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

Vinson Massif
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 am Sun 12 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Sun morning, min -25°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed night. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Thu night, min -21°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
 km/h
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
NE
5
ENE
5
ESE
5
ENE
5
E
5
E
5
NE
5
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
E
10
E
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
NW
2
1
4
1
max °C
-22
-22
-22
-24
-24
-22
-22
-23
-22
-21
-20
-19
-20
-19
-17
-18
-19
-18
min °C
-22
-22
-25
-24
-24
-24
-22
-23
-23
-21
-21
-20
-20
-20
-19
-18
-20
-20
-26
-26
-25
-24
-30
-30
-28
-28
-28
-27
-28
-27
-27
-27
-27
-24
-20
-20
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-40-41-41-40-42-42-42-42-41-39-38-39-39-39-40-40-39-38-35-36-36-36-37-37-37-37-36-35-34-35-34-34-35-34-34-33-29-30-31-31-32-32-30-31-31-30-30-29-29-29-29-28-28-27-26-26-27-28-28-27-26-27-27-26-25-25-25-24-24-23-24-23-22-22-24-24-24-23-22-23-23-21-21-20-20-20-18-18-20-19-16-16-17-18-18-17-15-17-16-15-15-14-14-13-12-12-13-13
Sunrise
2:23
2:32
2:43
2:53
3:03
3:15
Sunset
8:59
8:48
8:37
8:26
8:15
8:03

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Vinson Massif Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Vinson Massif is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Sun morning, min -25°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Vinson Massif Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed night. Extremely cold (max -17°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 10 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
BaseBelgranoII
1124 km ESE
256m alt.
2 hours ago
-18° C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 180).
40 km
Mid: scattered
BaseSanMartin
1292 km NE
7m alt.
2 hours ago
-1° C
-
9
Light winds from the NE
(9 kph at 50).
40 km
Mid: overcast
1342 km S
3012m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (19 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
1.6 km
Mid: scattered
ASCATB236E68S
1618 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
57
Near gales from the S
(57 kph at 188).
- km
ASCATC236E68S
1629 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
65
Gales from the SSW
(65 kph at 193).
- km
ASCATB234E69S
1641 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
53
Near gales from the S
(53 kph at 188).
- km
ASCATC234E69S
1651 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
51
Near gales from the S
(51 kph at 186).
- km
ASCATC235E68S
1657 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
58
Near gales from the SSW
(58 kph at 191).
- km
ASCATC233E69S
1657 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
66
Gales from the S
(66 kph at 190).
- km
ASCATC234E68S
1661 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the S
(49 kph at 185).
- 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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