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

Vinson Massif
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 12 pm Tue 10 Feb Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue night. Extremely cold (max -25°C on Wed night, min -32°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Wed morning, severe gales from the WSW by Wed night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -29°C on Fri morning, min -33°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the W on Fri night, light winds from the WSW by Sun morning).

Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
 km/h
30
WSW
25
WSW
20
W
10
WSW
15
SW
80
WSW
50
W
30
W
25
NNW
30
WNW
35
WNW
60
W
45
W
30
W
15
SSW
10
WSW
20
W
25
WNW
3
1
2
max °C
-27
-29
-30
-32
-32
-25
-25
-27
-28
-29
-32
-32
-32
-32
-30
-30
-31
-32
min °C
-28
-29
-32
-32
-32
-29
-26
-27
-29
-31
-32
-33
-32
-33
-33
-30
-32
-33
-42
-44
-43
-42
-44
-48
-42
-42
-43
-47
-50
-54
-51
-49
-45
-39
-45
-50
700
0
150
100
0
0
200
0
0
100
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
5050
5800
5150
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-28-29-31-32-32-27-26-27-29-30-32-33-32-33-32-30-32-33-22-23-25-26-27-23-22-22-24-25-27-27-27-29-27-26-27-28-16-17-18-20-20-18-17-17-18-20-21-22-22-23-22-21-22-23-9-12-12-13-16-14-11-13-13-13-17-16-16-18-17-16-18-18-3-7-6-7-11-9-6-8-7-7-13-11-10-14-12-10-13-134-111-4-21-2-1-1-6-4-4-7-5-4-6-6
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 night. Extremely cold (max -25°C on Wed night, min -32°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Wed morning, severe gales from the WSW by Wed night).

Vinson Massif Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -29°C on Fri morning, min -33°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the W on Fri night, light winds from the WSW by Sun morning).

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
ASCATC317E78S
969 km ESE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the SSE
(32 kph at 168).
- km
ASCATB317E78S
971 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
34
Fresh winds from the SSE
(34 kph at 167).
- km
ASCATB317E77S
974 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the SSE
(33 kph at 167).
- km
ASCATC318E78S
981 km ESE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the SSE
(31 kph at 168).
- km
ASCATC317E77S
983 km ESE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
29
Fresh winds from the S
(29 kph at 169).
- km
ASCATB318E78S
996 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
34
Fresh winds from the S
(34 kph at 170).
- km
ASCATC319E78S
1006 km ESE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
34
Fresh winds from the S
(34 kph at 173).
- km
ASCATB319E78S
1007 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the S
(39 kph at 172).
- km
ASCATB318E77S
1012 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the S
(33 kph at 174).
- km
ASCATB320E78S
1019 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the S
(37 kph at 173).
- 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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