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

Vinson Massif
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 6 pm Tue 10 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Thu morning, min -27°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WNW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the N by Thu night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -27°C on Fri afternoon, min -32°C on Sun morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Tue
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
 km/h
85
WNW
80
WNW
75
W
70
W
45
W
25
NW
30
N
15
NW
15
NNE
20
NNE
30
N
20
NE
20
NE
15
E
10
ESE
20
ESE
20
SE
2
2
max °C
-26
-25
-25
-24
-23
-22
-23
-24
-26
-27
-28
-29
-29
-30
-32
-31
-29
min °C
-26
-26
-25
-25
-23
-23
-23
-25
-27
-27
-28
-29
-30
-31
-32
-32
-31
-47
-47
-45
-44
-41
-36
-36
-35
-37
-39
-42
-42
-42
-42
-43
-46
-44
300
500
850
800
950
850
800
700
350
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
2500
4900
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-26-26-25-25-23-23-23-25-27-27-28-29-30-31-32-32-30-20-20-20-19-18-17-18-19-21-22-23-24-24-26-26-26-25-13-14-14-13-12-11-12-13-15-15-17-18-18-19-20-20-18-9-8-7-7-6-6-7-8-10-11-11-12-13-14-14-15-13-5-3-1-1-1-1-2-3-5-7-7-7-8-9-9-11-9246566552-10-1-1-2-3-4-3
Sunrise
11:20
11:28
11:36
11:44
11:52
Sunset
2:34
2:26
2:17
2:08
2:00
1:52

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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 -22°C on Thu morning, min -27°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WNW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the N by Thu night).

Vinson Massif Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -27°C on Fri afternoon, min -32°C on Sun morning). Mainly fresh winds.

This table gives the weather forecast for Vinson Massif at the specific elevation of 4897 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
ASCATC256E74S
654 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
20
Moderate winds from the ENE
(20 kph at 62).
- km
ASCATC256E75S
659 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
18
Light winds from the ENE
(18 kph at 70).
- km
ASCATB273E73S
674 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
19
Light winds from the E
(19 kph at 96).
- km
ASCATB275E73S
675 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
16
Light winds from the ENE
(16 kph at 77).
- km
ASCATB274E73S
678 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
19
Light winds from the E
(19 kph at 96).
- km
ASCATB276E73S
679 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
22
Moderate winds from the NE
(22 kph at 49).
- km
ASCATB278E73S
680 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
26
Moderate winds from the NE
(26 kph at 50).
- km
ASCATB279E73S
680 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the NE
(30 kph at 45).
- km
ASCATB277E73S
680 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
25
Moderate winds from the NE
(25 kph at 45).
- km
ASCATC255E74S
721 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the SE
(28 kph at 143).
- 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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