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

Vinson Massif
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 pm Tue 25 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Tue night, min -14°C on Tue afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Sat afternoon, min -16°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
2500
2450
2450
km/h
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
W
20
W
15
W
15
W
15
W
10
W
10
W
15
W
15
WSW
15
W
15
W
15
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
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Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
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Snowflake cm
 mm
max °C
-13
-7
-9
-9
-9
-12
-12
-12
-12
-12
-12
-12
-11
-13
-15
-13
-13
min °C
-14
-12
-9
-9
-12
-12
-12
-12
-12
-13
-13
-13
-13
-14
-16
-15
-14
 chill °C
-23
-20
-17
-16
-19
-19
-19
-19
-18
-20
-20
-20
-20
-21
-24
-22
-22
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-36-32-30-31-34-33-33-33-34-35-36-36-36-35-35-34-34-31-26-24-25-27-26-27-27-28-28-30-30-30-30-30-29-29-25-20-17-18-20-19-20-20-20-21-22-22-22-23-24-23-23-19-15-13-13-15-15-16-16-16-17-17-17-17-18-20-19-18-14-10-9-9-11-12-12-12-12-13-13-13-12-14-16-14-14-7-4-3-3-4-6-6-6-6-7-7-6-6-8-9-8-7
Sunrise
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 -7°C on Tue night, min -14°C on Tue afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Vinson Massif Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Sat afternoon, min -16°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.
2 hours ago
-38°C
-
15
Light winds from the N
(15 kph at 0).
40 km
Mid: scattered
BaseSanMartin
1292 km NE
7m alt.
2 hours ago
-9°C
light snow
Light rain and snow.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 160).
1.0 km
Mid: overcast
1325 km S
2835m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (13 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
28 km
Mid: few
1342 km S
3012m alt.
2 hours ago
-
13
Light winds from the WNW
(13 kph at 290).
8.0 km
Mid: few
hy2c257E68S
1346 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the S
(49 kph at 182).
- km
hy2c266E67S
1354 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the SSE
(46 kph at 155).
- km
ASCATB268E67S
1359 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
57
Near gales from the SSE
(57 kph at 148).
- km
hy2c267E67S
1360 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
51
Near gales from the SSE
(51 kph at 155).
- km
hy2c262E67S
1365 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the SSE
(45 kph at 165).
- km
hy2c261E67S
1367 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the SSE
(44 kph at 162).
- 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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