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

Vinson Massif
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 12 pm Tue 24 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -30°C on Wed night, min -32°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -26°C on Sun afternoon, min -32°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Fri morning, fresh winds from the WNW by Sun morning).

Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
clear
 km/h
10
ENE
10
E
15
E
10
ESE
5
SSE
25
SSW
15
SW
10
W
10
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
W
25
W
30
W
35
WNW
35
NW
max °C
-31
-31
-32
-32
-32
-30
-30
-31
-31
-31
-32
-31
-30
-29
-27
-27
-26
-26
min °C
-31
-31
-32
-32
-32
-31
-31
-31
-32
-32
-32
-32
-30
-29
-28
-27
-26
-27
-40
-41
-43
-42
-40
-44
-41
-40
-40
-42
-43
-47
-45
-44
-43
-42
-41
-43
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
5400
4400
5050
4200
3200
5100
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-37-37-37-37-37-36-36-37-37-37-37-36-35-35-33-33-32-32-31-31-32-32-32-31-31-31-32-32-32-32-30-29-28-27-26-27-25-25-26-26-26-26-25-25-26-27-27-26-25-24-22-21-20-20-21-21-22-23-23-22-21-21-21-22-23-22-20-19-17-16-16-17-18-18-18-19-20-19-18-17-17-18-19-18-17-15-12-11-13-14-11-11-12-13-14-13-11-10-10-11-13-11-10-8-6-4-6-7
Sunrise
12:53
1:00
1:07
1:15
1:23
1:31
Sunset
12:37
12:30
12:22
12:14
12:06
11:57

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Vinson Massif Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Vinson Massif is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -30°C on Wed night, min -32°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Vinson Massif Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -26°C on Sun afternoon, min -32°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Fri morning, fresh winds from the WNW by Sun 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
Sky-Blu
552 km NE
1589m alt.
3 hours ago
-25° C
-
11
Light winds from the SE
(11 kph at 130).
Limbert
723 km ENE
165m alt.
3 hours ago
-38° C
-
13
Light winds from the SW
(13 kph at 220).
Fossil Bluff
941 km NE
438m alt.
3 hours ago
-5° C
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 270).
Butler Island
988 km ENE
474m alt.
3 hours ago
-22° C
-
22
Moderate winds from the SSE
(22 kph at 160).
BaseBelgranoII
1124 km ESE
256m alt.
2 hours ago
-20° C
State of sky unchanged.
19
Light winds from the SE
(19 kph at 140).
40 km
Mid: overcast
BaseSanMartin
1292 km NE
7m alt.
2 hours ago
5° C
-
Wind obs. (20 kph from 360 degs) was rejected.
40 km
Mid: overcast
Rothera(89062-1)
1339 km NNE
1m alt.
3 hours ago
1° C
-
46
Strong winds from the NNE
(46 kph at 20).
1342 km S
3012m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (20 kph from 120 degs) was rejected.
1.6 km
Low: few
Halley
1465 km ESE
30m alt.
3 hours ago
-16° C
-
19
Light winds from the W
(19 kph at 270).
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
1856 km NE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
56
Near gales from the NNW
(56 kph at 330).
0.0 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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