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

Vinson Massif
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 pm Fri 24 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun night. Extremely cold (max -39°C on Sat afternoon, min -44°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the SSW on Sat morning, gales from the SSW by Mon afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -37°C on Tue morning, min -46°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Tue night, extremely windy from the SSW by Thu morning).

Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
cloud
light snow
part cloud
light snow
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
light snow
some clouds
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
2550
4450
4500
km/h
75
SW
125
SSW
105
SSW
70
WSW
80
SSW
110
SSW
90
SW
80
SW
60
SSW
100
SSW
80
WSW
70
WSW
20
SW
50
SW
95
SSW
80
SSW
130
SSW
95
SSW
80
SW
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Snowflake cm
3
2
1
 mm
max °C
-43
-41
-39
-39
-42
-40
-39
-40
-40
-38
-37
-38
-42
-43
-44
-43
-40
-39
-37
min °C
-44
-42
-39
-42
-43
-40
-40
-41
-41
-42
-38
-41
-45
-44
-45
-46
-41
-40
-39
 chill °C
-72
-74
-67
-68
-71
-70
-68
-68
-66
-71
-64
-64
-61
-71
-74
-75
-72
-68
-65
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-44-42-39-41-43-40-40-41-41-40-38-40-44-44-45-45-41-40-38-38-38-34-35-37-35-35-35-34-35-32-34-37-39-40-41-38-35-32-32-33-28-29-31-28-28-29-28-29-26-27-30-34-36-36-34-31-26-28-29-24-23-27-23-23-23-21-25-20-22-25-29-32-33-32-28-21-23-24-21-18-24-18-18-18-15-21-14-18-19-25-29-29-29-25-17-16-18-15-12-17-12-11-12-8-15-8-11-13-18-23-23-22-18-11
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 Sun night. Extremely cold (max -39°C on Sat afternoon, min -44°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the SSW on Sat morning, gales from the SSW by Mon afternoon).

Vinson Massif Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -37°C on Tue morning, min -46°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW 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
ASCATB275E73S
643 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the SW
(44 kph at 232).
- km
ASCATB274E73S
661 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the SW
(44 kph at 230).
- km
ASCATB276E73S
668 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the WSW
(48 kph at 238).
- km
ASCATB273E72S
686 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the WSW
(46 kph at 241).
- km
ASCATB276E72S
686 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the WSW
(49 kph at 238).
- km
ASCATB274E72S
708 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the WSW
(48 kph at 241).
- km
ASCATB272E72S
710 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the SW
(44 kph at 235).
- km
ASCATB275E72S
713 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the SW
(48 kph at 236).
- km
ASCATB271E72S
735 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
51
Near gales from the WSW
(51 kph at 238).
- km
1342 km S
3012m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (17 kph from 100 degs) was rejected.
8.0 km
Mid: few
High: scattered

* 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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