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

Vinson Massif
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 6 am Mon 23 Feb Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -31°C on Wed morning, min -33°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Mon morning, fresh winds from the W by Wed morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -32°C on Thu morning, min -33°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Fri morning, strong winds from the WNW by Sat night).

Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
 km/h
10
SSW
10
WSW
15
W
20
W
25
W
25
W
25
WSW
20
WSW
25
W
20
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
10
NW
10
NNW
15
NW
10
WNW
10
NW
20
NW
max °C
-33
-33
-33
-32
-32
-32
-31
-31
-31
-32
-32
-32
-33
-33
-32
-32
-33
-32
min °C
-33
-33
-33
-33
-32
-32
-31
-32
-32
-32
-32
-32
-33
-33
-33
-32
-33
-33
-42
-43
-45
-47
-46
-47
-46
-46
-47
-46
-47
-47
-43
-44
-46
-42
-43
-45
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
5400
4200
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-33-33-33-33-32-32-31-32-32-32-32-32-33-33-33-32-33-33-28-27-27-27-27-27-26-26-26-26-27-27-27-28-28-26-26-26-21-21-20-20-20-21-20-20-20-20-21-21-21-21-21-19-19-18-17-17-15-15-15-15-15-16-15-15-16-16-16-17-16-14-14-13-13-14-11-9-11-9-9-11-10-9-10-10-10-13-11-9-10-8-6-8-5-3-5-3-2-5-4-2-4-4-4-6-5-2-3-1
Sunrise
8:20
8:38
8:54
9:08
9:22
9:35
Sunset
5:30
5:12
4:55
4:40
4:28
4:15

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Vinson Massif Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Vinson Massif is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -31°C on Wed morning, min -33°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Mon morning, fresh winds from the W by Wed morning).

Vinson Massif Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -32°C on Thu morning, min -33°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Fri morning, strong winds from the WNW by Sat night).

This table gives the weather forecast for Vinson Massif at the specific elevation of 4897 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.
2 hours ago
-5° C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, above eye level.
Wind obs. (63 kph from 20 degs) was rejected.
0.8 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
BaseSanMartin
1292 km NE
7m alt.
2 hours ago
6° C
-
26
Moderate winds from the NE
(26 kph at 50).
40 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
ASCATB237E71S
1336 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
12
Light winds from the N
(12 kph at 4).
- km
ASCATB238E71S
1339 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
18
Light winds from the N
(18 kph at 359).
- km
1342 km S
3012m alt.
2 hours ago
-47° C
moderate snow
Ice crystals.
17
Light winds from the SW
(17 kph at 230).
2.4 km
Mid: few
High: broken
ASCATB236E71S
1344 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
15
Light winds from the N
(15 kph at 358).
- km
ASCATC236E71S
1344 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
17
Light winds from the N
(17 kph at 359).
- km
ASCATC237E71S
1345 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
6
Light winds from the N
(6 kph at 1).
- km
ASCATB221E75S
1382 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
23
Moderate winds from the ESE
(23 kph at 106).
- km
ASCATB238E70S
1386 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
9
Light winds from the NNW
(9 kph at 330).
- 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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