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

Vinson Massif
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 pm Mon 17 Aug Local Time
Updates in:
hr min s
Update imminent

Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Mon night, min -25°C on Wed afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Sat morning, min -19°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
5100
4500
4800
2500
km/h
0
WNW
5
WSW
5
WNW
5
W
5
NW
5
WSW
10
W
10
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
W
15
W
15
W
15
W
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
1
2
 mm
max °C
-18
-16
-17
-18
-20
-22
-24
-22
-20
-16
-16
-19
-18
-8
-6
-8
-8
min °C
-19
-17
-18
-19
-22
-23
-25
-24
-21
-18
-17
-19
-19
-15
-6
-10
-10
 chill °C
-19
-22
-23
-23
-22
-28
-33
-32
-29
-24
-22
-28
-29
-24
-14
-18
-18
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-39-40-41-42-43-44-44-43-41-40-41-40-38-32-28-30-30-34-34-36-36-38-39-39-37-35-34-35-35-33-28-23-25-24-28-28-29-30-31-33-33-31-29-27-28-29-28-22-17-19-17-23-22-23-24-26-28-29-27-24-22-22-24-23-17-12-14-13-19-17-18-19-21-23-25-23-21-17-17-19-19-12-6-9-9-12-11-12-12-14-16-18-17-15-11-11-13-12-60-3-3
Sunrise
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
5:09
Sunset
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
6:20

Loading...

Vinson Massif Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Vinson Massif is: A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Mon night, min -25°C on Wed afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Vinson Massif Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Sat morning, min -19°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.
1 hour ago
-35° C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
7
Light winds from the NNE
(7 kph at 20).
5.0 km
Mid: overcast
BaseSanMartin
1292 km NE
7m alt.
1 hour ago
-12° C
-
Wind obs. (15 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
40 km
Mid: scattered
ASCATC255E68S
1374 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
51
Near gales from the NW
(51 kph at 318).
- km
ASCATC254E68S
1388 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the NW
(50 kph at 319).
- km
ASCATC253E68S
1401 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the NW
(44 kph at 322).
- km
ASCATC252E68S
1409 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the NW
(45 kph at 319).
- km
ASCATC258E67S
1433 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the NE
(31 kph at 54).
- km
ASCATC257E67S
1462 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
26
Moderate winds from the NW
(26 kph at 306).
- km
ASCATC256E67S
1463 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
20
Moderate winds from the NW
(20 kph at 308).
- km
ASCATC255E67S
1483 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
19
Light winds from the NW
(19 kph at 314).
- 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.

Vinson Massif Photos