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

Vinson Massif
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 am Tue 08 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Wed afternoon, min -20°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun night. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Sun night, min -21°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
8
Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
light snow
Cloud base (m)
2500
2450
2450
5050
3450
km/h
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
20
W
10
W
10
W
15
W
10
W
15
W
15
WNW
10
W
10
WSW
10
W
15
W
20
W
25
W
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
1
5
 mm
max °C
-15
-14
-10
-8
-7
-9
-10
-15
-18
-21
-19
-14
-14
-16
-18
-13
-13
-12
min °C
-16
-15
-13
-10
-9
-9
-12
-17
-20
-21
-20
-17
-15
-18
-20
-16
-14
-14
 chill °C
-24
-23
-21
-17
-16
-16
-18
-25
-28
-29
-28
-25
-21
-24
-28
-24
-23
-24
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-38-36-34-33-33-35-36-39-41-40-40-38-39-41-42-39-36-36-32-30-28-27-26-28-30-33-36-35-34-32-33-35-36-33-31-31-26-23-21-20-18-20-23-27-29-29-27-25-27-29-28-25-25-25-21-19-17-14-14-15-17-21-24-25-23-20-21-23-24-20-19-19-16-15-12-9-8-9-11-16-19-21-20-16-15-17-19-15-14-13-10-8-5-3-2-3-5-10-12-14-13-9-8-10-13-9-8-7
Sunrise
1:29
1:20
1:10
1:02
12:55
12:46
Sunset
9:52
10:00
10:08
10:17
10:23
10:32

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Vinson Massif Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Vinson Massif is: Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Wed afternoon, min -20°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Vinson Massif Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun night. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Sun night, min -21°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

This table gives the weather forecast for Vinson Massif at the specific elevation of 1000 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
-22°C
-
11
Light winds from the SE
(11 kph at 140).
40 km
Mid: few
ASCATB279E65S
1570 km N
15m alt.
4 hours ago
55
Near gales from the S
(55 kph at 183).
- km
ASCATB278E65S
1576 km N
15m alt.
4 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the SSW
(46 kph at 193).
- km
ASCATB278E64S
1685 km N
15m alt.
4 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the SSW
(44 kph at 202).
- km
ASCATB279E64S
1688 km N
15m alt.
4 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the SSW
(45 kph at 201).
- km
ASCATC281E64S
1690 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the SSW
(44 kph at 211).
- km
ASCATB280E64S
1690 km N
15m alt.
4 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the SSW
(44 kph at 208).
- km
ASCATB281E64S
1695 km N
15m alt.
4 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the SSW
(45 kph at 212).
- km
ASCATB283E64S
1696 km NNE
15m alt.
4 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the SSW
(45 kph at 210).
- km
ASCATC282E64S
1700 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the SSW
(45 kph at 203).
- 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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