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

Vinson Massif
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 pm Sat 22 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Sat afternoon, min -29°C on Mon 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 Wed afternoon, min -18°C on Tue afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
2500
2500
4800
km/h
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
10
N
10
WSW
15
W
20
W
20
W
15
W
15
W
20
W
20
WNW
15
W
15
W
15
W
15
W
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
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Snowflake cm
1
1
2
 mm
max °C
-8
-10
-10
-10
-14
-28
-26
-19
-18
-18
-11
-9
-8
-9
-10
-10
-12
min °C
-8
-11
-11
-11
-26
-29
-26
-25
-21
-18
-16
-10
-10
-11
-10
-10
-14
 chill °C
-16
-20
-20
-19
-33
-40
-37
-36
-31
-27
-25
-18
-17
-18
-17
-17
-22
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-29-31-32-35-41-46-45-45-43-41-36-33-34-34-33-34-35-24-25-26-29-36-42-41-39-37-35-30-27-28-27-26-28-29-18-19-20-22-31-38-35-33-30-28-24-21-21-20-19-21-21-13-15-15-17-25-33-31-27-25-23-19-15-15-15-15-15-17-8-11-11-11-20-29-26-22-20-18-14-10-9-10-10-10-13-2-5-4-5-14-22-20-16-13-12-7-4-3-4-4-4-6
Sunrise
4:37
4:16
4:00
3:45
3:31
Sunset
6:20
6:52
7:13
7:30
7:43
7:58

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Vinson Massif Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Vinson Massif is: A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Sat afternoon, min -29°C on Mon 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 Wed afternoon, min -18°C on Tue 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
-35°C
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
40 km
Mid: few
ASCATC253E69S
1291 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
51
Near gales from the N
(51 kph at 353).
- km
BaseSanMartin
1292 km NE
7m alt.
1 hour ago
-14°C
-
6
Light winds from the N
(6 kph at 0).
40 km
Mid: scattered
ASCATC256E68S
1293 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
43
Strong winds from the N
(43 kph at 349).
- km
ASCATC252E69S
1307 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
52
Near gales from the N
(52 kph at 353).
- km
1325 km S
2835m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (26 kph from 20 degs) was rejected.
26 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
1342 km S
3012m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (26 kph from 20 degs) was rejected.
6.0 km
High: broken
ASCATC247E69S
1352 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
66
Gales from the N
(66 kph at 1).
- km
ASCATC255E68S
1367 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the NNW
(50 kph at 347).
- km
ASCATC254E68S
1395 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
52
Near gales from the N
(52 kph at 353).
- 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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