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

Vinson Massif
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 pm Tue 26 May Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Fri morning, min -33°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WNW on Tue night, severe gales from the W by Thu night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Fri afternoon, min -34°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Fri afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Sun night).

Tue
26
Wednesday
27
Thursday
28
Friday
29
Saturday
30
Sunday
31
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
snow showers
cloud
light snow
cloud
part cloud
light snow
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloudy
snow shwrs
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
km/h
35
NNW
40
NNW
20
N
45
N
30
NW
45
WSW
45
WNW
85
W
45
WNW
40
WNW
20
N
25
NW
20
NW
15
NW
25
WSW
20
W
10
NW
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
2
1
1
1
max °C
-26
-27
-27
-32
-32
-27
-27
-25
-24
-24
-24
-27
-28
-29
-32
-32
-32
min °C
-26
-28
-29
-33
-33
-30
-28
-31
-24
-24
-26
-28
-28
-32
-32
-32
-32
-42
-45
-47
-50
-48
-48
-46
-50
-40
-39
-40
-41
-40
-43
-48
-46
-42
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
5100
4400
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-33-34-34-38-40-35-34-35-31-30-32-34-34-37-38-38-39-26-28-28-33-33-29-28-28-24-24-25-28-28-31-32-32-32-19-21-23-27-25-22-21-21-17-17-19-21-22-24-25-24-25-14-15-19-23-20-18-15-16-12-12-14-16-16-18-20-20-19-10-12-15-20-17-15-11-12-7-7-9-12-11-13-16-16-14-3-5-9-13-10-8-4-50-1-3-6-5-7-10-10-8
Sunrise
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 dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Fri morning, min -33°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WNW on Tue night, severe gales from the W by Thu night).

Vinson Massif Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Fri afternoon, min -34°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Fri afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Sun 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.
3 hours ago
-19° C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
11
Light winds from the ENE
(11 kph at 70).
5.0 km
Mid: overcast
BaseSanMartin
1292 km NE
7m alt.
3 hours ago
-1° C
light snow
Intermittent light snow.
7
Light winds from the SE
(7 kph at 140).
30 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
1856 km NE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
30
Fresh winds from the SSW
(30 kph at 210).
0.0 km
BaseMarambio
1857 km NE
200m alt.
3 hours ago
-3° C
-
28
Moderate winds from the SW
(28 kph at 230).
35 km
Mid: clear
ASCATC232E67S
1885 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
38
Fresh winds from the SW
(38 kph at 226).
- km
ASCATB232E67S
1888 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the SW
(33 kph at 222).
- km
ASCATB231E67S
1904 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
23
Moderate winds from the SW
(23 kph at 229).
- km
ASCATC231E67S
1910 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
21
Moderate winds from the WSW
(21 kph at 236).
- km
ASCATC232E66S
1913 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
25
Moderate winds from the WSW
(25 kph at 239).
- km
ASCATB230E67S
1918 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the SW
(28 kph at 223).
- 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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