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

Vinson Massif
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 12 am Thu 11 Dec Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Wed night, min -26°C on Fri morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun night. Extremely cold (max -25°C on Sat night, min -30°C on Tue afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
11
Friday
12
Saturday
13
Sunday
14
Monday
15
Tuesday
16
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
snow showers
light snow
light snow
cloud
light snow
cloud
cloud
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
 km/h
25
WNW
20
W
15
WNW
15
NW
20
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
15
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
15
WNW
10
W
10
W
15
WNW
10
NW
 cm 
1
2
1
2
 mm 
max°C
-24
-24
-24
-24
-25
-26
-25
-25
-25
-25
-25
-26
-26
-26
-27
-28
-28
-29
-30
min°C
-24
-24
-24
-25
-26
-26
-26
-25
-25
-25
-25
-26
-26
-27
-28
-28
-28
-30
-30
chill°C 
-38
-36
-34
-36
-38
-39
-39
-36
-34
-33
-33
-34
-34
-36
-39
-37
-38
-40
-39
Freezing level (m
150
300
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
2450
2500
2500
2500
2500
2500
2450
2450
2450
2450
2450
2450
2450
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-30-29-29-30-31-31-31-30-30-31-31-31-31-32-33-33-34-35-36-24-24-24-25-26-26-26-25-25-25-25-26-26-27-28-28-28-30-30-18-18-19-19-20-20-20-19-19-20-19-20-20-21-22-22-22-24-24-12-12-14-14-14-15-15-13-14-14-13-14-14-14-15-16-16-18-18-6-5-8-8-9-10-9-8-8-8-7-8-8-7-9-9-10-12-1212-1-1-2-4-3-1-2-10-1-1-1-3-3-3-5-5
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: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Wed night, min -26°C on Fri morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Vinson Massif Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun night. Extremely cold (max -25°C on Sat night, min -30°C on Tue afternoon). 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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
ASCATB256E75S
653 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 201).
- km
ASCATB256E74S
671 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
13
Light winds from the W
(13 kph at 263).
- km
ASCATB255E74S
679 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
23
Moderate winds from the W
(23 kph at 273).
- km
ASCATC278E72S
739 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
18
Light winds from the SSE
(18 kph at 168).
- km
ASCATC277E72S
740 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
16
Light winds from the ESE
(16 kph at 116).
- km
ASCATC279E72S
740 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
21
Moderate winds from the S
(21 kph at 178).
- km
ASCATC276E72S
766 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
19
Light winds from the S
(19 kph at 169).
- km
ASCATC280E72S
789 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
19
Light winds from the SSE
(19 kph at 168).
- km
ASCATC278E71S
800 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
13
Light winds from the S
(13 kph at 175).
- km
ASCATC279E71S
800 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
13
Light winds from the S
(13 kph at 180).
- 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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