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

Vinson Massif
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 6 am Sun 29 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -28°C on Sun afternoon, min -34°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sun morning, strong winds from the NNW by Mon morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Thu night, min -33°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Wed night, near gales from the SW by Thu night).

Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
1
Thursday
2
Friday
3
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
clear
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
 km/h
20
W
25
WNW
25
NW
30
N
40
NNW
25
NNE
30
ENE
35
ENE
20
E
20
NNE
15
NNE
10
WNW
20
W
40
SW
50
SW
25
WNW
30
W
40
W
2
1
1
1
max °C
-30
-28
-28
-29
-28
-28
-30
-30
-32
-32
-31
-30
-29
-27
-23
-25
-26
-23
min °C
-30
-29
-30
-29
-29
-29
-31
-31
-34
-33
-32
-30
-30
-28
-25
-26
-27
-25
-42
-44
-45
-44
-46
-43
-48
-48
-48
-48
-44
-39
-43
-44
-43
-38
-42
-42
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
7050
5200
4250
2500
2500
2450
4500
5450
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-36-35-35-34-33-33-34-35-38-38-37-36-36-33-29-31-32-29-30-29-29-29-29-29-31-31-33-33-32-30-30-28-24-26-27-24-24-22-23-24-24-25-27-26-28-27-25-24-24-22-20-21-21-18-20-18-19-20-21-21-23-22-24-23-23-20-20-18-16-15-17-15-16-15-15-16-17-17-19-18-20-20-20-16-16-15-11-9-12-10-10-9-8-10-10-11-12-12-13-13-13-9-10-9-5-2-6-4
Sunrise
1:31
1:39
1:46
1:54
2:01
2:10
Sunset
11:57
11:49
11:41
11:33
11:25
11:15

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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 -28°C on Sun afternoon, min -34°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sun morning, strong winds from the NNW by Mon morning).

Vinson Massif Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Thu night, min -33°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Wed night, near gales from the SW by Thu 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.
4 hours ago
-7° C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
Wind obs. (15 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
5.0 km
Mid: overcast
BaseSanMartin
1292 km NE
7m alt.
4 hours ago
2° C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 180).
40 km
Mid: scattered
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
1856 km NE
232m alt.
3 hours ago
-5° C
clear
Fog freezing -.
22
Moderate winds from the E
(22 kph at 90).
0.1 km
Low: overcast
BaseMarambio
1857 km NE
200m alt.
4 hours ago
-5° C
Fog, depositing rime, sky visible.
22
Moderate winds from the E
(22 kph at 90).
0.2 km
Mid: overcast
BaseEsperanza
1940 km NE
24m alt.
4 hours ago
-2° C
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 160 degs) was rejected.
30 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
ASCATB341E72S
1951 km ESE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the E
(45 kph at 93).
- km
ASCATB340E71S
2016 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the ESE
(40 kph at 106).
- km
CentroMet.Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
2038 km NE
48m alt.
3 hours ago
-4° C
clear
No report.
Wind obs. (115 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
28 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
2039 km NE
45m alt.
3 hours ago
clear
-
17
Light winds from the ENE
(17 kph at 70).
0.0 km
ASCATB341E71S
2042 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the ESE
(41 kph at 104).
- 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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