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

Vinson Massif
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 am Sun 05 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Tue night, min -29°C on Sun afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Wed afternoon, min -27°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
5
Monday
6
Tuesday
7
Wednesday
8
Thursday
9
Friday
10
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
 km/h
0
SE
5
SE
5
ENE
5
NE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
5
WNW
5
W
5
W
0
W
5
NE
5
NE
5
ENE
10
E
10
E
15
E
1
max °C
-27
-29
-28
-27
-27
-26
-26
-27
-22
-21
-20
-20
-21
-22
-24
-25
-26
-26
min °C
-28
-29
-29
-28
-27
-27
-26
-27
-26
-21
-21
-20
-22
-23
-25
-26
-26
-27
-28
-29
-29
-34
-34
-36
-35
-36
-31
-26
-21
-20
-27
-29
-32
-34
-34
-38
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
4550
4750
4800
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-37-37-38-40-39-39-39-40-39-37-37-38-38-39-40-40-40-38-34-35-35-36-35-35-35-35-34-31-31-32-32-33-35-36-36-35-30-31-32-32-31-31-30-31-28-25-25-25-26-27-29-30-31-31-28-29-29-28-27-27-26-27-24-21-21-20-22-23-25-26-26-27-25-25-26-24-23-23-22-23-20-18-17-16-18-19-21-22-22-22-18-19-19-18-17-16-15-16-14-12-10-10-11-13-14-16-15-15
Sunrise
1:22
1:30
1:39
1:47
1:55
2:04
Sunset
9:03
9:55
9:45
9:37
9:27
9:18

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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 Tue night, min -29°C on Sun afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Vinson Massif Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Wed afternoon, min -27°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

This table gives the weather forecast for Vinson Massif at the specific elevation of 2000 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
-14° C
light snow
Intermittent light snow.
11
Light winds from the SE
(11 kph at 140).
3.0 km
Mid: overcast
BaseSanMartin
1292 km NE
7m alt.
2 hours ago
2° C
Mist
41
Strong winds from the NW
(41 kph at 320).
30 km
Mid: overcast
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
1856 km NE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
light rain
Light rain .
26
Moderate winds from the SSW
(26 kph at 210).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
BaseMarambio
1857 km NE
200m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
light rain
Continuous light rain.
24
Moderate winds from the SSW
(24 kph at 200).
30 km
Mid: overcast
BaseEsperanza
1940 km NE
24m alt.
2 hours ago
4° C
light rain
Intermittent light rain.
35
Fresh winds from the W
(35 kph at 270).
5.0 km
Mid: overcast
BaseCarlini
2037 km NE
11m alt.
2 hours ago
3° C
light rain
Intermittent light rain.
46
Strong winds from the WNW
(46 kph at 290).
2.0 km
Mid: overcast
CentroMet.Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
2038 km NE
48m alt.
2 hours ago
-4° C
light rain
No report.
115
Extremely windy from the W
(115 kph at 270).
4.0 km
Mid: overcast
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
2039 km NE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
2° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
46
Strong winds from the W
(46 kph at 260).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Dinamet
2043 km NE
52m alt.
2 hours ago
-3° C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
2145 km SSW
10m alt.
2 hours ago
light snow
Light snow.
Wind obs. (24 kph from 30 degs) was rejected.
1.6 km
High: few

* 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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