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

Vinson Massif
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 am Fri 28 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

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

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Wed night, min -29°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Monday
31
Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
cloudy
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
5100
km/h
15
W
15
W
15
WSW
15
W
15
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
15
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
W
10
W
10
W
10
W
15
WSW
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Snowflake cm
3
 mm
max °C
-12
-11
-12
-12
-12
-11
-16
-18
-14
-27
-27
-24
-24
-24
-24
-25
-25
-23
min °C
-12
-12
-13
-13
-12
-16
-16
-19
-22
-28
-28
-26
-25
-24
-25
-25
-26
-29
 chill °C
-19
-19
-21
-20
-19
-24
-24
-28
-31
-38
-38
-35
-32
-30
-33
-33
-35
-40
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-35-35-36-36-35-35-38-39-42-46-45-45-44-43-43-42-43-44-28-29-29-29-29-29-33-33-37-42-40-40-38-37-37-37-38-39-20-21-22-21-22-23-27-27-30-37-35-34-32-31-31-31-32-35-16-17-17-17-17-18-21-23-24-32-31-29-28-27-27-28-29-31-12-12-13-13-12-14-16-19-18-28-28-25-25-24-25-25-26-26-6-6-6-6-6-7-10-12-12-22-21-19-18-18-19-19-19-20
Sunrise
3:17
3:05
2:55
2:44
2:33
2:24
Sunset
8:10
8:21
8:32
8:41
8:52
9:00

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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 -11°C on Fri afternoon, min -22°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Vinson Massif Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Wed night, min -29°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
-25°C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, above eye level.
54
Near gales from the SE
(54 kph at 140).
0.6 km
Mid: clear
BaseSanMartin
1292 km NE
7m alt.
2 hours ago
-18°C
-
Wind obs. (13 kph from 360 degs) was rejected.
40 km
Mid: clear
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
1856 km NE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
33
Fresh winds from the S
(33 kph at 180).
0.0 km
BaseMarambio
1857 km NE
200m alt.
2 hours ago
-16°C
Clouds dissolving.
22
Moderate winds from the S
(22 kph at 180).
35 km
Mid: few
BaseEsperanza
1940 km NE
24m alt.
2 hours ago
-6°C
moderate snow
Clouds dissolving.
19
Light winds from the SW
(19 kph at 230).
30 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
BaseCarlini
2037 km NE
11m alt.
2 hours ago
-6°C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
43
Strong winds from the ESE
(43 kph at 110).
2.0 km
Mid: overcast
CentroMet.Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
2038 km NE
48m alt.
2 hours ago
-4°C
moderate snow
No report.
115
Extremely windy from the W
(115 kph at 270).
1.0 km
Mid: overcast
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
2039 km NE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
-6°C
clear
Mist -.
61
Near gales from the ESE
(61 kph at 110).
3.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
Williams Field
2150 km SSW
8m alt.
1 hour ago
-22°C
light snow
Light snow.
30
Fresh winds from the ESE
(30 kph at 110).
1.0 km
Halvfarryggen
2239 km ESE
694m alt.
2 hours ago
-
17
Light winds from the W
(17 kph at 260).

* 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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