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

Vinson Massif
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 6 am Sun 15 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Sun night, min -26°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Sun morning, strong winds from the SW by Tue night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Wed night, min -29°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Wed morning, light winds from the W by Fri morning).

Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
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
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
 km/h
10
SW
20
SSW
25
SSW
15
W
20
W
20
WSW
20
WSW
30
SW
35
SW
45
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
35
WNW
40
NW
35
NW
15
WNW
15
WSW
20
S
2
2
max °C
-26
-25
-22
-22
-23
-24
-25
-25
-22
-20
-19
-18
-18
-20
-22
-27
-29
-28
min °C
-26
-25
-24
-22
-24
-25
-26
-25
-24
-21
-20
-19
-18
-21
-26
-28
-29
-29
-35
-37
-38
-32
-36
-36
-38
-39
-39
-36
-33
-32
-31
-36
-39
-37
-40
-40
0
0
0
150
0
0
0
0
0
350
250
700
1050
500
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
4500
4750
2500
2500
2450
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-32-31-29-28-29-31-31-30-29-27-25-24-24-26-30-35-36-35-26-25-23-22-24-25-26-25-23-21-20-19-18-21-24-28-29-29-20-19-17-16-17-19-19-19-16-15-13-12-12-15-18-21-23-22-15-15-13-11-12-14-15-16-12-10-9-6-7-10-13-14-17-18-10-12-9-6-7-9-11-12-8-5-4-1-1-5-7-8-12-14-4-6-21-1-2-5-6-122662-1-2-6-7
Sunrise
11:52
12:00
12:00
12:07
12:15
12:23
Sunset
1:52
12:00
1:34
1:26
1:18
1:11

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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 Sun night, min -26°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Sun morning, strong winds from the SW by Tue night).

Vinson Massif Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Wed night, min -29°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Wed morning, light winds from the W by Fri morning).

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
1124 km ESE
256m alt.
3 hours ago
-8° C
moderate snow
Continuous moderate snow.
17
Light winds from the WSW
(17 kph at 250).
3.0 km
Mid: overcast
hy2c225E71S
1595 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the NNW
(33 kph at 332).
- km
hy2c226E71S
1595 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the NNW
(28 kph at 330).
- km
hy2c227E71S
1601 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
27
Moderate winds from the NW
(27 kph at 320).
- km
hy2c231E70S
1609 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
27
Moderate winds from the NW
(27 kph at 305).
- km
hy2c223E72S
1613 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
29
Fresh winds from the NNW
(29 kph at 342).
- km
hy2c222E72S
1614 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the NNW
(30 kph at 345).
- km
hy2c230E70S
1623 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
25
Moderate winds from the NW
(25 kph at 310).
- km
hy2c231E69S
1627 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
26
Moderate winds from the NW
(26 kph at 305).
- km
hy2c224E71S
1628 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the NNW
(28 kph at 335).
- 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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