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

Vinson Massif
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 am Thu 14 May Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -37°C on Sat night, min -43°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -35°C on Sun night, min -41°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Sun morning, strong winds from the W by Sun night).

Thursday
14
Friday
15
Saturday
16
Sunday
17
Monday
18
Tuesday
19
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
cloud
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
km/h
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
E
25
E
20
E
5
NNE
15
NNE
30
NNE
15
NE
10
N
20
NW
50
W
35
NNW
40
N
40
N
40
NW
35
NNW
40
NNE
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
1
max °C
-42
-42
-43
-43
-42
-40
-39
-38
-37
-37
-37
-35
-35
-35
-37
-38
-39
-40
min °C
-43
-43
-43
-43
-42
-41
-40
-39
-38
-37
-37
-37
-35
-35
-39
-39
-39
-41
-59
-56
-57
-60
-58
-50
-53
-57
-52
-49
-53
-55
-53
-54
-57
-58
-59
-62
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
2750
4350
4000
3100
4750
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-43-43-43-43-42-41-40-39-38-37-37-36-35-35-38-39-39-41-39-39-39-39-38-36-34-34-32-32-31-31-30-30-32-33-35-37-35-34-34-34-33-30-29-28-26-25-25-25-24-25-26-27-30-32-30-29-29-29-29-26-25-24-22-21-21-20-19-20-21-22-25-27-26-24-24-24-25-23-21-20-18-17-17-16-15-15-17-18-20-22-19-18-17-18-18-16-14-14-11-11-10-10-8-8-11-11-13-16
Sunrise
12:00
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: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -37°C on Sat night, min -43°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Vinson Massif Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -35°C on Sun night, min -41°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Sun morning, strong winds from the W by Sun 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
-15° C
light snow
Intermittent light snow.
19
Light winds from the N
(19 kph at 0).
5.0 km
Mid: overcast
BaseSanMartin
1292 km NE
7m alt.
3 hours ago
0° C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
46
Strong winds from the NNW
(46 kph at 340).
4.0 km
Mid: overcast
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
1856 km NE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
Wind obs. (33 kph from 300 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
BaseMarambio
1857 km NE
200m alt.
3 hours ago
-2° C
-
41
Strong winds from the NW
(41 kph at 320).
35 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
BaseEsperanza
1940 km NE
24m alt.
3 hours ago
5° C
-
43
Strong winds from the W
(43 kph at 270).
30 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
ASCATC226E67S
1969 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
47
Strong winds from the WSW
(47 kph at 258).
- km
ASCATC227E67S
1990 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
51
Near gales from the WSW
(51 kph at 256).
- km
Captain Arturo Prat Base
1994 km NE
111m alt.
3 hours ago
1° C
Mist
35
Fresh winds from the W
(35 kph at 280).
2.0 km
Mid: overcast
ASCATC227E66S
2010 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
51
Near gales from the WSW
(51 kph at 253).
- km
ASCATC226E66S
2031 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the W
(48 kph at 259).
- 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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