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

Vinson Massif
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 am Thu 02 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -44°C on Thu afternoon, min -49°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NE on Thu morning, calm by Fri afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -45°C on Tue afternoon, min -49°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, near gales from the NE by Tue 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
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
km/h
40
NE
30
W
15
WSW
20
SW
5
WNW
5
E
10
ENE
20
E
15
ENE
10
NE
10
N
10
NW
5
N
5
NE
10
ENE
45
NNE
45
NNE
55
NE
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Snowflake cm
 mm
max °C
-45
-44
-44
-46
-46
-47
-47
-49
-48
-48
-48
-47
-48
-48
-48
-46
-45
-45
min °C
-45
-45
-45
-46
-47
-47
-48
-49
-49
-48
-48
-48
-48
-48
-49
-47
-46
-45
 chill °C
-67
-66
-59
-62
-47
-55
-65
-66
-65
-60
-59
-48
-48
-57
-62
-71
-70
-69
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-45-45-45-46-47-47-48-49-49-48-48-48-48-48-49-47-46-45-40-39-39-41-41-42-43-44-45-44-43-43-43-44-45-43-42-41-34-32-33-35-35-37-38-39-40-39-39-37-38-39-40-39-37-36-29-27-28-29-30-31-33-34-35-35-34-33-33-35-35-34-32-31-24-24-24-25-25-26-28-30-30-30-30-28-28-30-30-28-27-26-18-17-17-18-18-20-21-23-24-24-23-22-22-23-23-22-21-20
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: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -44°C on Thu afternoon, min -49°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NE on Thu morning, calm by Fri afternoon).

Vinson Massif Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -45°C on Tue afternoon, min -49°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, near gales from the NE 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
1342 km S
3012m alt.
2 hours ago
moderate snow
Ice crystals.
Wind obs. (26 kph from 20 degs) was rejected.
4.8 km
High: few
ASCATC255E67S
1394 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
58
Near gales from the W
(58 kph at 270).
- km
ASCATC254E67S
1410 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
66
Gales from the W
(66 kph at 269).
- km
ASCATC253E67S
1442 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
61
Near gales from the W
(61 kph at 274).
- km
ASCATC252E67S
1481 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
59
Near gales from the W
(59 kph at 275).
- km
ASCATC255E66S
1489 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
57
Near gales from the W
(57 kph at 269).
- km
ASCATC254E66S
1503 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
57
Near gales from the W
(57 kph at 272).
- km
ASCATC250E67S
1520 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
43
Strong winds from the W
(43 kph at 276).
- km
ASCATC253E66S
1525 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
52
Near gales from the W
(52 kph at 275).
- km
ASCATC249E67S
1529 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
43
Strong winds from the W
(43 kph at 276).
- 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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