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

Vinson Massif
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 6 am Sat 14 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Sat morning, min -26°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Wed night, min -30°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Tue morning, near gales from the NW by Thu afternoon).

Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
 km/h
10
NE
10
E
5
SSE
15
SSW
25
SSW
20
SW
20
W
20
W
20
WSW
20
WSW
25
SW
45
SW
30
SW
25
WSW
30
W
40
NW
55
NW
55
W
1
1
max °C
-23
-25
-26
-26
-24
-23
-23
-23
-25
-26
-26
-22
-20
-18
-17
-18
-23
-27
min °C
-24
-25
-26
-26
-25
-23
-23
-24
-26
-26
-26
-25
-21
-19
-18
-20
-24
-30
-30
-33
-33
-36
-38
-35
-34
-35
-36
-38
-40
-41
-34
-30
-29
-35
-41
-49
150
0
0
0
0
0
200
0
0
0
0
0
150
150
1000
900
50
0
Cloud base (m)
4300
4050
4350
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-30-31-32-32-31-28-28-29-31-32-32-29-27-25-24-25-29-34-24-25-26-26-25-23-23-24-26-26-26-24-21-19-18-19-24-29-17-19-20-19-19-17-17-18-19-20-20-17-15-12-11-13-18-22-12-13-14-14-15-13-12-13-14-15-16-13-10-8-5-8-13-16-6-8-8-10-12-9-6-9-9-11-13-8-6-4-1-2-8-111-1-2-3-5-20-2-3-5-6-21275-2-5
Sunrise
11:44
11:52
12:00
12:00
12:07
12:15
Sunset
2:00
1:52
12:00
1:34
1:26
1:18

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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 -23°C on Sat morning, min -26°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Vinson Massif Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Wed night, min -30°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Tue morning, near gales from the NW by Thu afternoon).

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
-
6
Light winds from the WNW
(6 kph at 290).
40 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
hy2c245E70S
1253 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the SSE
(28 kph at 152).
- km
BaseSanMartin
1292 km NE
7m alt.
3 hours ago
3° C
-
9
Light winds from the E
(9 kph at 90).
40 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
hy2c243E70S
1323 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
20
Moderate winds from the SSE
(20 kph at 165).
- km
hy2c242E70S
1344 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
24
Moderate winds from the S
(24 kph at 180).
- km
hy2c241E70S
1368 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the SSW
(28 kph at 192).
- km
hy2c242E69S
1387 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
27
Moderate winds from the SSW
(27 kph at 198).
- km
hy2c240E70S
1392 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
24
Moderate winds from the SSW
(24 kph at 195).
- km
hy2c238E70S
1395 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
26
Moderate winds from the S
(26 kph at 188).
- km
hy2c237E70S
1406 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the S
(33 kph at 180).
- 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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