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

Vinson Massif
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 pm Tue 23 Jun Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu afternoon. Extremely cold (max -34°C on Wed afternoon, min -47°C on Thu night). Mainly stormy winds.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -43°C on Sat night, min -46°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the N on Fri afternoon, light winds from the N by Fri night).

Tue
23
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
km/h
25
W
45
W
55
NW
60
NW
70
NNW
80
NNE
85
NE
35
WNW
70
NW
70
N
30
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
20
N
20
NE
30
ENE
40
ENE
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Snowflake cm
3
2
4
1
1
 mm
max °C
-42
-38
-36
-34
-34
-38
-41
-45
-44
-45
-45
-44
-44
-43
-43
-43
-43
min °C
-43
-40
-37
-35
-36
-39
-45
-47
-45
-46
-46
-45
-44
-43
-43
-43
-45
 chill °C
-61
-63
-60
-57
-60
-66
-71
-70
-73
-68
-65
-62
-62
-60
-60
-62
-65
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-43-39-37-35-35-39-43-46-45-46-46-45-44-43-43-43-44-36-33-31-30-31-35-39-41-39-41-41-40-38-38-39-39-40-29-26-25-24-25-31-34-36-34-36-35-34-32-32-33-34-35-24-21-19-19-21-26-29-30-28-30-30-29-27-27-28-29-29-21-17-15-14-17-22-24-26-24-25-25-24-24-23-24-24-23-14-10-9-8-10-15-18-20-17-19-19-18-17-16-17-17-17
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 moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu afternoon. Extremely cold (max -34°C on Wed afternoon, min -47°C on Thu night). Mainly stormy winds.

Vinson Massif Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -43°C on Sat night, min -46°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the N on Fri afternoon, light winds from the N by Fri 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
hy2b282E71S
914 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
24
Moderate winds from the W
(24 kph at 265).
- km
hy2b281E71S
919 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
22
Moderate winds from the W
(22 kph at 272).
- km
hy2b281E70S
933 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
20
Moderate winds from the W
(20 kph at 280).
- km
hy2b282E70S
951 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
22
Moderate winds from the WSW
(22 kph at 258).
- km
hy2b283E70S
958 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
24
Moderate winds from the WSW
(24 kph at 258).
- km
hy2b269E70S
989 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the NE
(50 kph at 38).
- km
hy2b268E70S
1011 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
52
Near gales from the NE
(52 kph at 40).
- km
hy2b267E70S
1022 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
54
Near gales from the NE
(54 kph at 45).
- km
hy2b270E69S
1035 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
51
Near gales from the NE
(51 kph at 38).
- km
hy2b269E69S
1040 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
51
Near gales from the NE
(51 kph at 40).
- 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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