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

Vinson Massif
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 am Mon 25 May Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Mon morning, min -31°C on Wed night). Mainly strong winds.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Fri afternoon, min -32°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WSW on Thu night, light winds from the NNE by Sat morning).

Monday
25
Tuesday
26
Wednesday
27
Thursday
28
Friday
29
Saturday
30
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
snow showers
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
km/h
35
W
35
WNW
35
WNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
35
WNW
10
NW
5
E
45
WNW
60
NW
60
W
60
WSW
40
W
30
NW
10
NNE
20
NW
35
WNW
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
2
4
1
max °C
-23
-23
-24
-24
-25
-26
-28
-29
-27
-26
-25
-29
-25
-23
-23
-25
-25
-26
min °C
-24
-24
-24
-25
-25
-28
-29
-30
-31
-26
-27
-32
-26
-24
-24
-26
-25
-27
-39
-38
-38
-39
-40
-43
-42
-36
-31
-43
-46
-53
-45
-39
-33
-35
-37
-43
50
200
0
100
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
150
100
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
5050
2450
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 Tue afternoon. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Mon morning, min -31°C on Wed night). Mainly strong winds.

Vinson Massif Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Fri afternoon, min -32°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WSW on Thu night, light winds from the NNE by Sat 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.
1 hour ago
-24° C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 270).
40 km
Mid: few
BaseSanMartin
1292 km NE
7m alt.
1 hour ago
-9° C
-
11
Light winds from the E
(11 kph at 90).
40 km
Mid: scattered
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
1856 km NE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
9
Light winds from the NW
(9 kph at 320).
0.0 km
BaseMarambio
1857 km NE
200m alt.
1 hour ago
-14° C
-
15
Light winds from the NW
(15 kph at 320).
35 km
Mid: clear
BaseEsperanza
1940 km NE
24m alt.
1 hour ago
-8° C
-
13
Light winds from the W
(13 kph at 270).
30 km
Mid: few
BaseCarlini
2037 km NE
11m alt.
1 hour ago
-2° C
-
15
Light winds from the WSW
(15 kph at 250).
30 km
Mid: overcast
CentroMet.Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
2038 km NE
48m alt.
48 minutes ago
-4° C
partially cloudy
No report.
Wind obs. (115 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
30 km
Mid: scattered
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
2039 km NE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
-2° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
7
Light winds from the S.(Wind varies from 140 to 200 degs)
(7 kph at 170).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Dinamet
2043 km NE
52m alt.
48 minutes 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
-21° C
moderate snow
Blowing moderate snow.
Wind obs. (81 kph from 170 degs) was rejected.
2.2 km
Mid: 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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