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

Vinson Massif
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 12 am Tue 11 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -36°C on Thu afternoon, min -39°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -33°C on Thu night, min -40°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Fri afternoon, light winds from the NNW by Sun morning).

Tuesday
11
Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
Friday
14
Saturday
15
Sunday
16
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
 km/h
15
E
15
ENE
5
ENE
5
ESE
0
NE
5
WSW
10
SW
20
W
20
WSW
30
WSW
30
NW
35
NNW
35
NNW
25
NNW
15
N
15
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NW
 cm 
2
 mm 
max°C
-38
-38
-39
-38
-38
-38
-38
-37
-36
-33
-33
-35
-37
-38
-39
-39
-39
-40
-40
min°C
-38
-39
-39
-39
-38
-38
-38
-38
-37
-36
-34
-36
-37
-39
-39
-39
-40
-40
-40
chill°C 
-51
-50
-47
-39
-38
-45
-48
-52
-52
-52
-51
-55
-56
-54
-52
-54
-50
-50
-50
Freezing level (m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
4400
2450
4900
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-38-39-39-39-38-38-38-38-37-35-34-36-37-39-39-39-40-40-40-34-34-34-34-33-33-33-32-31-29-29-31-31-32-32-33-33-33-34-29-29-28-29-28-27-26-25-25-23-23-24-25-25-26-26-26-26-27-24-24-25-24-23-23-21-19-20-18-17-19-19-19-20-20-19-20-20-20-19-21-19-18-20-16-14-16-12-12-14-14-13-14-13-13-14-13-13-13-15-13-12-13-10-8-10-6-5-7-8-7-8-7-6-8-7
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 -36°C on Thu afternoon, min -39°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Vinson Massif Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -33°C on Thu night, min -40°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Fri afternoon, light winds from the NNW by Sun morning).

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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
BaseBelgranoII
1124 km ESE
256m alt.
3 hours ago
-12° C
-
Wind obs. (9 kph from 130 degs) was rejected.
40 km
Mid: scattered
ASCATC273E67S
1260 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
53
Near gales from the W
(53 kph at 271).
- km
ASCATC274E67S
1266 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
51
Near gales from the W
(51 kph at 274).
- km
ASCATC272E67S
1276 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
59
Near gales from the W
(59 kph at 272).
- km
ASCATC264E68S
1282 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the SW
(48 kph at 221).
- km
ASCATC275E67S
1285 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the W
(50 kph at 274).
- km
ASCATC263E67S
1288 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the SW
(48 kph at 224).
- km
BaseSanMartin
1292 km NE
7m alt.
3 hours ago
-4° C
Fog
37
Fresh winds from the ESE
(37 kph at 110).
28 km
Mid: overcast
ASCATC264E67S
1293 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the SW
(50 kph at 221).
- km
ASCATC271E67S
1327 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
64
Gales from the WSW
(64 kph at 256).
- 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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