56
Near gales from the SW
(56 kph at 228).
- km
ASCATB287E65S
1620 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
59
Near gales from the SW
(59 kph at 227).
- km
ASCATB288E65S
1635 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
58
Near gales from the SW
(58 kph at 230).
- km
ASCATB289E65S
1640 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
59
Near gales from the SW
(59 kph at 225).
- km
ASCATB291E65S
1646 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
62
Gales from the SSW
(62 kph at 213).
- km
ASCATB290E65S
1649 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
59
Near gales from the SW
(59 kph at 223).
- km
ASCATB292E65S
1665 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
60
Near gales from the SW
(60 kph at 222).
- km
ASCATB293E65S
1684 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
69
Gales from the SW
(69 kph at 231).
- 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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