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

Vinson Massif
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 am Fri 21 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Sat morning, min -24°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Wed morning, min -30°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
4800
km/h
10
W
15
W
15
W
15
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
NW
15
W
15
WSW
20
W
20
W
20
W
25
W
25
W
20
W
20
W
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Snowflake cm
1
1
1
4
 mm
max °C
-18
-19
-11
-8
-8
-9
-10
-10
-11
-26
-26
-22
-19
-16
-12
-10
-15
-11
min °C
-18
-20
-20
-10
-8
-10
-11
-12
-24
-30
-30
-25
-23
-17
-15
-15
-17
-14
 chill °C
-26
-30
-30
-17
-16
-19
-20
-21
-36
-41
-42
-36
-34
-26
-25
-25
-27
-23
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
12:00
5:09
4:37
4:16
4:00
3:45
Sunset
12:00
6:20
6:52
7:13
7:30
7:43

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Vinson Massif Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Vinson Massif is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Sat morning, min -24°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Vinson Massif Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Wed morning, min -30°C on Mon 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.
1 hour ago
-27° C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 90).
40 km
Mid: clear
BaseSanMartin
1292 km NE
7m alt.
1 hour ago
-14° C
moderate snow
Continuous moderate snow.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 160 degs) was rejected.
1.0 km
Mid: overcast
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
1856 km NE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
39
Strong winds from the S
(39 kph at 180).
0.0 km
BaseMarambio
1857 km NE
200m alt.
1 hour ago
-23° C
Clouds developing.
24
Moderate winds from the SSW
(24 kph at 200).
35 km
Mid: scattered
BaseEsperanza
1940 km NE
24m alt.
1 hour ago
-14° C
Clouds dissolving.
15
Light winds from the W
(15 kph at 270).
30 km
Mid: clear
BaseCarlini
2037 km NE
11m alt.
1 hour ago
-10° C
moderate snow
Snow
19
Light winds from the N
(19 kph at 0).
30 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
2038 km NE
48m alt.
1 hour ago
-4° C
No report.
Wind obs. (115 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
2039 km NE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
-10° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
22
Moderate winds from the SE
(22 kph at 140).
9.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
Dinamet
2043 km NE
52m alt.
1 hour ago
-3° C
No report.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 300 degs) was rejected.
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
2145 km SSW
10m alt.
2 hours ago
-35° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (19 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: few

* 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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