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

Vinson Massif
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 pm Thu 25 Jun Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -42°C on Thu night, min -48°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the N on Fri afternoon, calm by Sat morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -36°C on Wed afternoon, min -47°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the N on Sun night, severe gales from the WNW by Tue night).

Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
Monday
29
Tuesday
30
Wednesday
1
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
cloud
light snow
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
light snow
km/h
35
ENE
20
NNE
45
N
15
NE
5
W
20
NW
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
25
N
35
NNE
35
ENE
40
N
35
NNW
45
WSW
70
NW
65
NW
50
NNW
60
NNE
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Snowflake cm
1
1
5
 mm
max °C
-42
-44
-44
-46
-47
-46
-46
-46
-46
-46
-46
-47
-44
-43
-41
-39
-37
-36
-36
min °C
-44
-45
-45
-48
-47
-46
-46
-46
-46
-47
-46
-47
-47
-44
-42
-41
-38
-37
-41
 chill °C
-60
-68
-66
-57
-47
-63
-63
-63
-63
-67
-68
-70
-69
-65
-64
-67
-62
-60
-60
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
8150
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-43-45-45-47-47-46-46-46-46-47-46-47-46-44-42-40-38-37-39-38-40-40-43-43-42-42-42-42-42-42-42-41-39-37-34-32-32-36-33-34-35-38-38-37-37-37-37-38-37-37-36-33-31-28-25-28-33-27-28-30-33-33-32-32-32-32-33-33-32-31-29-27-23-20-24-29-22-24-25-27-28-27-27-27-27-28-28-27-27-25-24-19-17-21-25-15-18-19-21-21-21-20-21-21-22-21-21-20-18-17-13-10-14-18
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 -42°C on Thu night, min -48°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the N on Fri afternoon, calm by Sat morning).

Vinson Massif Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -36°C on Wed afternoon, min -47°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the N on Sun night, severe gales from the WNW by Tue 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
hy2b283E71S
827 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the NW
(45 kph at 312).
- km
hy2b282E71S
835 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
43
Strong winds from the NW
(43 kph at 320).
- km
hy2b281E71S
844 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the NW
(44 kph at 322).
- km
hy2b281E70S
922 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the NNW
(42 kph at 335).
- km
hy2b283E70S
933 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the NW
(48 kph at 325).
- km
hy2b282E70S
938 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the NNW
(44 kph at 335).
- km
hy2b269E70S
1016 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
51
Near gales from the ESE
(51 kph at 105).
- km
hy2b270E70S
1016 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
53
Near gales from the E
(53 kph at 88).
- km
hy2b268E70S
1031 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
51
Near gales from the ESE
(51 kph at 112).
- km
hy2b267E70S
1032 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the SE
(46 kph at 128).
- 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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