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

Vinson Massif
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 am Sun 20 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon night. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Sun night, min -24°C on Tue afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri afternoon. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Thu night, min -21°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
cloud
light snow
snow showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
snow shwrs
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
 km/h
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
W
10
W
5
WNW
10
NE
10
ENE
10
ENE
5
NNE
10
N
5
NNW
10
ENE
5
ENE
10
NNW
5
NE
10
E
15
E
10
E
 cm 
3
1.0
1.0
1.0
4
1.0
3
3
 mm 
max°C
-22
-21
-15
-17
-16
-17
-21
-24
-20
-17
-17
-17
-19
-16
-14
-16
-18
-19
min°C
-22
-22
-19
-18
-17
-20
-22
-24
-23
-21
-17
-19
-21
-18
-17
-18
-19
-21
chill°C 
-29
-29
-26
-24
-22
-27
-29
-32
-23
-28
-22
-26
-26
-24
-22
-25
-27
-21
Freezing level (m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
5300
4700
3850
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-39-39-39-37-34-32-32-36-36-37-34-34-38-38-35-33-35-40-35-34-33-31-29-29-30-33-31-31-28-29-33-31-29-29-32-35-30-30-26-25-24-25-27-30-26-25-22-24-27-24-23-25-28-30-26-25-22-20-20-22-24-27-24-22-19-21-23-21-19-21-23-25-22-22-17-18-17-19-22-24-22-19-17-18-20-17-16-17-19-20-16-15-11-11-10-12-15-17-15-13-11-12-14-11-10-11-12-13
Sunrise
3:58
4:15
4:37
5:16
12:00
12:00
Sunset
7:20
7:01
6:39
6:00
12:00
12:00

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Vinson Massif Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Vinson Massif is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon night. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Sun night, min -24°C on Tue afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Vinson Massif Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri afternoon. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Thu night, min -21°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

This table gives the weather forecast for Vinson Massif at the specific elevation of 1000 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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
ASCATB218E70S
1851 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the E
(46 kph at 99).
- km
ASCATB217E70S
1860 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the E
(41 kph at 93).
- km
ASCATB216E70S
1887 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the E
(40 kph at 87).
- km
ASCATB215E70S
1904 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the E
(42 kph at 88).
- km
ASCATB220E69S
1909 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the E
(48 kph at 96).
- km
ASCATB221E69S
1913 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
52
Near gales from the E
(52 kph at 100).
- km
ASCATB222E68S
1919 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the ESE
(50 kph at 102).
- km
ASCATB218E69S
1932 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the E
(49 kph at 100).
- km
ASCATB219E69S
1934 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the ESE
(50 kph at 101).
- km
ASCATB217E69S
1939 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
47
Strong winds from the E
(47 kph at 97).
- 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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