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

Vinson Massif
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 am Sun 17 May Local Time
Updates in:
hr min s
Update imminent

Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Tue night, min -23°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed night. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Wed afternoon, min -26°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
17
Monday
18
Tuesday
19
Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
Friday
22
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
snow showers
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
snow shwrs
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
km/h
0
ESE
5
NE
5
NE
5
NNW
5
NW
5
W
5
W
10
WNW
10
NW
20
NNW
20
WNW
10
E
10
NE
10
NE
5
W
15
W
15
W
15
WSW
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
1
4
1
1
2
max °C
-22
-21
-20
-20
-20
-20
-21
-21
-19
-19
-18
-19
-22
-25
-24
-24
-25
-23
min °C
-23
-21
-20
-20
-20
-20
-21
-21
-21
-20
-19
-23
-23
-25
-26
-25
-26
-26
-23
-21
-20
-20
-20
-24
-27
-27
-28
-31
-29
-32
-31
-34
-26
-35
-35
-36
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-38-38-38-38-38-38-37-37-33-33-32-33-35-38-40-40-39-39-33-32-32-32-32-32-32-31-28-29-28-29-31-34-35-35-35-34-27-26-26-25-25-25-25-25-23-24-23-25-27-30-30-30-30-29-23-21-20-20-20-20-21-21-20-20-19-21-23-25-25-25-26-25-20-17-16-16-15-15-17-18-17-16-14-16-20-21-20-19-21-20-13-11-10-9-9-9-11-11-10-10-8-10-13-15-14-12-14-14
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

Loading...

Vinson Massif Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Vinson Massif is: A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Tue night, min -23°C on Sun morning). 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 -18°C on Wed afternoon, min -26°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
1124 km ESE
256m alt.
2 hours ago
-8° C
-
9
Light winds from the E
(9 kph at 90).
40 km
Mid: few
BaseSanMartin
1292 km NE
7m alt.
2 hours ago
-
13
Light winds from the E
(13 kph at 90).
40 km
Mid: few
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
1856 km NE
232m alt.
3 hours ago
moderate snow
Blowing moderate snow.
63
Gales from the SSW
(63 kph at 200).
0.1 km
BaseMarambio
1857 km NE
200m alt.
2 hours ago
-17° C
heavy snow
Heavy drifting snow, above eye level.
78
Severe gales from the SSW
(78 kph at 200).
<100m
Mid: sky obscured
BaseEsperanza
1940 km NE
24m alt.
2 hours ago
-14° C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, above eye level.
65
Gales from the SW
(65 kph at 230).
0.3 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
BaseCarlini
2037 km NE
11m alt.
2 hours ago
-7° C
State of sky unchanged.
28
Moderate winds from the SSE
(28 kph at 160).
30 km
Mid: overcast
CentroMet.Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
2038 km NE
48m alt.
2 hours ago
-4° C
moderate snow
No report.
Wind obs. (115 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
1.0 km
Mid: overcast
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
2039 km NE
45m alt.
3 hours ago
-8° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
50
Strong winds from the ESE
(50 kph at 110).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
Dinamet
2043 km NE
52m alt.
1 hour ago
-3° C
No report.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 300 degs) was rejected.
SHIP3059
2144 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
- 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.

Vinson Massif Photos