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

Vinson Massif
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 pm Sun 16 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Mon night, min -31°C on Sun afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Sat morning, min -25°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
2600
km/h
10
W
10
W
0
NW
0
NW
10
WSW
10
W
5
W
5
NW
5
NW
5
WSW
10
W
10
W
10
WNW
5
W
5
WSW
10
WSW
15
W
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Snowflake cm
1
 mm
max °C
-31
-27
-21
-19
-17
-18
-17
-18
-20
-21
-22
-22
-19
-14
-14
-16
-11
min °C
-31
-31
-22
-20
-18
-18
-17
-20
-20
-22
-25
-23
-21
-17
-15
-18
-20
 chill °C
-41
-41
-22
-20
-23
-24
-22
-24
-20
-22
-33
-31
-29
-23
-21
-26
-29
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-46-43-39-39-40-41-40-41-43-45-44-42-40-39-40-41-36-42-40-36-34-35-35-34-35-37-39-38-36-34-32-33-35-30-38-36-31-30-29-28-28-29-31-33-33-30-27-25-26-28-24-35-33-27-25-23-23-23-24-25-27-28-26-23-20-21-23-20-31-29-22-20-18-18-17-19-20-22-24-23-20-16-15-17-16-24-23-16-14-11-11-11-13-14-15-17-16-13-9-9-11-9
Sunrise
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
Sunset
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00

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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 -17°C on Mon night, min -31°C on Sun afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Vinson Massif Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Sat morning, min -25°C on Wed 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
-21° C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
33
Fresh winds from the E
(33 kph at 90).
0.3 km
Mid: overcast
hy2c254E69S
1245 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the SSW
(39 kph at 212).
- km
hy2c253E69S
1279 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the SSW
(36 kph at 208).
- km
BaseSanMartin
1292 km NE
7m alt.
2 hours ago
-8° C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 270).
26 km
Mid: overcast
hy2c252E69S
1293 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the SSW
(40 kph at 202).
- km
hy2c251E69S
1297 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the SSW
(40 kph at 208).
- km
hy2c249E69S
1300 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the SSW
(42 kph at 205).
- km
hy2c250E69S
1309 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the SSW
(41 kph at 208).
- km
hy2c253E68S
1319 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the SSW
(32 kph at 208).
- km
1325 km S
2835m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (24 kph from 40 degs) was rejected.
1.6 km
Mid: few

* 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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