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

Vinson Massif
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 6 am Sat 07 Feb Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Mon night, min -17°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Tue night, min -25°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
7
Sunday
8
Monday
9
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
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
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
 km/h
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SSW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
SSW
10
WSW
15
W
10
W
10
WSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
1
4
3
1
max °C
-16
-17
-16
-15
-15
-15
-15
-15
-14
-15
-16
-12
-13
-14
-17
-22
-24
-24
min °C
-17
-17
-17
-15
-15
-15
-15
-15
-15
-16
-16
-15
-13
-16
-20
-23
-24
-25
-24
-24
-24
-22
-21
-21
-21
-22
-22
-23
-24
-22
-20
-22
-27
-33
-36
-36
250
0
50
450
250
350
450
0
300
600
0
400
1000
750
150
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
4650
2600
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-27-27-27-26-26-26-26-26-26-27-28-25-24-27-32-35-36-36-22-22-22-21-21-21-21-21-21-22-23-20-19-21-26-29-30-31-17-17-17-15-15-15-15-15-15-16-16-14-13-15-19-23-24-25-12-13-11-10-10-10-10-12-9-10-12-9-7-9-12-16-19-18-6-9-6-4-5-4-5-8-4-4-7-40-3-6-10-13-121-213122-224-14741-3-7-6
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: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Mon night, min -17°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Vinson Massif Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Tue night, min -25°C on Thu 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
BaseBelgranoII
1119 km ESE
256m alt.
3 hours ago
-2° C
moderate snow
Continuous moderate snow.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 180).
1.2 km
Mid: overcast
SHIP1196
1247 km NNE
-m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
No report.
37
Fresh winds from the NNE
(37 kph at 20).
1270 km S
3012m alt.
2 hours ago
-32° C
light snow
Snow grains.
17
Light winds from the SW
(17 kph at 220).
3.2 km
Mid: overcast
SHIP212
1251 km NNE
-m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
No report.
33
Fresh winds from the NE
(33 kph at 40).
SHIP6925
1251 km NNE
3m alt.
1 hour ago
-1° C
39
Strong winds from the NNE
(39 kph at 30).
SHIP4480
1251 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
2° C
33
Fresh winds from the NE
(34 kph at 40).
- km
SHIP5977
1251 km NNE
3m alt.
3 hours ago
0° C
33
Fresh winds from the NNE
(33 kph at 30).
SHIP1337
1251 km NNE
-m alt.
1 hour ago
-1° C
No report.
39
Strong winds from the NNE
(39 kph at 30).
SHIP7687
1251 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
2° C
33
Fresh winds from the NNE
(34 kph at 30).
- km
SHIP2244
1251 km NNE
3m alt.
3 hours ago
0° C
33
Fresh winds from the NNE
(33 kph at 30).

* 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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