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

Vinson Massif
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 pm Tue 02 Jun Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed night. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Thu morning, min -28°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Wed night, calm by Fri morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Fri afternoon, min -25°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
2
Wednesday
3
Thursday
4
Friday
5
Saturday
6
Sunday
7
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
cloud
light snow
mod snow
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
mod. snow
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
km/h
25
WSW
25
W
15
WNW
15
NNW
30
NW
15
NW
25
NW
20
NW
10
WNW
10
NE
20
NNW
5
W
0
NNE
10
NNW
10
W
5
W
5
WNW
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
3
6
2
3
1
2
1
max °C
-27
-23
-22
-22
-14
-13
-14
-13
-14
-15
-18
-20
-20
-21
-21
-22
-22
min °C
-28
-26
-22
-22
-19
-14
-14
-14
-14
-17
-20
-20
-20
-21
-21
-22
-23
-42
-40
-32
-32
-31
-22
-24
-25
-19
-27
-27
-26
-20
-28
-27
-27
-30
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
250
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
7300
4650
2450
2500
2450
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-39-36-32-30-28-26-26-26-26-29-33-35-36-37-36-36-37-34-31-27-27-23-20-20-20-20-23-26-28-29-29-29-30-30-28-25-22-22-17-14-14-14-14-16-19-20-20-21-21-22-23-24-21-18-19-14-10-11-10-9-13-16-15-15-16-17-17-17-20-17-14-15-11-8-9-7-5-9-12-10-10-12-13-12-13-13-11-7-8-4-2-2-12-3-5-4-3-5-6-6-6
Sunrise
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 moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed night. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Thu morning, min -28°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Wed night, calm by Fri morning).

Vinson Massif Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Fri afternoon, min -25°C on Mon 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
hy2b283E72S
795 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the NNE
(44 kph at 22).
- km
BaseBelgranoII
1124 km ESE
256m alt.
51 minutes ago
-28° C
-
22
Moderate winds from the SE
(22 kph at 140).
40 km
Mid: scattered
BaseSanMartin
1292 km NE
7m alt.
51 minutes ago
-4° C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
11
Light winds from the ESE
(11 kph at 110).
35 km
Mid: overcast
ASCATB247E68S
1449 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
26
Moderate winds from the ENE
(26 kph at 61).
- km
ASCATC256E67S
1468 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the NNE
(48 kph at 30).
- km
ASCATC255E67S
1481 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the NNE
(48 kph at 31).
- km
ASCATC254E67S
1486 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the NNE
(44 kph at 29).
- km
ASCATB246E68S
1517 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
22
Moderate winds from the ENE
(22 kph at 77).
- km
ASCATB245E68S
1530 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
26
Moderate winds from the E
(26 kph at 99).
- km
ASCATC260E66S
1530 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
51
Near gales from the NNE
(51 kph at 24).
- 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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