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

Vinson Massif
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 am Mon 04 May Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Tue morning, min -23°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Fri afternoon, min -26°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds.

Monday
4
Tuesday
5
Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
Friday
8
Saturday
9
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
light snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
km/h
15
NW
10
WNW
10
W
10
W
5
WNW
5
N
10
NW
10
NW
15
NW
20
WNW
15
NNW
25
NW
25
WNW
30
NW
25
NNW
30
NNE
30
NNE
20
NNE
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2
2
1
1
1
1
max °C
-21
-21
-20
-19
-19
-19
-20
-20
-22
-22
-21
-21
-18
-15
-15
-20
-23
-25
min °C
-21
-22
-21
-20
-19
-20
-20
-21
-23
-23
-23
-23
-19
-17
-19
-21
-24
-26
-30
-30
-28
-27
-24
-25
-28
-30
-32
-35
-36
-36
-31
-29
-31
-35
-37
-39
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
2500
2450
2500
2450
4600
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-33-34-33-32-32-32-31-32-36-36-35-35-33-29-28-30-33-37-27-28-27-26-26-26-26-27-30-30-29-29-26-23-23-26-29-31-21-22-21-20-19-20-20-21-23-23-22-22-19-16-17-21-24-26-15-16-17-16-15-15-16-17-18-19-17-17-14-12-14-18-20-22-10-11-13-12-11-11-12-13-13-15-13-13-10-7-12-15-17-19-3-4-6-5-5-4-5-7-7-8-6-6-3-1-5-8-11-12
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 Tue morning, min -23°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Vinson Massif Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Fri afternoon, min -26°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds.

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.
2 hours ago
-32° C
-
11
Light winds from the S
(11 kph at 180).
40 km
Mid: few
1270 km S
3012m alt.
3 hours ago
moderate snow
Ice crystals.
Wind obs. (6 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
9.0 km
BaseSanMartin
1287 km NE
7m alt.
2 hours ago
-8° C
-
39
Strong winds from the ESE
(39 kph at 110).
40 km
Mid: clear
SHIP6106
1342 km NNE
3m alt.
3 hours ago
-7° C
SHIP6611
1347 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
- km
SHIP8570
1347 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- km
SHIP7102
1347 km NNE
3m alt.
3 hours ago
-7° C
SHIP2985
1347 km NNE
3m alt.
1 hour ago
-6° C
SHIP5232
1347 km NNE
3m alt.
3 hours ago
-7° C
SHIP3127
1347 km NNE
15m alt.
1 hour ago
- 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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