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

Vinson Massif
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 12 pm Wed 11 Feb Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Wed night, min -21°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Sat night, min -23°C on Sun afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
 km/h
5
WSW
5
WSW
15
WSW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
NW
15
WSW
15
W
20
W
15
W
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
10
W
10
W
10
W
5
W
10
WSW
1
max °C
-19
-20
-17
-17
-17
-17
-18
-20
-20
-21
-22
-20
-20
-22
-22
-22
-23
-20
min °C
-20
-20
-19
-17
-17
-17
-19
-20
-21
-21
-22
-22
-21
-23
-23
-23
-23
-23
-26
-26
-27
-24
-23
-22
-28
-29
-32
-31
-31
-30
-27
-31
-32
-28
-29
-31
100
0
0
100
0
0
250
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
5150
4900
3900
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-32-32-28-25-27-29-29-31-32-32-30-30-31-31-32-31-32-31-26-27-23-21-22-23-24-26-27-27-26-26-26-27-28-27-28-26-20-20-18-17-17-17-19-20-21-21-22-21-21-23-23-23-23-22-13-15-14-12-12-12-12-16-16-16-18-16-15-18-18-18-18-16-7-12-9-6-7-7-6-12-10-10-14-11-9-13-13-12-13-110-5-21001-5-4-3-7-4-2-7-6-6-7-4
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 -17°C on Wed night, min -21°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Vinson Massif Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Sat night, min -23°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 10 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
SHIP7050
1204 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
1° C
18
Light winds from the SW
(19 kph at 230).
- km
1270 km S
3012m alt.
2 hours ago
-44° C
clear
-
19
Light winds from the WNW
(19 kph at 300).
10.0 km
Low: few
ASCATC328E76S
1324 km ESE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
22
Moderate winds from the SW
(22 kph at 224).
- km
ASCATC329E76S
1345 km ESE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
22
Moderate winds from the SW
(22 kph at 218).
- km
SHIP1728
1218 km NNE
3m alt.
3 hours ago
-1° C
30
Fresh winds from the SW
(30 kph at 220).
SHIP2369
1218 km NNE
3m alt.
3 hours ago
-1° C
30
Fresh winds from the SW
(30 kph at 220).
SHIP5450
1218 km NNE
3m alt.
3 hours ago
-1° C
30
Fresh winds from the SW
(30 kph at 220).
SHIP4317
1218 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
1° C
30
Fresh winds from the SW
(30 kph at 220).
- km
SHIP3031
1227 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
1° C
33
Fresh winds from the SW
(34 kph at 220).
- km
SHIP5792
1227 km NNE
3m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
33
Fresh winds from the SW
(33 kph at 220).

* 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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