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

Vinson Massif
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 pm Tue 18 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Thu night, min -24°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Sat night, min -22°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
5000
3950
km/h
5
W
10
WNW
10
W
10
W
10
W
10
W
10
W
5
W
10
W
10
W
15
W
10
W
15
WNW
30
WNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
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Snowflake cm
2
 mm
max °C
-18
-21
-24
-24
-21
-19
-17
-16
-17
-19
-16
-11
-10
-8
-10
-16
-15
min °C
-19
-23
-24
-24
-23
-20
-18
-17
-18
-19
-22
-13
-10
-11
-11
-18
-16
 chill °C
-24
-30
-32
-32
-31
-27
-24
-22
-26
-27
-32
-19
-17
-20
-20
-29
-26
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-43-44-44-44-42-41-41-41-42-42-37-32-31-30-31-39-41-37-38-38-39-36-35-34-35-36-36-33-28-26-25-26-34-35-31-32-33-33-30-28-27-28-29-30-28-23-21-19-19-28-29-25-27-28-28-26-24-22-22-23-24-24-17-15-14-15-23-23-19-22-24-24-22-20-18-17-18-19-19-12-10-10-11-17-16-13-16-17-17-16-13-11-11-11-13-13-5-3-3-4-11-10
Sunrise
12:00
12:00
12:00
5:09
4:37
Sunset
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
6:20
6:52

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Vinson Massif Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Vinson Massif is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Thu night, min -24°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Vinson Massif Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Sat night, min -22°C on Fri 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.
2 hours ago
-35° C
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
40 km
Mid: scattered
BaseSanMartin
1292 km NE
7m alt.
2 hours ago
-11° C
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 360 degs) was rejected.
40 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
1325 km S
2835m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (19 kph from 60 degs) was rejected.
4.8 km
Mid: few
1342 km S
3012m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (19 kph from 60 degs) was rejected.
4.8 km
High: few
ASCATB257E68S
1346 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the W
(46 kph at 272).
- km
ASCATC257E68S
1353 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
47
Strong winds from the W
(47 kph at 267).
- km
ASCATC256E68S
1354 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the W
(46 kph at 267).
- km
ASCATB256E68S
1359 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the W
(45 kph at 267).
- km
ASCATC255E68S
1371 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the W
(45 kph at 263).
- km
ASCATC254E68S
1389 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the WSW
(44 kph at 258).
- 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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