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

Vinson Massif
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 pm Wed 02 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Thu morning, min -25°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Mon night, min -26°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
2
Thursday
3
Friday
4
Saturday
5
Sunday
6
Monday
7
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
4500
km/h
10
W
10
W
15
W
15
WSW
15
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
5
NW
0
NNW
0
NW
5
N
0
ENE
0
ENE
5
WNW
10
W
10
W
10
WSW
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Snowflake cm
2
1
 mm
max °C
-20
-17
-12
-13
-12
-15
-14
-14
-24
-24
-24
-23
-23
-23
-23
-24
-20
min °C
-21
-19
-15
-14
-13
-17
-16
-22
-25
-25
-26
-24
-23
-24
-24
-25
-24
 chill °C
-28
-26
-22
-21
-20
-25
-24
-28
-25
-25
-26
-24
-23
-30
-32
-34
-33
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-40-40-38-38-38-37-36-37-41-41-42-43-43-43-41-40-41-35-33-32-32-32-32-31-33-37-37-38-38-38-37-37-37-36-29-27-24-25-25-25-25-28-33-33-34-33-32-31-32-33-31-24-22-19-19-19-20-20-23-29-29-29-28-27-27-28-29-27-21-18-14-14-13-16-15-18-25-25-25-24-23-24-24-25-22-14-12-7-7-7-10-9-11-18-18-19-18-17-17-18-18-15
Sunrise
2:14
2:04
1:54
1:46
1:37
Sunset
9:00
9:10
9:18
9:27
9:37
9:45

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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 -12°C on Thu morning, min -25°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Vinson Massif Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Mon night, min -26°C on Sat 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.
1 hour ago
-22°C
-
37
Fresh winds from the SE
(37 kph at 140).
40 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
BaseSanMartin
1292 km NE
7m alt.
1 hour ago
-23°C
-
Wind obs. (15 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
40 km
Mid: clear
ASCATC244E66S
1688 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the ESE
(32 kph at 103).
- km
ASCATB241E67S
1705 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the ESE
(48 kph at 122).
- km
ASCATB242E66S
1706 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the ESE
(48 kph at 123).
- km
ASCATC241E67S
1709 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
43
Strong winds from the ESE
(43 kph at 119).
- km
ASCATC240E67S
1722 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
38
Fresh winds from the ESE
(38 kph at 115).
- km
ASCATB240E67S
1728 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the ESE
(39 kph at 113).
- km
ASCATB239E67S
1745 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the ESE
(41 kph at 109).
- km
ASCATC243E66S
1747 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the E
(33 kph at 99).
- 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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