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

Vinson Massif
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 am Tue 25 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Tue night, min -19°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Fri night, min -15°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
2450
2450
2450
km/h
20
W
20
WNW
20
W
20
W
20
W
15
W
15
W
15
W
15
WSW
15
W
15
W
15
W
15
W
15
W
15
W
15
W
15
W
15
WSW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
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Weather map
Snowflake cm
 mm
max °C
-18
-13
-8
-9
-9
-9
-10
-11
-11
-12
-13
-10
-10
-11
-10
-13
-13
-13
min °C
-19
-14
-12
-9
-9
-12
-11
-11
-14
-13
-13
-13
-11
-12
-13
-15
-13
-14
 chill °C
-29
-23
-20
-17
-16
-19
-18
-18
-21
-20
-20
-20
-18
-20
-21
-24
-21
-22
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-40-37-32-30-31-34-32-33-34-34-35-36-36-35-36-37-36-35-34-31-27-24-25-27-25-26-28-28-28-30-29-28-30-31-30-29-28-25-21-18-18-20-18-19-21-20-21-22-22-21-23-24-24-24-23-20-15-13-14-15-14-15-16-16-17-17-16-16-18-19-18-19-19-14-10-9-9-11-11-11-13-13-13-12-11-12-12-14-13-14-12-7-4-3-3-4-4-5-6-6-6-5-4-5-6-8-7-7
Sunrise
4:00
3:45
3:31
3:17
3:05
2:55
Sunset
7:30
7:43
7:58
8:10
8:21
8:32

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Vinson Massif Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Vinson Massif is: Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Tue night, min -19°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Vinson Massif Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Fri night, min -15°C on Sun morning). 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
-39°C
-
13
Light winds from the N
(13 kph at 0).
40 km
Mid: scattered
BaseSanMartin
1292 km NE
7m alt.
1 hour ago
-9°C
moderate snow
Clouds developing.
9
Light winds from the NNE
(9 kph at 20).
40 km
Mid: overcast
1342 km S
3012m alt.
1 hour ago
moderate snow
Ice crystals.
15
Light winds from the W
(15 kph at 280).
8.0 km
hy2c296E64S
1817 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
19
Light winds from the W
(19 kph at 268).
- km
hy2c297E64S
1838 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
21
Moderate winds from the W
(21 kph at 260).
- km
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
1856 km NE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
Wind obs. (13 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
BaseMarambio
1857 km NE
200m alt.
1 hour ago
-1°C
-
19
Light winds from the S
(19 kph at 190).
35 km
Mid: scattered
BaseBernardoO higgins
1934 km NE
10m alt.
1 hour ago
-6°C
State of sky unchanged.
24
Moderate winds from the NW
(24 kph at 310).
30 km
Mid: overcast
BaseEsperanza
1940 km NE
24m alt.
1 hour ago
0°C
-
11
Light winds from the SW
(11 kph at 230).
30 km
Mid: few
hy2c293E62S
1966 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
20
Moderate winds from the NNE
(20 kph at 20).
- 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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