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

Vinson Massif
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 6 am Fri 06 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Sat afternoon, min -33°C on Fri morning). Mainly stormy winds.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -26°C on Mon afternoon, min -34°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (strong winds from the W on Mon night, stormy winds from the W by Wed night).

Friday
6
Saturday
7
Sunday
8
Monday
9
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
light snow
mod snow
light snow
mod snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloudy
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
 km/h
80
WNW
85
W
80
WNW
70
WNW
80
WNW
80
NW
90
NNW
95
NNW
45
WNW
55
WNW
60
W
50
W
70
W
75
WSW
65
WSW
75
WSW
85
W
95
W
3
10
1
6
7
1
4
max °C
-31
-28
-22
-17
-15
-15
-18
-23
-27
-27
-26
-26
-26
-26
-26
-27
-28
-31
min °C
-33
-29
-26
-20
-16
-16
-20
-25
-28
-27
-27
-26
-26
-26
-26
-27
-29
-34
-57
-51
-47
-37
-33
-33
-39
-46
-46
-46
-46
-43
-46
-46
-46
-48
-52
-60
0
0
100
600
1000
1500
1050
550
0
200
0
50
200
150
450
600
200
0
Cloud base (m)
2500
2500
4300
2500
2500
4000
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-32-29-24-19-16-16-19-24-28-27-27-26-26-26-26-27-29-33-27-24-19-14-11-11-15-19-22-21-21-21-21-21-21-22-24-28-21-19-14-7-5-5-10-13-16-15-15-15-15-14-15-16-18-23-15-14-10-5-3-2-5-9-11-11-11-11-10-10-9-10-12-17-9-9-6-212-1-4-6-6-7-6-5-6-4-4-6-12-3-215786301-1111331-5
Sunrise
10:36
10:45
10:53
11:02
11:10
11:20
Sunset
3:11
3:02
2:52
2:44
2:34
2:26

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Vinson Massif Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Vinson Massif is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Sat afternoon, min -33°C on Fri morning). Mainly stormy winds.

Vinson Massif Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -26°C on Mon afternoon, min -34°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (strong winds from the W on Mon night, stormy winds from the W by Wed 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
1119 km ESE
256m alt.
4 hours ago
-21° C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 230).
40 km
Mid: few
BaseSanMartin
1287 km NE
7m alt.
4 hours ago
2° C
-
9
Light winds from the NW
(9 kph at 320).
40 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
SHIP1217
1680 km NE
-m alt.
2 hours ago
2° C
No report.
13
Light winds from the SSW
(13 kph at 200).
SHIP9
1686 km NE
-m alt.
2 hours ago
2° C
No report.
9
Light winds from the SSW
(9 kph at 200).
SHIP824
1686 km NE
-m alt.
3 hours ago
2° C
No report.
13
Light winds from the SSW
(13 kph at 200).
SHIP4442
1686 km NE
3m alt.
4 hours ago
2° C
17
Light winds from the S
(17 kph at 190).
SHIP5070
1686 km NE
3m alt.
3 hours ago
2° C
13
Light winds from the SSW
(13 kph at 200).
SHIP783
1686 km NE
-m alt.
2 hours ago
2° C
No report.
15
Light winds from the SSW
(15 kph at 210).
SHIP5537
1686 km NE
15m alt.
4 hours ago
2° C
17
Light winds from the S
(17 kph at 190).
- km
SHIP552
1686 km NE
-m alt.
2 hours ago
2° C
No report.
13
Light winds from the SSW
(13 kph at 200).

* 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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