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

Vinson Massif
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 6 am Sun 08 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Sun morning, min -12°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Wed night, min -11°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
8
Monday
9
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
light snow
 km/h
20
NW
15
NW
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
W
10
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
WNW
10
WNW
10
W
10
SSW
5
SSW
10
WSW
2
3
2
1
1
2
2
2
max °C
-7
-9
-11
-10
-12
-8
-8
-8
-7
-7
-7
-4
-5
-7
-7
-8
-10
-11
min °C
-8
-11
-12
-11
-12
-11
-8
-8
-8
-7
-7
-6
-6
-7
-8
-9
-10
-11
-15
-18
-19
-16
-18
-17
-13
-14
-14
-11
-11
-10
-9
-11
-13
-12
-10
-15
700
100
50
250
0
350
800
550
600
900
750
950
1100
600
400
650
200
50
Cloud base (m)
4050
2450
2500
2500
2500
2500
2450
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-23-24-27-26-27-27-27-27-26-25-24-23-23-24-26-27-27-29-18-19-22-21-21-21-21-20-20-19-19-17-17-18-20-21-22-24-13-14-16-16-15-15-14-14-13-13-13-11-11-12-13-15-15-17-8-10-12-11-12-10-8-8-8-7-7-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-3-7-7-6-8-4-2-3-2-1-200-3-4-3-6-640-12-23545657644411
Sunrise
10:53
11:02
11:10
11:20
11:28
11:36
Sunset
2:52
2:44
2:34
2:26
2:17
2:08

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Vinson Massif Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Vinson Massif is: Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Sun morning, min -12°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Vinson Massif Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Wed night, min -11°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
1119 km ESE
256m alt.
2 hours ago
-8° C
Clouds developing.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 20 degs) was rejected.
40 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
BaseSanMartin
1287 km NE
7m alt.
2 hours ago
3° C
Mist
Wind obs. (9 kph from 140 degs) was rejected.
35 km
Mid: scattered
ASCATC202E77S
1626 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
51
Near gales from the S
(51 kph at 190).
- km
SHIP6396
1636 km NE
3m alt.
3 hours ago
-2° C
13
Light winds from the SSW
(13 kph at 210).
SHIP1315
1642 km NE
-m alt.
3 hours ago
-2° C
-
13
Light winds from the SSW
(13 kph at 210).
SHIP16
1642 km NE
-m alt.
2 hours ago
-2° C
No report.
13
Light winds from the S
(13 kph at 180).
SHIP115
1642 km NE
-m alt.
2 hours ago
-3° C
No report.
9
Light winds from the SSE
(9 kph at 160).
SHIP2759
1642 km NE
3m alt.
3 hours ago
-2° C
9
Light winds from the SSE
(9 kph at 160).
SHIP203
1642 km NE
-m alt.
2 hours ago
-3° C
-
9
Light winds from the SSE
(9 kph at 160).
SHIP3352
1642 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
2° C
9
Light winds from the SSE
(10 kph at 160).
- 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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