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

Vinson Massif
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 6 am Mon 30 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Mon morning, min -28°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Sat afternoon, min -26°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
1
Thursday
2
Friday
3
Saturday
4
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
 km/h
15
N
20
N
15
NE
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
E
15
ENE
10
ENE
5
NNE
5
WSW
5
SSW
5
S
0
WNW
5
W
5
WSW
10
W
10
W
15
N
1
max °C
-24
-24
-24
-27
-27
-27
-28
-27
-24
-24
-24
-22
-22
-22
-22
-22
-21
-21
min °C
-25
-25
-26
-27
-27
-28
-28
-27
-26
-24
-24
-24
-22
-22
-22
-22
-22
-26
-35
-36
-37
-38
-40
-39
-39
-36
-33
-24
-24
-29
-22
-22
-26
-29
-30
-36
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
4150
3650
4900
4700
4950
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-35-33-34-35-35-37-39-38-37-37-37-35-34-33-33-33-33-35-30-29-30-31-31-32-33-33-32-31-31-30-28-28-28-28-28-30-25-25-25-27-27-28-28-27-25-24-24-23-22-22-22-22-22-24-21-22-22-24-23-24-24-24-22-21-20-19-18-18-18-18-18-19-18-18-18-19-19-20-20-21-19-17-17-15-15-15-15-15-15-16-12-11-11-13-12-13-14-14-13-11-11-9-9-8-9-9-8-9
Sunrise
1:39
1:46
1:54
2:01
2:10
2:17
Sunset
11:49
11:41
11:33
11:25
11:15
11:07

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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 -24°C on Mon morning, min -28°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Vinson Massif Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Sat afternoon, min -26°C on Sat 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
1124 km ESE
256m alt.
1 hour ago
-19° C
light snow
Intermittent light snow.
2
Calm
(2 kph at 270).
0.9 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
BaseSanMartin
1292 km NE
7m alt.
1 hour ago
3° C
moderate snow
Clouds dissolving.
20
Moderate winds from the SSW
(20 kph at 200).
40 km
Mid: scattered
ASCATB244E70S
1317 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the NE
(35 kph at 34).
- km
ASCATB243E70S
1328 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the NNE
(36 kph at 23).
- km
ASCATB242E70S
1334 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
34
Fresh winds from the NNW
(34 kph at 347).
- km
ASCATB244E69S
1364 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the NE
(32 kph at 34).
- km
ASCATB240E70S
1380 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the N
(42 kph at 358).
- km
ASCATB241E70S
1382 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the N
(37 kph at 354).
- km
ASCATB243E69S
1385 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
26
Moderate winds from the NW
(26 kph at 320).
- km
ASCATB239E70S
1397 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
43
Strong winds from the N
(43 kph at 0).
- 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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