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

Vinson Massif
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 6 am Tue 03 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Wed night, min -24°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Sun afternoon, min -23°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the WNW by Sun afternoon).

Tuesday
3
Wednesday
4
Thursday
5
Friday
6
Saturday
7
Sunday
8
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
light snow
part cloud
clear
cloud
light snow
heavy snow
mod snow
cloud
cloud
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
clear
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
some clouds
clear
cloudy
light snow
heavy snow
mod. snow
cloudy
cloudy
 km/h
5
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
10
W
5
NW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
W
5
WSW
10
WNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
30
WNW
35
WNW
20
NW
1
2
14
7
max °C
-23
-23
-24
-23
-23
-22
-22
-22
-22
-22
-22
-19
-17
-14
-10
-6
-5
-6
min °C
-23
-23
-24
-23
-23
-23
-22
-22
-22
-23
-23
-22
-18
-16
-13
-8
-5
-10
-28
-30
-32
-31
-32
-31
-28
-29
-30
-30
-29
-30
-27
-25
-22
-17
-14
-17
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
150
450
750
1050
1100
Cloud base (m)
2500
2500
2450
2500
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-37-37-38-37-37-36-34-35-36-35-35-31-28-24-20-17-17-20-30-31-31-31-30-30-28-29-29-29-29-26-23-20-16-12-12-14-23-23-24-23-23-23-22-22-22-23-23-21-18-15-12-7-5-8-18-18-18-18-18-17-17-17-16-17-18-16-13-11-8-4-2-3-13-14-13-12-13-12-12-12-11-10-13-12-8-6-4-111-6-8-7-6-7-5-5-6-5-4-7-5-123688
Sunrise
10:07
10:16
10:27
10:36
10:45
10:53
Sunset
3:41
3:32
3:21
3:11
3:02
2:52

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Vinson Massif Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Vinson Massif is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Wed night, min -24°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Vinson Massif Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Sun afternoon, min -23°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the WNW by Sun afternoon).

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.
3 hours ago
-8° C
light snow
Intermittent light snow.
22
Moderate winds from the SE
(22 kph at 140).
28 km
Mid: overcast
1270 km S
3012m alt.
3 hours ago
-54° C
moderate snow
Ice crystals.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
2.4 km
Mid: few
BaseSanMartin
1287 km NE
7m alt.
3 hours ago
2° C
State of sky unchanged.
Wind obs. (6 kph from 140 degs) was rejected.
40 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
ASCATC218E74S
1468 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the N
(30 kph at 8).
- km
ASCATC219E74S
1475 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
27
Moderate winds from the NNE
(27 kph at 12).
- km
ASCATB218E74S
1491 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
24
Moderate winds from the N
(24 kph at 6).
- km
ASCATC220E73S
1555 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
22
Moderate winds from the ENE
(22 kph at 76).
- km
SHIP4497
1562 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
-1° C
29
Moderate winds from the SW
(29 kph at 230).
- km
SHIP6916
1562 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
-1° C
29
Moderate winds from the SW
(29 kph at 230).
- km
SHIP2698
1562 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
-1° C
29
Moderate winds from the SW
(29 kph at 230).
- 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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