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

Vinson Massif
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 6 pm Sat 14 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -28°C on Sun night, min -32°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Sat afternoon, near gales from the SSW by Sun afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Wed night, min -35°C on Fri morning). Mainly stormy winds.

Sat
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
 km/h
10
ESE
15
SSE
15
WSW
40
SW
35
SW
20
W
25
W
30
WSW
35
WSW
40
SW
55
SW
55
WSW
50
WSW
50
W
50
WNW
70
NW
90
W
2
max °C
-30
-31
-31
-30
-28
-28
-28
-30
-31
-30
-27
-26
-25
-23
-24
-27
-31
min °C
-31
-32
-31
-31
-29
-28
-30
-31
-31
-30
-29
-26
-25
-24
-25
-29
-33
-41
-43
-43
-49
-48
-41
-44
-46
-48
-48
-49
-44
-42
-41
-43
-49
-53
0
0
0
0
0
200
0
0
0
0
0
650
400
850
950
300
0
Cloud base (m)
4000
4450
2500
2450
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-31-32-31-31-29-28-29-31-31-30-28-26-25-24-25-28-32-25-26-26-26-23-23-24-25-26-25-22-20-19-18-19-23-27-19-20-20-19-17-17-18-19-20-20-16-13-13-12-13-17-20-13-14-15-15-13-12-13-14-15-16-12-8-8-6-7-12-15-8-9-10-12-9-6-8-9-11-13-8-2-4-1-2-7-10-2-2-4-6-21-2-3-5-6-15465-1-4
Sunrise
11:52
12:00
12:00
12:07
12:15
Sunset
2:00
1:52
12:00
1:34
1:26
1:18

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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 -28°C on Sun night, min -32°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Sat afternoon, near gales from the SSW by Sun afternoon).

Vinson Massif Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Wed night, min -35°C on Fri morning). Mainly stormy 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
ASCATB274E73S
674 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
24
Moderate winds from the S
(24 kph at 176).
- km
ASCATB276E73S
674 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
26
Moderate winds from the SSW
(26 kph at 200).
- km
ASCATB273E73S
675 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
23
Moderate winds from the SSE
(23 kph at 151).
- km
ASCATB278E73S
676 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
29
Fresh winds from the SW
(29 kph at 223).
- km
ASCATB277E73S
677 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
27
Moderate winds from the SSW
(27 kph at 207).
- km
ASCATB275E73S
679 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
26
Moderate winds from the S
(26 kph at 182).
- km
ASCATB279E73S
681 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
24
Moderate winds from the SW
(24 kph at 232).
- km
ASCATC285E72S
738 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
9
Light winds from the SSE
(9 kph at 160).
- km
ASCATB280E72S
739 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
20
Moderate winds from the WSW
(20 kph at 247).
- km
ASCATB279E72S
748 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
20
Moderate winds from the SW
(20 kph at 226).
- 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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