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

Vinson Massif
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 pm Tue 01 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Thu night, min -23°C on Tue afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Fri afternoon, min -28°C on Sun afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
1
Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
Friday
4
Saturday
5
Sunday
6
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
4300
4450
km/h
5
SW
5
WNW
10
W
10
W
10
W
10
W
10
WSW
15
WSW
10
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
5
N
5
NE
5
NE
5
NE
5
NE
5
NE
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Snowflake cm
1
 mm
max °C
-23
-21
-22
-20
-19
-16
-15
-12
-13
-15
-15
-20
-26
-26
-27
-27
-25
min °C
-23
-22
-22
-21
-20
-17
-16
-15
-14
-17
-17
-23
-27
-27
-27
-28
-28
 chill °C
-23
-26
-30
-29
-27
-24
-23
-22
-21
-26
-21
-29
-27
-27
-27
-28
-28
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-40-40-41-40-40-38-38-38-37-37-37-39-42-42-43-43-44-35-35-35-35-34-32-32-32-31-31-32-35-38-39-39-40-40-29-29-29-29-28-26-25-25-23-24-26-30-34-35-35-36-36-26-25-25-24-23-21-20-19-18-20-21-26-30-31-31-32-31-23-22-22-21-20-17-16-14-14-16-16-22-27-27-27-28-27-17-15-15-14-13-10-9-7-7-10-10-16-20-20-21-21-20
Sunrise
2:24
2:14
2:04
1:54
1:46
Sunset
8:52
9:00
9:10
9:18
9:27
9:37

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Vinson Massif Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Vinson Massif is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Thu night, min -23°C on Tue afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Vinson Massif Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Fri afternoon, min -28°C on Sun afternoon). 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.
1 hour ago
-23°C
-
28
Moderate winds from the ESE
(28 kph at 110).
40 km
Mid: few
BaseSanMartin
1292 km NE
7m alt.
1 hour ago
-20°C
moderate snow
Continuous moderate snow.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
2.0 km
Mid: overcast
ASCATB236E66S
1855 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the E
(48 kph at 91).
- km
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
1856 km NE
232m alt.
1 hour ago
clear
-
Wind obs. (19 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
BaseMarambio
1857 km NE
200m alt.
1 hour ago
-7°C
-
15
Light winds from the W
(15 kph at 270).
35 km
Mid: scattered
ASCATB235E66S
1915 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the E
(41 kph at 82).
- km
BaseBernardoO higgins
1934 km NE
10m alt.
1 hour ago
-11°C
State of sky unchanged.
54
Near gales from the W
(54 kph at 270).
30 km
Mid: overcast
BaseEsperanza
1940 km NE
24m alt.
1 hour ago
-4°C
-
61
Near gales from the W
(61 kph at 270).
30 km
Mid: few
ASCATB234E66S
1948 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the E
(39 kph at 87).
- km
ASCATB233E66S
1969 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the E
(41 kph at 86).
- 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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