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

Vinson Massif
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 pm Sat 22 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -30°C on Sat night, min -46°C on Mon morning). Mainly stormy winds.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -32°C on Wed morning, min -36°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the SW on Tue night, strong winds from the SW by Thu night).

Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
cloud
cloud
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
clear
Cloud base (m)
2500
2500
2450
km/h
65
WNW
85
WNW
95
WNW
65
NW
30
WSW
80
SW
85
SW
65
WSW
80
SW
105
SW
110
SW
75
WSW
80
SW
55
WSW
55
SW
40
SW
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Snowflake cm
1
3
1
 mm
max °C
-30
-31
-33
-37
-46
-45
-43
-42
-40
-34
-32
-34
-33
-32
-34
-33
min °C
-31
-32
-34
-45
-46
-45
-44
-43
-42
-36
-33
-34
-34
-34
-34
-34
 chill °C
-53
-57
-60
-61
-66
-74
-74
-69
-70
-64
-59
-58
-59
-56
-56
-53
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-31-32-34-41-46-45-44-43-41-35-33-34-34-33-34-34-25-27-28-36-42-40-38-37-35-30-27-28-28-27-28-27-18-20-22-31-37-35-32-30-28-24-21-20-20-20-21-21-15-15-16-25-32-31-27-24-23-19-16-15-15-14-17-16-11-11-11-20-28-27-22-19-18-14-10-10-10-9-13-12-4-4-5-14-22-20-15-13-12-8-4-4-4-3-6-6
Sunrise
4:37
4:16
4:00
3:45
3:31
Sunset
6:52
7:13
7:30
7:43
7:58

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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 -30°C on Sat night, min -46°C on Mon morning). Mainly stormy winds.

Vinson Massif Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -32°C on Wed morning, min -36°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the SW on Tue night, strong winds from the SW 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
ASCATB254E70S
1166 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
55
Near gales from the N
(55 kph at 0).
- km
ASCATB256E69S
1177 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the N
(50 kph at 5).
- km
ASCATB254E69S
1184 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
57
Near gales from the N
(57 kph at 2).
- km
ASCATB258E69S
1186 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
51
Near gales from the N
(51 kph at 356).
- km
ASCATB255E69S
1188 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
53
Near gales from the N
(53 kph at 353).
- km
ASCATB257E69S
1189 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
51
Near gales from the N
(51 kph at 1).
- km
ASCATB259E69S
1195 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the N
(46 kph at 3).
- km
ASCATB260E69S
1212 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the N
(45 kph at 358).
- km
ASCATB251E70S
1221 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
63
Gales from the N
(63 kph at 4).
- km
ASCATB260E68S
1230 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the N
(46 kph at 7).
- 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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