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

Vinson Massif
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 pm Sat 29 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Sat afternoon, min -27°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Fri morning, min -24°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
29
Sunday
30
Monday
31
Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
3050
5000
4850
km/h
15
WSW
15
W
15
W
15
WSW
15
W
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
SW
5
SW
10
W
10
W
10
W
5
WSW
10
W
10
W
10
W
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Snowflake cm
3
 mm
max °C
-11
-11
-15
-16
-14
-25
-26
-22
-22
-23
-23
-24
-23
-21
-23
-20
-16
min °C
-11
-15
-16
-17
-23
-27
-26
-26
-23
-23
-24
-24
-23
-23
-23
-22
-19
 chill °C
-18
-23
-24
-25
-32
-37
-35
-34
-28
-23
-30
-31
-30
-30
-30
-30
-26
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-36-36-38-39-42-46-45-43-41-40-41-42-41-42-41-40-38-29-30-32-33-36-41-40-38-36-35-36-37-36-36-36-34-31-22-24-26-27-30-36-34-31-30-30-30-31-30-31-30-28-25-16-18-21-21-25-31-30-27-26-27-27-27-26-26-26-25-22-11-13-16-17-19-26-26-24-23-23-24-24-23-22-23-21-18-5-6-9-10-12-20-20-18-16-17-17-17-17-15-16-15-11
Sunrise
2:55
2:44
2:33
2:24
2:14
Sunset
8:21
8:32
8:41
8:52
9:00
9:10

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Vinson Massif Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Vinson Massif is: A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Sat afternoon, min -27°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Vinson Massif Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Fri morning, min -24°C on Tue night). 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.
2 hours ago
-28°C
-
26
Moderate winds from the SW
(26 kph at 230).
40 km
Mid: few
BaseSanMartin
1292 km NE
7m alt.
2 hours ago
-25°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
40 km
Mid: clear
1325 km S
2835m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (15 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
28 km
Mid: few
1342 km S
3012m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (15 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
8.0 km
Mid: few
ASCATB258E67S
1441 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the SSE
(32 kph at 162).
- km
ASCATB257E67S
1449 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
22
Moderate winds from the SW
(22 kph at 229).
- km
ASCATB263E66S
1502 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
34
Fresh winds from the SW
(34 kph at 229).
- km
ASCATB269E65S
1504 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
24
Moderate winds from the SW
(24 kph at 228).
- km
ASCATB262E66S
1514 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
26
Moderate winds from the SW
(26 kph at 222).
- km
ASCATB261E66S
1520 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the SW
(32 kph at 223).
- 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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