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

Vinson Massif
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 am Sun 23 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Sun morning, min -30°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Sun morning, calm by Sun night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Wed afternoon, min -13°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
light snow
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
2450
3400
4150
4500
km/h
30
WNW
25
WNW
10
NNE
15
W
15
W
20
W
20
W
20
W
20
W
20
W
15
W
15
W
15
W
15
W
15
W
15
W
15
W
20
W
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Snowflake cm
4
1
 mm
max °C
-9
-10
-14
-27
-26
-19
-19
-14
-10
-9
-8
-10
-10
-10
-11
-11
-8
-9
min °C
-10
-11
-26
-30
-27
-25
-20
-17
-14
-9
-10
-11
-11
-10
-13
-12
-10
-11
 chill °C
-19
-19
-34
-41
-38
-36
-30
-26
-23
-16
-18
-18
-18
-17
-20
-19
-17
-19
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-33-35-42-46-45-44-42-38-34-31-32-34-32-32-33-33-33-34-27-29-37-42-40-38-36-33-28-25-25-27-26-25-26-27-26-27-21-23-31-37-36-32-29-27-23-19-18-19-18-18-18-20-19-19-15-17-26-33-31-27-24-21-17-14-14-15-15-14-15-16-14-15-10-11-20-29-27-22-20-16-12-9-9-11-11-10-12-12-9-10-4-4-14-23-20-15-13-10-6-3-3-5-4-4-5-5-3-4
Sunrise
4:37
4:16
4:00
3:45
3:31
3:17
Sunset
6:52
7:13
7:30
7:43
7:58
8:10

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Vinson Massif Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Vinson Massif is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Sun morning, min -30°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Sun morning, calm by Sun night).

Vinson Massif Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Wed afternoon, min -13°C on Thu night). 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.
51 minutes ago
-29°C
light snow
Intermittent light snow.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 140).
30 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
BaseSanMartin
1292 km NE
7m alt.
51 minutes ago
-17°C
Fog
4
Calm
(4 kph at 0).
5.0 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
ASCATB296E64S
1822 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the SW
(33 kph at 228).
- km
ASCATB297E64S
1835 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
27
Moderate winds from the SW
(27 kph at 221).
- km
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
1856 km NE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
-13°C
clear
Fog freezing -.
19
Light winds from the NW
(19 kph at 310).
0.5 km
Low: no significant cloud
BaseMarambio
1857 km NE
200m alt.
51 minutes ago
-14°C
Fog
20
Moderate winds from the NW
(20 kph at 320).
35 km
Mid: clear
ASCATB299E63S
1892 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
12
Light winds from the SW
(12 kph at 221).
- km
ASCATC299E63S
1899 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
10
Light winds from the SSW
(10 kph at 200).
- km
ASCATB296E63S
1929 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the SW
(37 kph at 221).
- km
ASCATB296E62S
1940 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the WSW
(39 kph at 241).
- 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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