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

Vinson Massif
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 6 am Mon 23 Feb Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -26°C on Tue night, min -28°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -25°C on Sat night, min -28°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Fri morning, fresh winds from the NW by Sat night).

Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
 km/h
5
SW
10
WSW
10
W
15
W
15
W
15
W
20
WSW
15
WSW
20
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
5
WNW
10
N
10
NW
10
W
10
WNW
15
NW
max °C
-28
-27
-27
-27
-27
-26
-26
-26
-26
-26
-27
-27
-27
-27
-27
-26
-26
-25
min °C
-28
-27
-27
-27
-27
-27
-26
-26
-26
-26
-27
-27
-27
-28
-28
-26
-26
-26
-34
-35
-36
-38
-38
-39
-38
-36
-38
-36
-38
-38
-33
-38
-38
-34
-33
-34
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
5400
4200
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-33-33-33-33-32-32-31-32-32-32-32-32-33-33-33-32-33-33-28-27-27-27-27-27-26-26-26-26-27-27-27-28-28-26-26-26-21-21-20-20-20-21-20-20-20-20-21-21-21-21-21-19-19-18-17-17-15-15-15-15-15-16-15-15-16-16-16-17-16-14-14-13-13-14-11-9-11-9-9-11-10-9-10-10-10-13-11-9-10-8-6-8-5-3-5-3-2-5-4-2-4-4-4-6-5-2-3-1
Sunrise
8:20
8:38
8:54
9:08
9:22
9:35
Sunset
5:30
5:12
4:55
4:40
4:28
4:15

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Vinson Massif Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Vinson Massif is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -26°C on Tue night, min -28°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Vinson Massif Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -25°C on Sat night, min -28°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Fri morning, fresh winds from the NW by Sat 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.
3 hours ago
-4° C
State of sky unchanged.
20
Moderate winds from the ESE
(20 kph at 110).
40 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
1270 km S
3012m alt.
2 hours ago
-47° C
moderate snow
Ice crystals.
19
Light winds from the SW
(19 kph at 220).
1.2 km
Mid: few
High: scattered
BaseSanMartin
1287 km NE
7m alt.
3 hours ago
5° C
-
20
Moderate winds from the NE
(20 kph at 50).
40 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
SHIP1995
1636 km NE
3m alt.
3 hours ago
2° C
SHIP5953
1642 km NE
3m alt.
2 hours ago
3° C
SHIP7193
1642 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- km
SHIP6586
1642 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
- km
SHIP2023
1642 km NE
3m alt.
3 hours ago
2° C
SHIP2486
1642 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
- km
SHIP2989
1642 km NE
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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