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

Vinson Massif
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 am Tue 16 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -27°C on Tue night, min -32°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Wed night, gales from the SW by Thu night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -29°C on Fri morning, min -38°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Fri morning, calm by Sat afternoon).

Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
 km/h
25
SW
45
SW
40
WSW
25
WSW
15
WSW
5
W
20
SW
35
SW
65
SW
45
SW
30
SSW
15
SW
10
SSW
5
S
5
S
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
S
 cm 
 mm 
max°C
-31
-29
-27
-27
-27
-28
-30
-31
-30
-29
-29
-29
-30
-31
-33
-36
-37
-38
min°C
-32
-30
-29
-27
-28
-29
-31
-31
-31
-29
-29
-30
-31
-32
-36
-37
-37
-38
chill°C 
-48
-49
-46
-41
-37
-35
-46
-48
-52
-47
-45
-41
-40
-38
-48
-50
-51
-53
Freezing level (m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-38-35-34-33-33-35-36-37-36-35-35-35-36-37-39-41-42-42-32-30-28-27-28-29-31-31-31-29-29-30-31-32-35-37-37-38-26-24-22-21-22-23-25-24-24-22-22-23-25-26-29-32-32-33-21-20-17-16-17-18-19-20-19-16-17-18-20-21-24-28-29-29-16-15-12-12-13-13-14-17-14-11-13-14-16-16-20-23-25-25-10-8-5-5-6-6-7-10-7-5-6-8-9-10-13-17-19-19
Sunrise
12:22
12:14
11:58
11:50
11:42
11:34
Sunset
10:55
11:02
11:08
11:17
11:23
11:32

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Vinson Massif Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Vinson Massif is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -27°C on Tue night, min -32°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Wed night, gales from the SW by Thu night).

Vinson Massif Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -29°C on Fri morning, min -38°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Fri morning, calm by Sat 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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
BaseBelgranoII
1124 km ESE
256m alt.
2 hours ago
-17° C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
28
Moderate winds from the W
(28 kph at 270).
3.0 km
Mid: overcast
BaseSanMartin
1292 km NE
7m alt.
2 hours ago
-6° C
-
9
Light winds from the NE
(9 kph at 50).
40 km
Mid: scattered
ASCATB290E67S
1435 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the S
(32 kph at 174).
- km
ASCATB289E66S
1527 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the SSW
(44 kph at 198).
- km
ASCATB290E66S
1543 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the SSW
(36 kph at 213).
- km
ASCATB291E66S
1551 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the SW
(32 kph at 221).
- km
ASCATB292E66S
1562 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
27
Moderate winds from the SW
(27 kph at 230).
- km
ASCATB293E66S
1576 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
19
Light winds from the SW
(19 kph at 230).
- km
ASCATB289E65S
1635 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the SW
(37 kph at 232).
- km
ASCATB290E65S
1650 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the WSW
(31 kph at 250).
- 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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