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

Vinson Massif
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 6 am Fri 13 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Fri morning, min -19°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Wed afternoon, min -17°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloudy
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
 km/h
10
NNW
0
N
5
N
5
WNW
0
W
5
SW
10
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
15
WSW
15
SW
15
WSW
10
W
5
NW
10
NNW
1
1
3
max °C
-14
-14
-16
-16
-17
-18
-19
-18
-16
-16
-16
-16
-17
-16
-13
-12
-11
-11
min °C
-14
-15
-16
-17
-17
-19
-19
-19
-17
-16
-16
-17
-17
-17
-16
-12
-11
-12
-19
-15
-16
-17
-17
-24
-26
-27
-25
-25
-24
-24
-25
-25
-24
-18
-15
-17
500
200
0
100
0
0
0
0
0
300
0
150
0
0
100
600
500
650
Cloud base (m)
4800
4550
4200
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-27-27-28-29-29-30-31-30-28-28-28-29-29-27-25-24-24-23-21-22-22-23-24-25-25-25-23-23-22-23-24-22-20-18-18-18-14-15-16-17-17-19-19-19-17-16-16-17-17-17-15-12-11-12-9-10-11-11-12-13-15-15-12-11-12-11-13-14-10-8-7-7-4-5-7-6-7-8-10-12-7-5-8-6-9-10-5-3-3-23111-1-2-4-5-11-11-3-31445
Sunrise
11:36
11:44
11:52
12:00
12:00
12:07
Sunset
2:08
2:00
1:52
12:00
1:34
1:26

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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 -14°C on Fri morning, min -19°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Vinson Massif Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Wed afternoon, min -17°C on Mon 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.
1 hour ago
-13° C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 140).
40 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
BaseSanMartin
1287 km NE
7m alt.
1 hour ago
2° C
Mist
Wind obs. (15 kph from 140 degs) was rejected.
35 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
SHIP1237
1680 km NE
-m alt.
1 hour ago
4° C
-
26
Moderate winds from the N
(26 kph at 10).
SHIP3947
1686 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
2° C
21
Moderate winds from the N
(21 kph at 0).
- km
SHIP3208
1686 km NE
15m alt.
1 hour ago
2° C
13
Light winds from the NNE
(13 kph at 20).
- km
SHIP538
1686 km NE
-m alt.
1 hour ago
4° C
-
26
Moderate winds from the N
(26 kph at 10).
SHIP2244
1686 km NE
3m alt.
1 hour ago
5° C
13
Light winds from the NNE
(13 kph at 20).
SHIP2159
1686 km NE
3m alt.
2 hours ago
5° C
21
Moderate winds from the N
(21 kph at 0).
SHIP1338
1686 km NE
-m alt.
1 hour ago
4° C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the NNE
(22 kph at 20).
SHIP943
1686 km NE
-m alt.
1 hour ago
4° C
No report.
26
Moderate winds from the N
(26 kph at 10).

* 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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