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

Vinson Massif
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 6 am Fri 27 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -34°C on Sun afternoon, min -40°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Sat morning, near gales from the WNW by Sun morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue morning. Extremely cold (max -31°C on Mon afternoon, min -37°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the ENE on Tue morning, moderate winds from the N by Wed night).

Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
1
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
 km/h
30
WSW
25
SW
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
NW
20
NW
55
WNW
45
WNW
35
NNW
40
NNW
50
NNW
40
NNE
65
ENE
75
ENE
45
NNE
40
NNE
30
NNE
25
N
3
3
4
1
max °C
-39
-39
-38
-38
-38
-37
-35
-34
-34
-33
-31
-31
-33
-36
-36
-35
-34
-33
min °C
-40
-39
-39
-38
-38
-38
-37
-34
-35
-34
-32
-33
-34
-37
-37
-35
-35
-34
-58
-56
-55
-50
-50
-54
-60
-54
-53
-53
-52
-54
-58
-59
-60
-54
-52
-50
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
5050
5200
5300
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-40-39-39-38-38-38-36-34-35-34-32-32-34-37-37-35-35-34-35-34-34-33-33-32-30-29-29-29-28-29-30-33-32-30-30-28-29-29-29-28-28-25-23-22-23-24-24-25-26-28-27-25-23-21-25-25-24-24-23-22-19-18-18-21-21-22-23-24-22-21-20-18-21-22-20-20-20-18-16-14-14-17-18-18-19-19-18-17-17-14-15-15-13-13-13-12-9-8-8-11-11-12-12-13-11-11-11-8
Sunrise
1:15
1:23
1:31
1:39
1:46
1:54
Sunset
12:14
12:06
11:57
11:49
11:41
11:33

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Vinson Massif Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Vinson Massif is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -34°C on Sun afternoon, min -40°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Sat morning, near gales from the WNW by Sun morning).

Vinson Massif Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue morning. Extremely cold (max -31°C on Mon afternoon, min -37°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the ENE on Tue 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.
4 hours ago
-10° C
-
24
Moderate winds from the SE
(24 kph at 140).
40 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
BaseSanMartin
1292 km NE
7m alt.
4 hours ago
-2° C
-
28
Moderate winds from the ESE
(28 kph at 110).
40 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
ASCATC227E71S
1552 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the S
(45 kph at 191).
- km
ASCATC225E71S
1578 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
43
Strong winds from the SSW
(43 kph at 199).
- km
ASCATC224E72S
1580 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the W
(30 kph at 273).
- km
ASCATC223E72S
1583 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the W
(33 kph at 268).
- km
ASCATC226E71S
1587 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the SSW
(42 kph at 200).
- km
ASCATC222E72S
1594 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the W
(33 kph at 274).
- km
ASCATC224E71S
1606 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
24
Moderate winds from the SW
(24 kph at 218).
- km
ASCATC221E72S
1623 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
26
Moderate winds from the WNW
(26 kph at 283).
- 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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