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

Vinson Massif
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 am Fri 10 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Fri morning, min -24°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Wed night, min -24°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
 km/h
0
NW
0
WNW
5
WSW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
NW
5
ENE
5
E
5
NNW
0
N
5
ENE
10
E
10
E
10
E
10
E
15
ENE
15
E
15
E
2
2
1
2
4
9
max °C
-20
-20
-20
-21
-22
-22
-21
-21
-23
-23
-21
-20
-20
-20
-18
-18
-19
-17
min °C
-20
-20
-21
-21
-23
-22
-21
-22
-24
-24
-22
-21
-20
-20
-20
-18
-19
-19
-20
-20
-21
-21
-28
-22
-21
-22
-24
-24
-28
-28
-27
-27
-27
-26
-27
-27
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-40-41-41-41-40-38-39-40-40-38-37-39-41-41-39-37-38-37-35-35-36-36-35-34-35-36-35-33-33-34-36-36-34-32-33-33-29-29-30-30-30-29-30-31-30-28-28-29-30-30-28-27-28-27-25-24-25-26-26-26-26-27-27-26-25-25-25-25-24-23-23-23-20-20-21-21-23-22-21-22-24-24-22-21-20-20-19-18-19-18-14-14-14-15-16-16-15-16-17-17-15-15-14-14-13-12-12-12
Sunrise
2:04
2:14
2:23
2:32
2:43
2:53
Sunset
9:18
9:08
8:59
8:48
8:37
8:26

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Vinson Massif Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Vinson Massif is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Fri morning, min -24°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Vinson Massif Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Wed night, min -24°C on Mon 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
1124 km ESE
256m alt.
2 hours ago
-16° C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 140).
40 km
Mid: few
ASCATC250E70S
1215 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
53
Near gales from the S
(53 kph at 178).
- km
ASCATC249E70S
1221 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
53
Near gales from the S
(53 kph at 181).
- km
ASCATC250E69S
1256 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
47
Strong winds from the S
(47 kph at 169).
- km
ASCATC248E70S
1262 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
55
Near gales from the S
(55 kph at 182).
- km
ASCATC249E69S
1265 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
51
Near gales from the S
(51 kph at 177).
- km
ASCATC248E69S
1272 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
52
Near gales from the S
(52 kph at 179).
- km
BaseSanMartin
1292 km NE
7m alt.
2 hours ago
-6° C
heavy snow
Heavy drifting snow, below eye level.
83
Severe gales from the E
(83 kph at 90).
2.0 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
ASCATC247E69S
1304 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the S
(41 kph at 186).
- km
ASCATC251E69S
1307 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
47
Strong winds from the SSE
(47 kph at 166).
- 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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