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

Vinson Massif
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 6 am Sun 14 Dec Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Sun morning, min -22°C on Mon afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Wed morning, min -24°C on Wed afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
14
Monday
15
Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
light snow
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
 km/h
5
WSW
5
W
5
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
10
W
10
NNW
5
NNW
5
NW
10
NNW
10
N
10
N
 cm 
2
1
1
1
 mm 
max°C
-19
-20
-21
-21
-21
-20
-19
-19
-21
-22
-23
-23
-23
-24
-23
-23
-23
-24
min°C
-19
-20
-21
-21
-22
-21
-19
-19
-22
-23
-24
-24
-24
-24
-24
-23
-24
-24
chill°C 
-19
-20
-25
-27
-30
-29
-28
-28
-30
-30
-32
-32
-31
-30
-30
-30
-32
-32
Freezing level (m
100
0
0
0
0
0
150
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
2450
2450
3300
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-31-32-32-33-33-33-32-33-35-35-36-36-36-37-37-37-37-38-25-26-27-28-28-27-26-27-28-29-30-30-30-31-31-30-31-31-19-20-21-21-22-21-19-19-22-23-24-24-24-24-24-23-24-24-13-14-14-15-16-14-12-14-15-16-17-17-17-18-17-16-18-18-6-7-7-8-11-8-6-8-9-10-11-11-11-12-11-10-12-121-1-1-2-5-11-2-3-3-4-4-4-5-4-4-6-5
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: A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Sun morning, min -22°C on Mon afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Vinson Massif Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Wed morning, min -24°C on Wed 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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
SHIP10308
1099 km NE
3m alt.
3 hours ago
2° C
BaseBelgranoII
1119 km ESE
256m alt.
2 hours ago
-6° C
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 40 degs) was rejected.
40 km
Mid: overcast
BaseSanMartin
1287 km NE
7m alt.
2 hours ago
4° C
-
46
Strong winds from the ENE
(46 kph at 70).
40 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
SHIP6308
1103 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- km
SHIP5498
1103 km NE
3m alt.
3 hours ago
2° C
SHIP6516
1103 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- km
SHIP3169
1103 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- km
SHIP4843
1103 km NE
3m alt.
3 hours ago
2° C
SHIP1734
1103 km NE
3m alt.
3 hours ago
2° C
BaseBelgranoII
1124 km ESE
256m alt.
2 hours ago
-6° C
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 40 degs) was rejected.
40 km
Mid: overcast

* 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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