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

Vinson Massif
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 am Sat 08 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -35°C on Mon morning, min -45°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the SW on Sat night, moderate winds from the SW by Mon night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -33°C on Tue night, min -40°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, gales from the W by Thu night).

Saturday
8
Sunday
9
Monday
10
Tuesday
11
Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
5350
4500
4150
5250
4850
km/h
95
SW
90
SW
95
SW
100
WSW
95
WSW
90
WSW
75
SW
50
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
WSW
20
SW
35
WSW
30
SW
5
W
35
W
40
WSW
55
W
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Snowflake cm
 mm
max °C
-45
-44
-39
-39
-38
-36
-35
-35
-35
-35
-35
-33
-33
-33
-34
-36
-36
-37
min °C
-45
-44
-43
-39
-38
-38
-36
-35
-36
-35
-35
-34
-33
-33
-36
-36
-37
-40
 chill °C
-75
-73
-72
-67
-65
-65
-60
-56
-52
-51
-51
-48
-51
-50
-51
-54
-58
-65
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-45-44-41-39-38-37-36-35-36-35-35-34-33-33-35-36-37-39-42-41-37-34-33-33-31-31-30-30-29-28-26-26-28-29-29-32-39-36-32-29-28-28-26-26-25-24-23-20-19-19-20-22-21-25-35-33-28-25-24-24-23-22-20-20-18-16-14-14-15-16-16-19-32-30-25-20-19-20-19-18-16-16-14-13-10-11-10-12-12-13-25-23-18-14-13-14-13-12-10-9-8-7-4-4-3-5-6-7
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 -35°C on Mon morning, min -45°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the SW on Sat night, moderate winds from the SW by Mon night).

Vinson Massif Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -33°C on Tue night, min -40°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, gales from the W by Thu 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
ASCATB275E66S
1454 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the WSW
(41 kph at 237).
- km
ASCATB272E66S
1457 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the WSW
(35 kph at 249).
- km
ASCATB276E66S
1460 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
43
Strong winds from the SW
(43 kph at 236).
- km
ASCATB277E66S
1460 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the SW
(46 kph at 230).
- km
ASCATB274E66S
1460 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the WSW
(39 kph at 240).
- km
ASCATB273E66S
1460 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the WSW
(35 kph at 244).
- km
ASCATB269E66S
1461 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
27
Moderate winds from the W
(27 kph at 272).
- km
ASCATB270E66S
1462 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the W
(30 kph at 260).
- km
ASCATB271E66S
1464 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the WSW
(30 kph at 256).
- km
ASCATB268E66S
1473 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the W
(31 kph at 279).
- 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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