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

Vinson Massif
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 6 am Sat 31 Jan Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Mon night, min -17°C on Sat afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Tue night, min -18°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
31
Sunday
1
Monday
2
Tuesday
3
Wednesday
4
Thursday
5
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
light snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
 km/h
5
SSW
5
W
5
SW
5
SW
10
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
NE
5
E
5
ESE
5
E
3
1
3
1
max °C
-15
-16
-14
-14
-16
-13
-13
-13
-11
-11
-12
-7
-8
-10
-12
-14
-16
-16
min °C
-15
-17
-16
-14
-17
-16
-13
-13
-12
-11
-12
-12
-8
-12
-13
-15
-17
-18
-15
-21
-20
-18
-24
-24
-21
-21
-19
-18
-19
-19
-11
-12
-13
-19
-21
-22
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
100
250
0
100
800
400
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
5200
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-34-34-34-33-32-31-30-28-29-27-27-26-27-28-29-31-32-32-28-28-28-27-27-26-25-23-23-22-22-21-21-22-24-26-27-28-21-22-21-20-21-20-19-18-17-17-17-15-15-16-18-20-22-23-15-17-15-14-17-15-13-13-12-11-12-10-8-11-13-15-17-17-9-12-9-8-13-10-8-9-6-6-8-5-2-6-7-9-11-12-3-5-3-2-6-4-2-312-2351-1-2-5-5
Sunrise
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
Sunset
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00

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Vinson Massif Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Vinson Massif is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Mon night, min -17°C on Sat afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Vinson Massif Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Tue night, min -18°C on Thu 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
1119 km ESE
256m alt.
3 hours ago
-2° C
light snow
Intermittent light snow.
19
Light winds from the NNE
(19 kph at 20).
30 km
Mid: overcast
SHIP6688
1172 km NNE
3m alt.
3 hours ago
0° C
37
Fresh winds from the NW
(37 kph at 320).
SHIP2627
1177 km NNE
3m alt.
3 hours ago
0° C
37
Fresh winds from the NW
(37 kph at 320).
SHIP6861
1177 km NNE
3m alt.
3 hours ago
0° C
37
Fresh winds from the NW
(37 kph at 320).
SHIP2026
1177 km NNE
3m alt.
3 hours ago
0° C
37
Fresh winds from the NW
(37 kph at 320).
SHIP8592
1177 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
0° C
37
Fresh winds from the NW
(38 kph at 320).
- km
SHIP4891
1177 km NNE
3m alt.
3 hours ago
0° C
37
Fresh winds from the NW
(37 kph at 320).
SHIP509
1177 km NNE
-m alt.
3 hours ago
0° C
No report.
37
Fresh winds from the NW
(37 kph at 320).
SHIP7036
1177 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
0° C
35
Fresh winds from the NW
(36 kph at 310).
- km
SHIP4462
1177 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
0° C
37
Fresh winds from the NW
(38 kph at 320).
- 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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