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

Vinson Massif
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 am Thu 03 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -35°C on Fri afternoon, min -43°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the W on Fri afternoon, moderate winds from the N by Sat morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -38°C on Tue morning, min -43°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Sun night, stormy winds from the SSW by Tue morning).

Thursday
3
Friday
4
Saturday
5
Sunday
6
Monday
7
Tuesday
8
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
4450
4900
km/h
55
SW
50
SW
75
WSW
65
W
80
W
60
WNW
20
N
30
NW
30
NNW
40
N
30
NE
15
SE
15
SSW
25
S
50
S
75
SSW
85
SSW
50
SSW
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Snowflake cm
2
1
 mm
max °C
-37
-37
-36
-37
-35
-35
-39
-40
-41
-43
-42
-40
-40
-39
-39
-38
-38
-38
min °C
-38
-38
-38
-37
-36
-37
-40
-41
-43
-43
-42
-41
-40
-40
-39
-38
-38
-39
 chill °C
-60
-61
-62
-60
-60
-54
-56
-58
-65
-64
-61
-54
-55
-58
-62
-64
-64
-61
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-38-38-37-37-36-36-40-41-42-43-42-41-40-40-39-38-38-39-32-32-31-31-30-32-36-37-39-40-39-36-35-34-33-32-32-33-25-25-24-24-24-27-32-33-35-36-35-32-29-29-28-25-25-26-20-20-18-19-19-22-28-29-31-33-31-27-25-25-24-19-19-21-15-15-13-15-14-17-24-25-26-28-27-23-21-22-20-14-14-17-9-9-6-9-8-11-18-19-20-21-21-17-15-15-13-8-8-11
Sunrise
2:14
2:04
1:54
1:46
1:37
1:29
Sunset
9:10
9:18
9:27
9:37
9:45
9:52

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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 Fri afternoon, min -43°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the W on Fri afternoon, moderate winds from the N by Sat morning).

Vinson Massif Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -38°C on Tue morning, min -43°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Sun night, stormy winds from the SSW by Tue morning).

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
ASCATB258E67S
1440 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the ENE
(42 kph at 59).
- km
ASCATB257E67S
1453 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the ENE
(41 kph at 57).
- km
ASCATB256E67S
1457 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the NE
(44 kph at 47).
- km
ASCATB255E67S
1477 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
47
Strong winds from the NE
(47 kph at 51).
- km
ASCATB254E67S
1483 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
43
Strong winds from the NE
(43 kph at 49).
- km
ASCATB262E66S
1508 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the ENE
(36 kph at 68).
- km
ASCATB253E67S
1511 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the NE
(42 kph at 52).
- km
ASCATB261E66S
1520 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the ENE
(39 kph at 70).
- km
ASCATB260E66S
1531 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the ENE
(40 kph at 67).
- km
ASCATB259E66S
1545 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the ENE
(41 kph at 62).
- 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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