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

Vinson Massif
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 6 am Thu 02 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -35°C on Thu morning, min -40°C on Fri afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -34°C on Mon afternoon, min -40°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Sun afternoon, near gales from the WNW by Sun night).

Thursday
2
Friday
3
Saturday
4
Sunday
5
Monday
6
Tuesday
7
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
 km/h
5
NNE
5
WNW
10
WNW
20
W
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
25
NW
25
NW
15
NW
10
NW
15
NW
50
WNW
30
NNW
35
NNE
35
NNE
25
NE
40
ENE
max °C
-35
-35
-36
-37
-39
-40
-40
-40
-39
-38
-37
-36
-35
-34
-34
-35
-36
-37
min °C
-35
-36
-37
-38
-40
-40
-40
-40
-40
-38
-38
-37
-36
-34
-34
-35
-37
-40
-43
-42
-48
-55
-56
-55
-53
-57
-58
-52
-49
-49
-57
-51
-51
-53
-55
-59
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-35-36-37-38-40-40-40-40-40-38-38-37-36-34-34-35-37-39-30-30-31-32-34-36-35-35-35-33-33-33-31-29-30-31-32-34-23-24-25-27-28-30-31-30-29-28-28-28-25-24-24-26-28-29-20-20-20-22-23-25-27-26-26-25-25-25-22-21-21-23-24-25-17-17-16-17-19-21-23-23-23-22-22-22-20-19-18-20-21-21-10-10-10-10-12-15-17-16-16-15-16-16-13-12-12-13-15-14
Sunrise
2:01
2:10
2:17
2:26
2:33
2:43
Sunset
11:25
11:15
11:07
9:59
10:49
10:41

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Vinson Massif Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Vinson Massif is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -35°C on Thu morning, min -40°C on Fri afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Vinson Massif Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -34°C on Mon afternoon, min -40°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Sun afternoon, near gales from the WNW by Sun night).

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
1342 km S
3012m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (17 kph from 50 degs) was rejected.
1.2 km
Mid: broken
ASCATB228E71S
1559 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
53
Near gales from the NE
(53 kph at 52).
- km
ASCATB227E71S
1561 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
53
Near gales from the ENE
(53 kph at 62).
- km
ASCATB230E70S
1564 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
53
Near gales from the NE
(53 kph at 55).
- km
ASCATB234E69S
1565 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
47
Strong winds from the ENE
(47 kph at 58).
- km
ASCATB231E70S
1566 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
51
Near gales from the ENE
(51 kph at 57).
- km
ASCATB233E70S
1570 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
47
Strong winds from the ENE
(47 kph at 60).
- km
ASCATB226E71S
1573 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the ENE
(46 kph at 58).
- km
ASCATB229E71S
1574 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the NE
(49 kph at 55).
- km
ASCATB232E70S
1576 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the ENE
(46 kph at 65).
- 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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