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

Vinson Massif
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 pm Mon 24 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Tue night, min -23°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Sat night, min -21°C on Sun afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
2850
5000
4050
km/h
20
W
20
W
20
WNW
20
W
20
W
20
W
15
W
15
W
15
W
15
WSW
15
W
15
W
15
WSW
15
W
15
W
15
W
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Snowflake cm
2
 mm
max °C
-17
-17
-13
-7
-8
-9
-10
-11
-8
-11
-13
-12
-11
-14
-11
-10
min °C
-23
-18
-14
-12
-8
-11
-12
-11
-11
-14
-13
-12
-13
-14
-13
-11
 chill °C
-34
-28
-23
-20
-15
-19
-20
-18
-18
-22
-20
-19
-21
-22
-20
-18
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-44-40-37-33-30-32-34-33-33-35-37-36-36-36-36-37-38-34-31-27-24-26-27-26-27-28-30-30-30-30-30-30-32-28-25-21-17-19-20-19-19-21-23-22-24-23-23-22-26-23-19-16-12-14-15-15-14-17-18-17-18-18-18-16-20-18-14-10-8-10-11-11-10-13-13-12-12-14-12-11-14-12-7-4-2-3-4-4-3-6-7-6-5-7-6-4
Sunrise
4:00
3:45
3:31
3:17
3:05
Sunset
7:30
7:43
7:58
8:10
8:21

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Vinson Massif Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Vinson Massif is: Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Tue night, min -23°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Vinson Massif Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Sat night, min -21°C on Sun afternoon). 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
-37°C
moderate snow
Clouds dissolving.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 270).
40 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
BaseSanMartin
1292 km NE
7m alt.
1 hour ago
-3°C
light snow
Intermittent light snow.
28
Moderate winds from the NW
(28 kph at 320).
0.9 km
Mid: overcast
1325 km S
2835m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (15 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
29 km
Mid: few
1342 km S
3012m alt.
1 hour ago
-
15
Light winds from the WNW
(15 kph at 290).
9.0 km
Mid: few
ASCATB295E65S
1648 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
20
Moderate winds from the WNW
(20 kph at 296).
- km
ASCATC295E65S
1665 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
18
Light winds from the WNW
(18 kph at 292).
- km
ASCATB295E64S
1720 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
22
Moderate winds from the W
(22 kph at 280).
- km
ASCATB296E64S
1755 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
23
Moderate winds from the W
(23 kph at 273).
- km
ASCATC296E64S
1795 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
26
Moderate winds from the WSW
(26 kph at 259).
- km
ASCATC297E64S
1807 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
27
Moderate winds from the W
(27 kph at 259).
- 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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