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. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Sun morning, min -16°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Sun morning, light winds from the NW by Mon morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Wed night, min -17°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
35
NW
30
NW
20
WNW
10
NW
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
25
W
20
W
20
WNW
25
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
W
5
S
0
E
5
W
2
4
3
1
1
4
2
2
max °C
-12
-13
-15
-15
-15
-14
-14
-14
-13
-13
-13
-10
-11
-12
-12
-14
-15
-16
min °C
-13
-14
-16
-16
-15
-16
-14
-14
-13
-13
-13
-12
-11
-12
-13
-15
-15
-17
-24
-24
-25
-23
-22
-25
-23
-24
-22
-21
-21
-21
-17
-19
-17
-19
-15
-22
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. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Sun morning, min -16°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Sun morning, light winds from the NW by Mon morning).

Vinson Massif Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Wed night, min -17°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

This table gives the weather forecast for Vinson Massif at the specific elevation of 3000 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.
1 hour ago
light snow
Snow grains.
37
Fresh winds from the SE
(37 kph at 130).
0.2 km
SHIP7330
1433 km NE
3m alt.
51 minutes ago
-2° C
ASCATB333E74S
1584 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the SSE
(31 kph at 167).
- km
ASCATB334E74S
1612 km ESE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the SSE
(30 kph at 165).
- km
ASCATB335E74S
1631 km ESE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the SSE
(31 kph at 150).
- km
ASCATB334E74S
1623 km ESE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the SSE
(30 kph at 165).
- km
SHIP2476
1642 km NE
3m alt.
2 hours ago
-3° C
11
Light winds from the WSW
(11 kph at 240).
SHIP6216
1642 km NE
3m alt.
3 hours ago
-3° C
8
Light winds from the S
(8 kph at 190).
SHIP3851
1642 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
1° C
11
Light winds from the WSW
(12 kph at 240).
- km
SHIP3531
1642 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
1° C
8
Light winds from the S
(8 kph at 190).
- 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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