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

Vinson Massif
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 pm Mon 31 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Thu morning, min -22°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Thu night, min -31°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
Friday
4
Saturday
5
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
cloud
cloud
part cloud
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
4850
4600
4300
5850
5100
km/h
10
SW
5
S
5
W
10
W
10
W
10
W
10
W
10
W
10
W
10
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
NE
5
NE
5
NNE
5
NE
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
1
 mm
max °C
-20
-21
-21
-21
-21
-20
-16
-14
-14
-13
-17
-15
-16
-26
-26
-26
min °C
-22
-22
-21
-21
-22
-20
-18
-16
-14
-16
-17
-16
-25
-26
-26
-30
 chill °C
-27
-22
-25
-27
-30
-27
-25
-23
-21
-24
-25
-24
-31
-31
-26
-30
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-41-39-39-40-40-39-39-37-37-37-38-38-38-41-41-44-36-34-34-35-35-34-33-31-31-31-32-32-34-37-38-40-29-28-28-28-28-27-26-24-24-24-25-25-29-34-34-36-25-25-25-24-24-23-22-19-19-19-21-20-25-30-30-32-21-22-21-21-22-20-17-15-14-15-17-16-21-26-26-28-15-15-15-15-15-14-11-8-8-8-11-10-14-20-20-22
Sunrise
2:33
2:24
2:14
2:04
1:54
Sunset
8:52
9:00
9:10
9:18
9:27

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Vinson Massif Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Vinson Massif is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Thu morning, min -22°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Vinson Massif Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Thu night, min -31°C on Sun 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.
2 hours ago
-28°C
-
7
Light winds from the W
(7 kph at 270).
40 km
Mid: scattered
1325 km S
2835m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (26 kph from 100 degs) was rejected.
0.6 km
Mid: clear
1342 km S
3012m alt.
2 hours ago
moderate snow
Ice crystals.
28
Moderate winds from the W
(28 kph at 280).
0.6 km
ASCATB277E65S
1496 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
54
Near gales from the WSW
(54 kph at 244).
- km
ASCATB278E65S
1497 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
54
Near gales from the WSW
(54 kph at 245).
- km
ASCATB279E65S
1528 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
53
Near gales from the WSW
(53 kph at 249).
- km
ASCATB281E64S
1666 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
53
Near gales from the WSW
(53 kph at 249).
- km
ASCATB280E64S
1673 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the W
(50 kph at 262).
- km
ASCATB282E64S
1675 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the W
(46 kph at 270).
- km
ASCATB281E63S
1703 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the W
(48 kph at 260).
- 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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