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

Vinson Massif
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 6 am Fri 20 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Fri morning, min -16°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Mon morning, min -20°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
light snow
cloudy
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
 km/h
5
WSW
5
W
10
W
10
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
W
5
WNW
10
WNW
5
WNW
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
10
W
10
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
1
max °C
-9
-11
-13
-13
-14
-13
-14
-16
-14
-15
-17
-17
-18
-19
-17
-18
-19
-17
min °C
-10
-12
-15
-14
-15
-15
-16
-16
-16
-16
-17
-18
-20
-20
-19
-19
-19
-19
-13
-17
-22
-19
-21
-20
-22
-21
-22
-22
-23
-23
-27
-27
-26
-26
-26
-26
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
5200
4100
4950
4200
4300
3600
3850
4300
4550
7450
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-35-35-35-34-34-34-35-36-36-37-37-39-39-39-40-39-37-36-29-29-29-28-28-29-29-30-31-31-32-33-33-33-33-33-32-31-22-22-23-21-21-22-23-23-24-25-26-27-27-27-26-26-26-26-16-17-18-17-17-18-19-19-19-20-21-22-23-23-22-22-22-22-10-12-14-14-15-14-15-16-15-16-17-18-19-20-18-19-19-18-3-6-8-8-8-8-9-10-9-10-11-11-13-13-12-12-13-12
Sunrise
12:23
12:30
12:38
12:46
12:53
1:00
Sunset
1:11
1:03
12:55
12:47
12:37
12:30

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Vinson Massif Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Vinson Massif is: A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Fri morning, min -16°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Vinson Massif Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Mon morning, min -20°C on Tue 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 10 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
BaseBelgranoII
1119 km ESE
256m alt.
1 hour ago
-10° C
-
19
Light winds from the SE
(19 kph at 140).
40 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
ASCATC209E75S
1616 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
64
Gales from the ENE
(64 kph at 71).
- km
ASCATC215E72S
1748 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the NNW
(39 kph at 347).
- km
ASCATC216E72S
1748 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the NNW
(36 kph at 339).
- km
ASCATC216E71S
1766 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the NNW
(30 kph at 330).
- km
SHIP14
1804 km NE
-m alt.
3 hours ago
0° C
No report.
6
Light winds from the ESE
(6 kph at 120).
SHIP2733
1804 km NE
3m alt.
3 hours ago
0° C
8
Light winds from the SE
(8 kph at 130).
SHIP4017
1804 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
1° C
5
Calm
(6 kph at 150).
- km
SHIP8147
1804 km NE
3m alt.
1 hour ago
0° C
11
Light winds from the SE
(11 kph at 130).
SHIP6543
1804 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
0° C
5
Calm
(6 kph at 130).
- 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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