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

Vinson Massif
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 12 pm Thu 15 Jan Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat morning. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Fri morning, min -24°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Thu morning, light winds from the WNW by Sat night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun morning. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Sun morning, min -24°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
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
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
 km/h
45
WSW
45
SW
40
SW
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
10
W
5
WNW
10
W
15
W
5
WSW
0
WSW
0
NW
0
NW
0
W
0
W
5
SSW
1
2
4
2
1
2
max °C
-24
-24
-22
-21
-22
-21
-21
-21
-21
-21
-22
-22
-22
-23
-23
-23
-24
-24
min °C
-24
-24
-23
-21
-22
-22
-21
-21
-21
-21
-22
-22
-22
-23
-23
-24
-24
-24
-40
-40
-39
-33
-33
-33
-30
-29
-27
-27
-31
-30
-22
-23
-23
-24
-24
-24
450
0
250
800
550
650
1000
750
750
850
600
550
650
250
300
350
0
50
Cloud base (m)
3300
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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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 Sat morning. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Fri morning, min -24°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Thu morning, light winds from the WNW by Sat night).

Vinson Massif Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun morning. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Sun morning, min -24°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

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
-4° C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
7
Light winds from the N
(7 kph at 0).
28 km
Mid: overcast
ASCATB327E77S
1240 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
19
Light winds from the N
(19 kph at 357).
- km
ASCATB328E77S
1264 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
13
Light winds from the N
(13 kph at 0).
- km
BaseSanMartin
1292 km NE
7m alt.
3 hours ago
6° C
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
40 km
Mid: scattered
ASCATC328E76S
1299 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
6
Light winds from the NNW
(6 kph at 347).
- km
ASCATB328E76S
1308 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
8
Light winds from the NNW
(8 kph at 347).
- km
ASCATB329E76S
1332 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
6
Light winds from the E
(6 kph at 82).
- km
1342 km S
3012m alt.
3 hours ago
-31° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (9 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
ASCATC329E76S
1343 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
8
Light winds from the SSE
(8 kph at 152).
- km
SHIP7615
1347 km NNE
3m alt.
2 hours ago
3° C

* 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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