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

Vinson Massif
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 am Thu 09 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -38°C on Thu morning, min -41°C on Fri night). Mainly strong winds.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue night. Extremely cold (max -35°C on Tue night, min -42°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Sun night, near gales from the NNE by Tue night).

Thursday
9
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
 km/h
25
NNE
25
NNE
30
NE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NNE
15
N
25
NNW
40
N
25
NNE
20
NE
15
ENE
40
NW
25
N
20
ENE
30
E
25
ENE
55
NNE
2
5
max °C
-38
-38
-39
-40
-40
-41
-40
-39
-39
-39
-40
-41
-40
-39
-39
-41
-41
-35
min °C
-38
-38
-40
-40
-40
-41
-40
-40
-39
-40
-41
-42
-40
-40
-40
-41
-41
-40
-54
-54
-58
-58
-57
-59
-55
-58
-60
-56
-57
-57
-61
-58
-58
-60
-58
-62
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-38-38-40-40-40-41-40-40-39-40-41-42-40-40-40-41-41-38-32-33-34-35-35-35-35-35-35-35-36-37-36-36-35-36-36-33-26-27-28-30-30-29-29-29-29-30-31-32-32-31-30-30-30-27-21-22-24-25-25-25-25-25-25-26-26-28-29-28-27-26-25-22-18-18-19-20-21-21-21-21-22-21-22-23-25-25-22-21-20-17-11-11-13-14-14-14-14-15-16-15-15-17-19-19-16-15-14-11
Sunrise
1:55
2:04
2:14
2:23
2:32
2:43
Sunset
9:27
9:18
9:08
8:59
8:48
8:37

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Vinson Massif Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Vinson Massif is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -38°C on Thu morning, min -41°C on Fri night). Mainly strong winds.

Vinson Massif Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue night. Extremely cold (max -35°C on Tue night, min -42°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Sun night, near gales from the NNE by Tue 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.
3 hours ago
-10° C
-
7
Light winds from the E
(7 kph at 90).
40 km
Mid: few
BaseSanMartin
1292 km NE
7m alt.
3 hours ago
-1° C
-
28
Moderate winds from the NE
(28 kph at 50).
40 km
Mid: few
1342 km S
3012m alt.
3 hours ago
light snow
Snow grains.
Wind obs. (19 kph from 10 degs) was rejected.
1.2 km
High: scattered
ASCATB220E71S
1779 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the W
(40 kph at 261).
- km
ASCATB219E71S
1786 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the W
(46 kph at 266).
- km
ASCATB220E70S
1788 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the W
(35 kph at 264).
- km
ASCATB219E70S
1795 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the W
(40 kph at 267).
- km
ASCATB218E70S
1830 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the W
(46 kph at 260).
- km
ASCATB217E70S
1856 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
54
Near gales from the SW
(54 kph at 216).
- km
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
1856 km NE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
-6° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
48
Strong winds from the SW
(48 kph at 230).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken

* 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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