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

Vinson Massif
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 am Mon 04 May Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Tue night, min -18°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri afternoon. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Fri night, min -23°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
4
Tuesday
5
Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
Friday
8
Saturday
9
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
light snow
light snow
cloudy
light snow
light snow
km/h
5
WNW
5
W
10
W
10
W
5
WNW
5
NW
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
W
10
WNW
15
N
15
WNW
5
NNW
20
N
20
N
15
NNE
15
ENE
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2
2
2
4
1
3
max °C
-15
-16
-17
-15
-15
-14
-16
-16
-17
-18
-18
-19
-16
-15
-14
-16
-16
-18
min °C
-15
-16
-17
-16
-15
-15
-16
-17
-18
-18
-19
-20
-18
-16
-19
-18
-17
-23
-19
-20
-23
-22
-19
-20
-22
-23
-23
-22
-26
-28
-27
-24
-29
-28
-25
-32
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
2500
2450
2500
3600
4450
4900
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-33-34-33-32-32-32-31-32-35-38-36-37-33-32-29-31-31-35-27-28-27-26-26-26-26-27-29-31-30-31-27-26-25-26-26-30-21-22-21-20-19-20-20-20-23-24-23-24-21-20-21-20-21-25-15-16-17-16-15-15-16-17-18-18-19-20-17-16-17-17-17-21-10-11-13-12-12-10-13-13-14-13-15-16-14-11-13-14-14-17-3-4-7-5-5-4-6-7-7-7-9-9-8-5-7-8-8-11
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: A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Tue night, min -18°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Vinson Massif Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri afternoon. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Fri night, min -23°C on Sat 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
1270 km S
3012m alt.
3 hours ago
moderate snow
Ice crystals.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 50 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
SHIP6188
1313 km NE
3m alt.
3 hours ago
-7° C
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
1848 km NE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
-23° C
moderate snow
Blowing moderate snow.
72
Gales from the SSW
(72 kph at 210).
0.1 km
Low: overcast
ASCATB224E67S
1950 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the WNW
(36 kph at 284).
- km
ASCATB225E67S
1980 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
34
Fresh winds from the W
(34 kph at 275).
- km
SHIP2237
1318 km NE
3m alt.
3 hours ago
-7° C
SHIP4324
1318 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- km
SHIP2343
1318 km NE
3m alt.
3 hours ago
-7° C
SHIP8514
1318 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- km
SHIP6855
1326 km NNE
3m alt.
2 hours ago
-7° C

* 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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