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

Vinson Massif
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 am Thu 20 Aug Local Time
Updates in:
hr min s
Update imminent

Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Sat afternoon, min -21°C on Fri afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Sun morning, min -28°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
4400
3750
2750
km/h
10
W
10
WNW
5
W
10
W
15
W
15
W
10
WNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
20
W
20
W
20
W
15
W
15
W
10
W
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
1
2
2
 mm
max °C
-18
-17
-16
-18
-21
-12
-10
-8
-9
-10
-11
-12
-26
-26
-22
-21
-21
-20
min °C
-20
-17
-18
-19
-21
-20
-11
-8
-12
-11
-11
-24
-28
-27
-25
-21
-21
-23
 chill °C
-28
-23
-24
-28
-30
-30
-17
-16
-21
-20
-20
-36
-40
-39
-36
-31
-30
-32
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-41-41-42-42-41-36-32-31-31-32-31-37-44-44-42-41-41-43-36-35-35-36-36-31-27-25-25-25-25-33-40-40-37-35-35-37-29-28-28-30-30-26-21-19-19-18-18-28-35-35-32-29-29-30-24-22-22-24-25-21-16-14-15-15-14-23-32-31-27-25-24-25-19-17-17-19-21-16-11-8-11-11-11-18-27-27-24-21-21-22-13-11-11-12-14-10-4-2-4-4-5-12-21-21-17-15-14-15
Sunrise
12:00
12:00
5:09
4:37
4:16
4:00
Sunset
12:00
12:00
6:20
6:52
7:13
7:30

Loading...

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 -21°C on Fri afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Vinson Massif Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Sun morning, min -28°C on Mon 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
-31° C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 110).
40 km
Mid: clear
BaseSanMartin
1292 km NE
7m alt.
2 hours ago
-11° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
40 km
Mid: scattered
1325 km S
2835m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (17 kph from 120 degs) was rejected.
28 km
Mid: clear
1342 km S
3012m alt.
2 hours ago
moderate snow
Ice crystals.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 120 degs) was rejected.
8.0 km
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
1856 km NE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
-23° C
moderate snow
Blowing moderate snow.
54
Near gales from the SSW
(54 kph at 200).
0.1 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
BaseMarambio
1857 km NE
200m alt.
2 hours ago
-24° C
heavy snow
Heavy drifting snow, above eye level.
57
Near gales from the SSW
(57 kph at 200).
0.1 km
Mid: overcast
BaseEsperanza
1940 km NE
24m alt.
2 hours ago
-19° C
light snow
Intermittent light snow.
52
Near gales from the SW
(52 kph at 230).
0.4 km
Mid: overcast
Captain Arturo Prat Base
1994 km NE
111m alt.
2 hours ago
-10° C
heavy snow
Heavy drifting snow, above eye level.
37
Fresh winds from the E
(37 kph at 90).
0.2 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
BaseCarlini
2037 km NE
11m alt.
2 hours ago
-12° C
moderate snow
Snow
35
Fresh winds from the E
(35 kph at 90).
2.0 km
Mid: overcast
CentroMet.Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
2038 km NE
48m alt.
2 hours ago
-11° C
snow showers
Light snow showers.
43
Strong winds from the ESE
(43 kph at 110).
28 km
Mid: overcast

* 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.

Vinson Massif Photos