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

Vinson Massif
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 6 am Fri 03 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -37°C on Fri morning, min -40°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -36°C on Mon afternoon, min -38°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NNW on Mon morning, moderate winds from the N by Wed night).

Friday
3
Saturday
4
Sunday
5
Monday
6
Tuesday
7
Wednesday
8
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
 km/h
10
WSW
20
W
20
W
15
NW
20
WNW
25
NW
30
WNW
25
WNW
0
WSW
55
NW
45
NNW
40
NNE
25
NNE
30
NNE
40
NNE
35
N
30
N
20
NNE
max °C
-37
-38
-39
-40
-40
-39
-38
-38
-37
-37
-36
-36
-37
-37
-37
-37
-37
-37
min °C
-37
-39
-40
-40
-40
-40
-39
-38
-38
-37
-36
-37
-37
-37
-38
-37
-37
-38
-49
-56
-53
-53
-56
-58
-58
-54
-57
-59
-56
-57
-53
-54
-57
-56
-54
-54
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-37-39-40-40-40-40-39-38-38-37-36-37-37-37-38-37-37-38-31-33-35-36-35-35-34-34-34-33-32-33-33-33-34-32-32-33-26-27-29-30-30-30-29-29-30-28-28-28-28-29-28-27-26-26-20-21-25-27-26-26-26-26-27-24-24-25-25-26-25-23-22-21-16-17-20-24-23-23-22-24-24-20-21-21-22-22-21-19-19-18-10-10-14-18-16-16-16-17-18-14-14-15-16-16-14-12-12-12
Sunrise
2:10
2:17
2:26
2:33
2:43
2:50
Sunset
11:15
11:07
9:59
10:49
10:41
10:32

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Vinson Massif Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Vinson Massif is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -37°C on Fri morning, min -40°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds.

Vinson Massif Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -36°C on Mon afternoon, min -38°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NNW on Mon morning, moderate winds from the N 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
1124 km ESE
256m alt.
2 hours ago
-21° C
-
11
Light winds from the SE
(11 kph at 140).
40 km
Mid: few
BaseSanMartin
1292 km NE
7m alt.
2 hours ago
1° C
-
6
Light winds from the E
(6 kph at 90).
40 km
Mid: scattered
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
1856 km NE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
-10° C
moderate snow
Blowing moderate snow.
61
Near gales from the SW
(61 kph at 220).
0.1 km
Low: overcast
BaseMarambio
1857 km NE
200m alt.
2 hours ago
-10° C
heavy snow
Heavy drifting snow, above eye level.
67
Gales from the SSW
(67 kph at 210).
0.1 km
Mid: overcast
BaseEsperanza
1940 km NE
24m alt.
2 hours ago
-7° C
light snow
Intermittent light snow.
56
Near gales from the SSW
(56 kph at 200).
1.5 km
Mid: overcast
BaseCarlini
2037 km NE
11m alt.
2 hours ago
-2° C
-
15
Light winds from the SE
(15 kph at 140).
30 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
2038 km NE
48m alt.
1 hour ago
-4° C
No report.
Wind obs. (115 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
2039 km NE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
20
Moderate winds from the SE
(20 kph at 130).
0.0 km
Dinamet
2043 km NE
52m alt.
1 hour ago
-3° C
No report.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 300 degs) was rejected.
Williams Field
2150 km SSW
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-23° C
clear
Fog freezing -.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0.2 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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