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

Vinson Massif
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 6 am Wed 04 Feb Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Fri afternoon, min -23°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the SW by Fri morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Sun night, min -23°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
4
Thursday
5
Friday
6
Saturday
7
Sunday
8
Monday
9
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
 km/h
20
SW
10
SW
5
WSW
5
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
35
SW
30
SW
15
WSW
10
SW
10
SSW
15
S
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SW
10
WSW
25
WSW
max °C
-22
-22
-22
-23
-23
-22
-22
-21
-22
-22
-23
-23
-22
-22
-21
-21
-22
-21
min °C
-22
-22
-23
-23
-23
-23
-22
-21
-22
-23
-23
-23
-22
-22
-22
-21
-22
-22
-33
-30
-28
-29
-33
-34
-36
-34
-33
-31
-30
-32
-29
-30
-30
-28
-30
-34
500
0
400
500
50
100
450
0
0
0
0
0
50
0
50
350
0
100
Cloud base (m)
4800
2550
5100
4250
3950
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-27-28-29-29-29-29-27-26-27-27-28-28-27-27-27-26-27-27-22-22-23-23-23-23-22-21-22-23-23-23-22-22-22-21-22-22-16-16-16-17-17-17-16-16-17-18-18-18-17-17-16-16-16-16-10-11-10-10-12-11-11-13-13-13-14-13-12-13-11-11-12-11-4-7-5-4-7-6-5-8-8-7-11-9-7-9-6-5-8-63-123-113-2-1-1-4-20-302-21
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: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Fri afternoon, min -23°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the SW by Fri morning).

Vinson Massif Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Sun night, min -23°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

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
1119 km ESE
256m alt.
3 hours ago
-2° C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 270).
28 km
Mid: overcast
BaseSanMartin
1287 km NE
7m alt.
3 hours ago
4° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
40 km
Mid: scattered
SHIP6651
1313 km NNE
3m alt.
45 minutes ago
0° C
33
Fresh winds from the SW
(33 kph at 220).
SHIP1180
1318 km NNE
-m alt.
45 minutes ago
0° C
No report.
33
Fresh winds from the SW
(33 kph at 220).
SHIP7380
1318 km NNE
15m alt.
45 minutes ago
2° C
33
Fresh winds from the SW
(34 kph at 220).
- km
SHIP749
1318 km NNE
-m alt.
45 minutes ago
-1° C
No report.
30
Fresh winds from the SSW
(30 kph at 210).
SHIP7770
1330 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
2° C
24
Moderate winds from the SSW
(25 kph at 210).
- km
SHIP2582
1330 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
2° C
24
Moderate winds from the SSW
(25 kph at 210).
- km
SHIP459
1330 km NNE
-m alt.
2 hours ago
-1° C
No report.
24
Moderate winds from the SSW
(24 kph at 210).
SHIP4624
1330 km NNE
3m alt.
2 hours ago
-1° C
24
Moderate winds from the SSW
(24 kph at 210).

* 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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