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

Vinson Massif
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 am Thu 30 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -28°C on Sat night, min -38°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Fri night, near gales from the SW by Sat morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -26°C on Sun afternoon, min -31°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sun afternoon, strong winds from the N by Tue night).

Thursday
30
Friday
1
Saturday
2
Sunday
3
Monday
4
Tuesday
5
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
km/h
15
SW
15
WSW
15
NW
30
NNW
25
NNW
10
W
50
SSW
50
SSW
30
SW
25
W
20
WSW
20
WNW
25
WNW
25
NNW
30
W
20
NW
25
NNW
45
N
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max °C
-32
-32
-32
-33
-36
-35
-33
-31
-28
-28
-26
-26
-26
-28
-27
-26
-26
-27
min °C
-32
-32
-33
-35
-37
-38
-34
-32
-30
-28
-27
-26
-27
-28
-28
-27
-26
-31
-44
-43
-49
-52
-50
-46
-55
-52
-47
-42
-39
-38
-40
-42
-44
-40
-40
-48
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
5400
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-38-38-38-40-42-41-38-36-35-34-33-32-32-34-34-32-32-35-32-32-33-34-37-37-34-32-29-28-27-26-27-28-28-27-26-29-25-25-26-28-31-32-30-27-24-21-20-20-21-22-22-20-20-22-21-21-21-23-26-29-27-24-19-16-16-16-16-18-19-18-17-19-18-17-17-19-21-25-24-21-16-12-12-12-12-14-16-15-14-15-11-11-10-12-15-18-17-14-9-5-6-5-5-7-10-8-8-9
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 -28°C on Sat night, min -38°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Fri night, near gales from the SW by Sat morning).

Vinson Massif Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -26°C on Sun afternoon, min -31°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sun afternoon, strong winds from the N by Tue night).

This table gives the weather forecast for Vinson Massif at the specific elevation of 4000 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.
55 minutes ago
-15° C
-
26
Moderate winds from the SE
(26 kph at 140).
40 km
Mid: clear
1270 km S
3012m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (26 kph from 330 degs) was rejected.
1.6 km
High: overcast
1270 km S
2835m alt.
55 minutes ago
-
Wind obs. (26 kph from 330 degs) was rejected.
1.6 km
Mid: overcast
BaseSanMartin
1287 km NE
7m alt.
55 minutes ago
-3° C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
6
Light winds from the SE
(6 kph at 140).
5.0 km
Mid: overcast
SHIP2234
1342 km NNE
3m alt.
3 hours ago
-1° C
SHIP5299
1347 km NNE
3m alt.
3 hours ago
-1° C
SHIP2963
1347 km NNE
3m alt.
3 hours ago
-1° C
SHIP5711
1347 km NNE
3m alt.
2 hours ago
-1° C
SHIP7417
1347 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- km
SHIP3206
1347 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours 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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