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

Vinson Massif
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 am Sun 30 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Sun morning, min -29°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Thu night, min -22°C on Wed afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
30
Monday
31
Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
Friday
4
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
5150
5200
3800
4350
km/h
15
W
15
W
15
W
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
SW
5
SW
10
WNW
10
W
10
W
10
W
10
W
10
W
10
W
10
WNW
10
W
10
W
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Weather map
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Snowflake cm
4
 mm
max °C
-15
-15
-15
-26
-27
-21
-21
-22
-20
-20
-21
-17
-16
-16
-13
-13
-13
-13
min °C
-16
-16
-19
-29
-27
-26
-22
-23
-23
-21
-22
-21
-16
-16
-15
-13
-13
-14
 chill °C
-24
-24
-28
-39
-36
-34
-27
-23
-28
-29
-30
-28
-22
-22
-21
-19
-19
-20
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-38-39-42-45-44-43-40-39-39-40-39-38-37-36-35-34-34-34-33-34-36-41-40-37-35-35-34-34-34-32-31-30-28-27-27-28-27-27-30-36-35-31-29-29-28-27-28-26-24-23-21-19-19-21-21-21-23-32-31-27-25-26-25-24-24-22-19-19-17-16-16-17-16-16-17-28-27-24-22-23-22-21-22-19-16-16-14-13-13-14-9-10-11-21-21-18-15-16-15-14-15-12-10-10-8-7-7-7
Sunrise
2:55
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 -15°C on Sun morning, min -29°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Vinson Massif Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Thu 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.
1 hour ago
-17°C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, above eye level.
78
Severe gales from the SE
(78 kph at 140).
0.6 km
Mid: scattered
BaseSanMartin
1292 km NE
7m alt.
1 hour ago
-24°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
40 km
Mid: scattered
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
1856 km NE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
28
Moderate winds from the NNW
(28 kph at 340).
0.0 km
BaseMarambio
1857 km NE
200m alt.
1 hour ago
-15°C
-
28
Moderate winds from the NNW
(28 kph at 340).
35 km
Mid: clear
BaseEsperanza
1940 km NE
24m alt.
1 hour ago
-3°C
-
33
Fresh winds from the W
(33 kph at 270).
30 km
Mid: few
BaseCarlini
2037 km NE
11m alt.
1 hour ago
-4°C
Mist
31
Fresh winds from the WNW
(31 kph at 290).
4.0 km
Mid: overcast
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
2038 km NE
48m alt.
1 hour ago
-4°C
No report.
Wind obs. (115 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
2039 km NE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
-5°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
24
Moderate winds from the W
(24 kph at 260).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Dinamet
2043 km NE
52m alt.
1 hour ago
-3°C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).
Williams Field
2150 km SSW
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-25°C
moderate snow
Blowing moderate snow.
37
Fresh winds from the ESE
(37 kph at 110).
2.1 km
Mid: overcast

* 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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