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

Vinson Massif
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 pm Sat 18 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -35°C on Sun afternoon, min -45°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the S on Sat afternoon, gales from the SW by Tue morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -37°C on Wed afternoon, min -44°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the SW on Tue night, calm by Wed night).

Sat
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
2600
4500
4100
km/h
70
S
100
SSW
85
SW
80
SW
75
SW
80
SW
95
SW
65
SW
60
SW
90
SW
85
SW
85
SW
90
SW
25
W
5
NNW
5
E
20
E
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Weather map
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Weather map
Snowflake cm
1
1
 mm
max °C
-43
-37
-36
-35
-35
-38
-38
-39
-41
-40
-40
-40
-37
-37
-41
-42
-42
min °C
-45
-42
-36
-36
-37
-39
-38
-41
-42
-40
-41
-41
-38
-40
-41
-42
-44
 chill °C
-72
-73
-62
-61
-62
-65
-65
-66
-67
-68
-69
-69
-65
-56
-41
-42
-65
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-44-40-36-36-36-39-38-40-42-40-41-41-38-39-41-42-43-41-36-31-30-30-32-32-33-35-33-34-34-31-33-36-36-38-38-31-25-24-24-26-25-26-27-26-27-27-25-26-29-30-31-35-27-20-18-18-20-20-20-22-21-22-23-20-20-24-25-26-31-23-14-13-12-15-15-15-17-16-17-18-16-16-18-20-21-25-17-8-6-5-9-9-9-10-9-10-12-9-9-12-13-15
Sunrise
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 dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -35°C on Sun afternoon, min -45°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the S on Sat afternoon, gales from the SW by Tue morning).

Vinson Massif Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -37°C on Wed afternoon, min -44°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the SW on Tue night, calm by Wed 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
ASCATC274E67S
1340 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
34
Fresh winds from the SW
(34 kph at 222).
- km
1342 km S
3012m alt.
51 minutes ago
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 140 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
ASCATB272E67S
1347 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the SW
(44 kph at 221).
- km
ASCATC273E67S
1349 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the SSW
(37 kph at 212).
- km
ASCATC272E67S
1350 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the SW
(42 kph at 216).
- km
ASCATB271E67S
1351 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the SSW
(48 kph at 206).
- km
ASCATC274E66S
1352 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the SW
(36 kph at 215).
- km
ASCATC271E67S
1353 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the SSW
(48 kph at 204).
- km
ASCATC269E67S
1354 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
51
Near gales from the SSW
(51 kph at 213).
- km
ASCATB270E67S
1354 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the SW
(50 kph at 216).
- 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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