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

Vinson Massif
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 pm Sat 25 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -38°C on Sat night, min -43°C on Sun morning). Mainly extremely windy.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -36°C on Fri afternoon, min -47°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Tue night, extremely windy from the SSW by Thu morning).

Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Friday
31
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
km/h
85
WSW
65
SW
125
SW
95
SW
100
SSW
75
SW
100
SW
75
WSW
75
SW
35
WSW
45
SW
80
SSW
80
SSW
100
SSW
115
SW
85
SW
85
WSW
65
WSW
40
W
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Snowflake cm
2
2
 mm
max °C
-38
-42
-41
-40
-40
-40
-38
-38
-40
-41
-45
-46
-46
-43
-41
-38
-38
-36
-36
min °C
-42
-43
-43
-42
-41
-40
-39
-40
-40
-45
-45
-46
-47
-45
-41
-41
-38
-37
-38
 chill °C
-65
-73
-75
-71
-70
-66
-65
-67
-66
-66
-69
-75
-77
-76
-72
-69
-64
-60
-54
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-40-43-42-41-41-40-39-39-40-43-45-46-47-44-41-40-38-37-37-34-39-37-37-36-34-33-33-34-37-41-42-42-41-38-35-32-31-31-28-34-32-31-30-28-27-27-28-31-37-38-38-37-33-29-26-24-24-22-30-28-25-26-23-21-20-22-26-33-35-34-34-30-24-20-18-18-17-26-23-20-23-18-15-14-18-21-29-31-30-30-27-19-14-12-13-10-19-17-13-17-12-8-8-11-14-22-25-24-24-20-12-7-6-7
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 -38°C on Sat night, min -43°C on Sun morning). Mainly extremely windy.

Vinson Massif Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -36°C on Fri afternoon, min -47°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Tue night, extremely windy from the SSW by Thu 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
ASCATC276E72S
680 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
58
Near gales from the SW
(58 kph at 232).
- km
ASCATB276E72S
706 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
59
Near gales from the SW
(59 kph at 232).
- km
hy2b275E72S
730 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
51
Near gales from the SW
(51 kph at 235).
- km
ASCATB277E72S
730 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
64
Gales from the SW
(64 kph at 233).
- km
ASCATC272E72S
734 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the SW
(49 kph at 236).
- km
ASCATB275E72S
735 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
55
Near gales from the SW
(55 kph at 226).
- km
ASCATC275E72S
741 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
51
Near gales from the SW
(51 kph at 227).
- km
ASCATC274E72S
745 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
51
Near gales from the SW
(51 kph at 231).
- km
ASCATB274E72S
748 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the SW
(50 kph at 232).
- km
ASCATC289E68S
1206 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
59
Near gales from the SW
(59 kph at 226).
- 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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