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

Vinson Massif
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 am Tue 16 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Wed morning, min -26°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Wed night, fresh winds from the SW by Thu night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Fri morning, min -32°C on Sun afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
 km/h
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
10
WSW
15
SW
25
SW
35
SW
30
SW
25
SW
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SSW
5
SSW
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
 cm 
 mm 
max°C
-26
-25
-22
-21
-21
-22
-23
-25
-24
-22
-22
-23
-24
-24
-27
-30
-31
-32
min°C
-26
-25
-24
-21
-22
-23
-24
-25
-26
-23
-22
-23
-24
-26
-29
-30
-32
-32
chill°C 
-38
-37
-36
-29
-30
-31
-36
-38
-42
-36
-34
-34
-34
-31
-35
-38
-43
-43
Freezing level (m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
4500
4700
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-38-36-34-33-33-35-36-38-37-35-35-36-36-37-38-40-41-42-32-31-29-27-28-29-31-32-31-29-29-30-30-32-33-35-37-38-26-25-23-21-22-23-24-25-25-23-22-23-24-25-28-30-32-32-21-21-18-17-17-17-19-21-20-17-17-18-19-20-23-26-28-29-17-16-13-12-12-13-14-17-15-11-12-14-15-16-19-20-24-24-10-10-7-6-6-6-8-11-8-5-6-7-8-9-12-14-17-18
Sunrise
12:22
12:14
11:58
11:50
11:42
11:34
Sunset
10:55
11:02
11:08
11:17
11:23
11:32

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Vinson Massif Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Vinson Massif is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Wed morning, min -26°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Wed night, fresh winds from the SW by Thu night).

Vinson Massif Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Fri morning, min -32°C on Sun afternoon). 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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
BaseBelgranoII
1124 km ESE
256m alt.
2 hours ago
-15° C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
44
Strong winds from the NNE
(44 kph at 20).
1.0 km
Mid: overcast
BaseSanMartin
1292 km NE
7m alt.
2 hours ago
-3° C
-
Wind obs. (35 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
40 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
1325 km S
2835m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (43 kph from 40 degs) was rejected.
1.0 km
Mid: scattered
1342 km S
3012m alt.
2 hours ago
moderate snow
Ice crystals.
22
Moderate winds from the SW
(22 kph at 220).
1.0 km
Mid: few
High: scattered
ASCATB241E65S
1852 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the N
(48 kph at 357).
- km
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
1856 km NE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
-14° C
clear
-
26
Moderate winds from the SSE
(26 kph at 160).
10.0 km
Low: few
BaseMarambio
1857 km NE
200m alt.
2 hours ago
-14° C
Fog
15
Light winds from the S
(15 kph at 180).
35 km
Mid: few
ASCATB240E65S
1863 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the N
(49 kph at 355).
- km
ASCATB239E65S
1905 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
56
Near gales from the N
(56 kph at 356).
- km
ASCATB238E65S
1928 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
60
Near gales from the N
(60 kph at 0).
- 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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