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

Vinson Massif
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 pm Sun 30 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Sun night, min -28°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Fri night, min -22°C on Wed afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
30
Monday
31
Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
Friday
4
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
light snow
cloudy
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
cloudy
some clouds
light snow
Cloud base (m)
4650
6250
4250
4100
km/h
15
W
15
W
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
SW
5
SW
10
WNW
10
W
10
W
10
W
10
WSW
10
W
10
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
5
WSW
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Snowflake cm
3
1
 mm
max °C
-15
-14
-27
-26
-21
-22
-23
-20
-21
-20
-18
-17
-15
-12
-12
-13
-11
min °C
-16
-24
-28
-28
-25
-23
-23
-23
-22
-22
-20
-17
-17
-14
-12
-13
-13
 chill °C
-24
-33
-38
-37
-33
-28
-23
-30
-30
-29
-26
-23
-24
-21
-19
-20
-18
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-39-43-45-45-43-40-39-39-40-40-39-38-36-34-34-32-34-33-37-41-40-37-35-35-34-34-34-34-32-30-28-27-26-28-27-31-36-35-31-30-30-28-28-28-27-26-22-20-19-20-22-21-25-32-31-27-26-26-25-25-24-23-21-19-16-16-16-17-16-19-28-27-23-23-23-22-22-21-19-17-16-13-12-13-12-9-13-22-21-17-16-17-15-15-15-13-11-10-6-6-7-5
Sunrise
2:44
2:33
2:24
2:14
2:04
Sunset
8:32
8:41
8:52
9:00
9:10
9:18

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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 -14°C on Sun night, min -28°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Vinson Massif Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Fri night, min -22°C on Wed 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.
2 hours ago
-13°C
Clouds developing.
11
Light winds from the SW
(11 kph at 230).
40 km
Mid: scattered
BaseSanMartin
1292 km NE
7m alt.
2 hours ago
-22°C
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
40 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
hy2b296E64S
1785 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the SW
(45 kph at 235).
- km
hy2b297E64S
1805 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the WSW
(45 kph at 238).
- km
hy2b289E63S
1839 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
22
Moderate winds from the W
(22 kph at 278).
- km
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
1856 km NE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
Wind obs. (22 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
BaseMarambio
1857 km NE
200m alt.
1 hour ago
-7°C
-
19
Light winds from the W
(19 kph at 270).
35 km
Mid: clear
hy2b290E63S
1858 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
16
Light winds from the W
(16 kph at 268).
- km
hy2b291E63S
1868 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
12
Light winds from the W
(12 kph at 265).
- km
hy2b290E62S
1869 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
13
Light winds from the W
(13 kph at 270).
- 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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