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

Vinson Massif
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 am Sun 19 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Sun morning, min -28°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -27°C on Wed night, min -31°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
 km/h
10
WNW
10
NW
5
WNW
10
NW
10
WNW
5
W
5
WNW
5
N
10
N
10
NNE
10
NE
10
NNE
15
ENE
20
E
15
E
10
E
5
NE
0
N
max °C
-24
-24
-25
-27
-27
-25
-26
-27
-27
-28
-28
-27
-28
-29
-30
-30
-29
-28
min °C
-25
-25
-26
-27
-27
-26
-26
-27
-28
-28
-28
-27
-29
-30
-30
-31
-30
-28
-33
-33
-33
-36
-35
-33
-26
-33
-37
-38
-38
-36
-42
-43
-43
-40
-36
-28
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-38-38-38-39-40-39-38-38-37-38-38-38-38-40-41-42-42-41-32-31-32-33-34-33-32-32-33-33-33-33-34-35-36-37-36-35-25-25-26-27-27-26-26-27-28-28-28-27-29-30-30-31-30-28-19-19-21-22-22-23-22-22-24-25-25-24-25-26-26-27-25-24-15-15-16-17-18-20-19-18-20-21-22-22-22-22-24-24-22-21-8-8-10-10-11-13-12-12-13-15-15-16-15-16-17-18-16-14
Sunrise
3:42
3:58
4:15
4:37
5:16
12:00
Sunset
7:35
7:20
7:01
6:39
6:00
12:00

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Vinson Massif Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Vinson Massif is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Sun morning, min -28°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Vinson Massif Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -27°C on Wed night, min -31°C on Fri morning). 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
1124 km ESE
256m alt.
49 minutes ago
-13° C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
4.3 km
Mid: overcast
BaseSanMartin
1292 km NE
7m alt.
49 minutes ago
0° C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 270).
40 km
Mid: overcast
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
1856 km NE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
clear
Fog freezing -.
70
Gales from the NNW
(70 kph at 330).
0.1 km
Low: overcast
BaseMarambio
1857 km NE
200m alt.
49 minutes ago
-1° C
Fog, sky not visible, becoming thicker.
56
Near gales from the NNW
(56 kph at 340).
<100m
Mid: sky obscured
ASCATC222E69S
1891 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the S
(28 kph at 177).
- km
BaseEsperanza
1940 km NE
24m alt.
49 minutes ago
0° C
heavy snow
Continuous heavy snow.
19
Light winds from the N
(19 kph at 0).
0.5 km
Mid: overcast
ASCATC222E68S
1956 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the ESE
(40 kph at 105).
- km
ASCATC221E68S
1972 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the ESE
(41 kph at 104).
- km
ASCATC222E67S
2016 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the SE
(39 kph at 143).
- km
ASCATC218E68S
2023 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
25
Moderate winds from the SSW
(25 kph at 193).
- 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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