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

Vinson Massif
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 am Fri 01 May Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Sun afternoon, min -32°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Wed night, min -23°C on Mon afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
1
Saturday
2
Sunday
3
Monday
4
Tuesday
5
Wednesday
6
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloudy
cloudy
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
km/h
15
NW
10
WNW
20
SW
25
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
10
W
10
W
15
NW
15
NW
10
WNW
10
W
10
W
5
NNW
10
N
10
NW
15
WNW
25
NW
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1
2
max °C
-27
-29
-29
-26
-24
-21
-20
-19
-19
-21
-22
-21
-20
-20
-20
-22
-23
-19
min °C
-28
-30
-32
-27
-25
-22
-21
-20
-20
-21
-23
-22
-20
-20
-22
-22
-23
-22
-37
-38
-42
-41
-37
-32
-29
-27
-30
-30
-32
-32
-28
-24
-32
-30
-32
-34
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
5250
4750
2500
2450
2500
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-40-41-40-36-35-34-34-32-33-35-36-33-32-32-33-35-37-34-34-36-36-32-30-28-28-26-27-28-29-28-26-26-28-29-31-28-28-30-31-27-25-22-21-20-20-21-23-22-20-20-21-22-23-21-23-25-27-23-21-18-17-16-16-16-17-19-16-17-17-17-18-16-18-20-24-20-18-14-14-12-12-11-12-15-13-13-13-12-14-11-11-13-18-14-11-8-8-6-5-4-5-9-6-7-6-6-7-5
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 -19°C on Sun afternoon, min -32°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Vinson Massif Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Wed night, min -23°C on Mon 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
BaseBelgranoII
1119 km ESE
256m alt.
1 hour ago
-25° C
-
6
Light winds from the SE
(6 kph at 140).
40 km
Mid: few
1270 km S
3012m alt.
1 hour ago
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 0).
1.2 km
High: overcast
1270 km S
2835m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (31 kph from 360 degs) was rejected.
1.2 km
Mid: overcast
BaseSanMartin
1287 km NE
7m alt.
1 hour ago
-3° C
moderate snow
Continuous moderate snow.
13
Light winds from the NNW
(13 kph at 340).
28 km
Mid: overcast
SHIP4806
1342 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- km
SHIP7617
1347 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- km
SHIP7855
1347 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- km
SHIP6705
1347 km NNE
3m alt.
3 hours ago
-2° C
SHIP3329
1347 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- km
SHIP1884
1347 km NNE
3m alt.
3 hours ago
-2° C

* 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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