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

Vinson Massif
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 am Tue 26 May Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue night. Extremely cold (max -25°C on Tue morning, min -33°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Wed night, severe gales from the W by Thu night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -25°C on Fri morning, min -34°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Fri morning, calm by Sun night).

Tuesday
26
Wednesday
27
Thursday
28
Friday
29
Saturday
30
Sunday
31
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
snow showers
cloud
snow showers
cloud
part cloud
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
snow showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloudy
cloudy
snow shwrs
cloudy
snow shwrs
cloudy
some clouds
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
snow shwrs
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
km/h
25
NNW
35
NNW
35
NNW
25
N
50
NNE
15
NW
45
WSW
40
WNW
75
W
50
W
30
WNW
25
NW
20
NW
20
N
20
WNW
25
NW
10
NE
10
SSW
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
3
1
1
1
max °C
-25
-26
-27
-28
-32
-32
-27
-26
-26
-25
-25
-25
-26
-27
-30
-32
-32
-33
min °C
-26
-26
-28
-29
-33
-33
-29
-26
-31
-25
-25
-26
-26
-29
-32
-32
-33
-34
-40
-41
-44
-47
-49
-48
-47
-42
-53
-42
-39
-39
-39
-43
-47
-47
-33
-41
50
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
3300
4550
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-32-32-34-34-38-40-34-32-35-31-31-33-33-35-38-38-39-40-26-26-28-29-33-33-28-26-29-25-25-26-26-28-31-32-33-34-19-20-21-22-27-25-21-19-22-18-18-19-19-21-24-25-26-27-13-14-16-19-23-21-18-14-17-14-12-14-14-16-19-19-21-21-7-10-13-17-20-17-15-10-13-9-7-9-10-12-14-15-16-16-1-3-6-10-13-10-8-4-6-2-1-3-3-5-8-8-9-10
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 light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue night. Extremely cold (max -25°C on Tue morning, min -33°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Wed night, severe gales from the W by Thu night).

Vinson Massif Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -25°C on Fri morning, min -34°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Fri morning, calm by Sun 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
1124 km ESE
256m alt.
55 minutes ago
-20° C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 360 degs) was rejected.
5.0 km
Mid: overcast
BaseSanMartin
1292 km NE
7m alt.
55 minutes ago
2° C
-
Wind obs. (20 kph from 20 degs) was rejected.
40 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
1856 km NE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
31
Fresh winds from the WSW
(31 kph at 240).
0.0 km
BaseMarambio
1857 km NE
200m alt.
55 minutes ago
-1° C
-
26
Moderate winds from the WSW
(26 kph at 240).
35 km
Mid: scattered
BaseEsperanza
1940 km NE
24m alt.
55 minutes ago
2° C
-
54
Near gales from the W
(54 kph at 270).
30 km
Mid: few
BaseCarlini
2037 km NE
11m alt.
55 minutes ago
1° C
Mist
46
Strong winds from the WNW
(46 kph at 290).
2.0 km
Mid: overcast
CentroMet.Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
2038 km NE
48m alt.
2 hours ago
-4° C
clear
No report.
Wind obs. (115 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
4.0 km
Mid: overcast
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
2039 km NE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
1° C
light rain
Drizzle
20
Moderate winds from the NW
(20 kph at 310).
1.0 km
Low: overcast
Dinamet
2043 km NE
52m alt.
1 hour ago
-3° C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).
Williams Field
2150 km SSW
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-19° C
light snow
Light snow.
Wind obs. (6 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: overcast

* 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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