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

Vinson Massif
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 pm Thu 04 Jun Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri morning. Extremely cold (max -25°C on Fri morning, min -35°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the N on Thu night, light winds from the N by Sat morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -35°C on Sun night, min -41°C on Tue morning). Mainly strong winds.

Friday
5
Saturday
6
Sunday
7
Monday
8
Tuesday
9
Wednesday
10
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
cloudy
light snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
km/h
60
N
55
N
40
NNE
40
N
15
N
15
N
45
NW
25
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
35
NW
30
NNE
30
NNE
0
NNW
5
W
10
W
15
W
15
W
40
W
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
1
3
4
2
1
1
2
1
1
max °C
-26
-25
-27
-30
-34
-33
-32
-32
-34
-35
-36
-37
-38
-40
-41
-41
-39
-39
-39
min °C
-26
-26
-28
-33
-35
-35
-32
-33
-35
-36
-36
-38
-40
-41
-41
-41
-40
-39
-42
-45
-43
-46
-49
-47
-47
-50
-46
-47
-49
-55
-58
-49
-49
-50
-54
-55
-52
-61
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
2500
2500
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-26-26-28-32-35-34-32-33-35-36-36-38-39-41-41-41-40-39-41-21-20-22-26-28-27-26-28-30-30-30-33-33-34-34-34-33-33-36-14-14-17-18-20-20-21-22-24-24-24-26-26-26-26-26-26-27-29-11-11-13-15-14-15-16-17-20-19-19-21-21-20-20-20-20-21-24-9-8-10-11-9-10-11-12-15-14-16-16-16-15-15-16-16-17-18-2-2-3-4-3-4-5-6-9-8-9-9-9-8-9-9-9-10-12
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 moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri morning. Extremely cold (max -25°C on Fri morning, min -35°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the N on Thu night, light winds from the N by Sat morning).

Vinson Massif Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -35°C on Sun night, min -41°C on Tue morning). Mainly strong winds.

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
ASCATB279E72S
744 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the NE
(39 kph at 37).
- km
ASCATB278E72S
748 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the NE
(35 kph at 42).
- km
ASCATB281E72S
751 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the NE
(36 kph at 36).
- km
ASCATB283E72S
752 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the NE
(33 kph at 37).
- km
ASCATB282E72S
752 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the NE
(32 kph at 37).
- km
ASCATB280E72S
754 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
38
Fresh winds from the NE
(38 kph at 38).
- km
ASCATB284E72S
767 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
38
Fresh winds from the NNE
(38 kph at 26).
- km
ASCATB277E72S
779 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the NE
(32 kph at 48).
- km
ASCATB278E71S
800 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the NE
(36 kph at 44).
- km
ASCATB280E71S
804 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
43
Strong winds from the NE
(43 kph at 43).
- 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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