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

Vinson Massif
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 pm Fri 04 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Fri night, min -29°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Wed morning, min -25°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
5
Sunday
6
Monday
7
Tuesday
8
Wednesday
9
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
4650
km/h
5
WNW
5
NNE
5
WNW
5
WSW
5
WSW
10
W
10
WSW
10
W
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
15
W
10
W
15
W
Weather map
Weather map
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Snowflake cm
2
1
 mm
max °C
-11
-20
-21
-22
-24
-28
-25
-24
-20
-14
-17
-14
-13
-10
-12
-18
min °C
-17
-21
-22
-22
-26
-28
-29
-25
-22
-17
-18
-14
-17
-11
-13
-22
 chill °C
-21
-21
-22
-22
-32
-36
-38
-34
-30
-25
-27
-22
-26
-17
-19
-32
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-36-38-39-41-42-43-42-40-39-38-37-36-36-36-37-39-31-34-35-37-39-39-39-36-34-33-31-30-30-30-31-34-25-30-30-32-34-36-35-31-28-26-25-24-23-23-25-29-20-25-26-28-30-32-31-28-25-21-21-19-19-17-19-24-14-21-22-22-25-28-27-25-21-16-18-14-15-11-13-20-8-14-15-16-18-22-21-19-15-10-11-8-9-4-7-14
Sunrise
1:54
1:46
1:37
1:29
1:20
Sunset
9:27
9:37
9:45
9:52
10:00

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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 Fri night, min -29°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 -25°C on Thu 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
BaseSanMartin
1292 km NE
7m alt.
2 hours ago
-30°C
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 140 degs) was rejected.
40 km
Mid: scattered
1325 km S
2835m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (30 kph from 360 degs) was rejected.
1.4 km
Mid: scattered
1342 km S
3012m alt.
2 hours ago
moderate snow
Ice crystals.
30
Fresh winds from the S
(30 kph at 180).
1.4 km
High: few
hy2b259E67S
1384 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
47
Strong winds from the WNW
(47 kph at 282).
- km
hy2b257E67S
1400 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the WNW
(49 kph at 285).
- km
hy2b254E67S
1404 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the WNW
(46 kph at 300).
- km
hy2b258E67S
1413 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the WNW
(48 kph at 282).
- km
hy2b256E67S
1416 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the WNW
(46 kph at 292).
- km
hy2b255E67S
1430 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the WNW
(46 kph at 298).
- km
hy2b273E66S
1435 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the NNW
(49 kph at 332).
- 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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