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

Vinson Massif
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 6 am Thu 27 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -27°C on Sat afternoon, min -29°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Thu night, light winds from the SSE by Sat night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -28°C on Sun morning, min -29°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Monday
1
Tuesday
2
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
 km/h
20
SSE
25
SSE
30
SE
35
SE
30
SE
30
SE
20
SE
20
SE
10
SE
10
SSE
5
ESE
5
NNW
10
NNW
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
W
10
W
5
SW
 cm 
 mm 
max°C
-28
-29
-29
-29
-29
-28
-28
-27
-27
-28
-28
-28
-29
-29
-29
-29
-29
-29
min°C
-29
-29
-29
-29
-29
-28
-28
-27
-27
-28
-28
-29
-29
-29
-29
-29
-29
-29
chill°C 
-43
-43
-44
-45
-44
-42
-40
-39
-38
-36
-33
-29
-38
-38
-40
-40
-37
-36
Freezing level (m
650
100
150
100
0
350
750
450
800
950
550
600
750
350
500
650
200
250
Cloud base (m)
8250
7700
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-29-29-29-29-29-28-28-27-27-28-28-29-29-29-29-29-29-29-22-22-23-23-23-22-21-21-21-21-21-22-22-22-22-22-23-23-15-15-16-16-16-15-14-13-13-13-14-14-15-15-15-15-16-16-9-11-11-11-12-10-8-9-7-7-9-9-9-10-9-9-11-11-3-7-6-7-8-4-2-4-2-1-4-3-3-5-4-3-6-54011-13535634523411
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 -27°C on Sat afternoon, min -29°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Thu night, light winds from the SSE by Sat night).

Vinson Massif Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -28°C on Sun morning, min -29°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
hy2c282E70S
967 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
26
Moderate winds from the W
(26 kph at 260).
- km
hy2c281E70S
976 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
24
Moderate winds from the WSW
(24 kph at 258).
- km
hy2c280E70S
1013 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
13
Light winds from the WSW
(13 kph at 258).
- km
hy2c282E69S
1040 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
12
Light winds from the W
(12 kph at 270).
- km
hy2c280E69S
1052 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
6
Light winds from the NW
(6 kph at 315).
- km
hy2c279E69S
1065 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
10
Light winds from the N
(10 kph at 358).
- km
hy2c283E69S
1079 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
14
Light winds from the W
(14 kph at 268).
- km
hy2c275E69S
1098 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
13
Light winds from the WSW
(13 kph at 258).
- km
hy2c281E69S
1100 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
5
Calm
(5 kph at 15).
- km
hy2c274E69S
1109 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
9
Light winds from the W
(9 kph at 270).
- 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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