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

Vinson Massif
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 am Sun 30 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Sun morning, min -29°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Fri night, min -22°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
30
Monday
31
Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
Friday
4
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
light snow
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
cloudy
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
4700
4400
4700
2450
km/h
15
WSW
15
W
15
W
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
SW
5
WSW
10
W
10
W
10
W
10
W
10
W
10
W
10
W
15
W
15
W
10
WNW
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Snowflake cm
3
 mm
max °C
-15
-16
-15
-28
-27
-21
-21
-22
-20
-21
-22
-19
-17
-14
-12
-14
-12
-11
min °C
-16
-17
-20
-29
-28
-26
-22
-23
-22
-22
-22
-20
-18
-16
-14
-14
-13
-13
 chill °C
-24
-26
-28
-39
-38
-33
-26
-28
-29
-30
-30
-27
-25
-23
-21
-21
-20
-18
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-39-39-42-45-44-43-40-39-39-40-40-39-38-36-34-35-35-35-33-34-37-41-40-37-35-35-34-34-34-33-32-30-28-28-29-29-27-27-30-36-35-31-29-29-28-28-28-27-25-23-20-21-22-22-21-22-24-32-31-27-26-26-24-25-25-23-21-19-16-17-17-17-16-17-18-29-28-24-22-23-21-22-22-20-18-15-13-14-13-12-10-10-11-22-21-17-16-16-15-15-16-14-11-9-6-8-6-6
Sunrise
2:55
2:44
2:33
2:24
2:14
2:04
Sunset
8:32
8:41
8:52
9:00
9:10
9:18

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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 -15°C on Sun morning, min -29°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Vinson Massif Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Fri night, min -22°C on Wed 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.
2 hours ago
-17°C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, above eye level.
69
Gales from the SE
(69 kph at 140).
0.5 km
Mid: few
hy2c272E66S
1421 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
25
Moderate winds from the W
(25 kph at 265).
- km
hy2c255E67S
1432 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the SE
(30 kph at 130).
- km
hy2c256E67S
1435 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the ESE
(35 kph at 122).
- km
hy2c257E67S
1451 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the ESE
(37 kph at 112).
- km
hy2c271E66S
1460 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
22
Moderate winds from the WSW
(22 kph at 250).
- km
hy2c254E67S
1467 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the SE
(32 kph at 140).
- km
hy2c253E67S
1468 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the SE
(32 kph at 145).
- km
hy2c257E66S
1471 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the ESE
(39 kph at 110).
- km
hy2c258E66S
1478 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the E
(40 kph at 95).
- 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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