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

Vinson Massif
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 am Wed 26 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Wed morning, min -13°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Sat morning, min -26°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Monday
31
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
2500
3550
km/h
20
W
20
WNW
20
W
15
W
15
W
10
W
10
W
15
W
15
W
15
W
15
W
15
W
15
W
15
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
15
W
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
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Snowflake cm
 mm
max °C
-9
-9
-9
-12
-12
-12
-12
-13
-12
-10
-10
-13
-15
-15
-24
-24
-22
-18
min °C
-9
-9
-12
-13
-12
-13
-13
-13
-13
-12
-12
-14
-17
-19
-26
-25
-24
-22
 chill °C
-17
-16
-19
-20
-19
-19
-20
-20
-20
-20
-19
-21
-26
-29
-37
-36
-34
-32
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-30-32-34-34-33-34-35-36-37-36-36-35-37-39-43-43-41-39-24-25-28-28-26-28-29-29-30-29-29-29-31-34-38-38-36-33-17-18-20-20-19-21-21-22-23-22-22-22-25-28-34-32-30-28-13-14-16-17-16-17-17-18-18-17-17-18-20-22-30-28-26-24-9-9-11-13-12-13-13-13-13-11-11-14-16-17-25-25-23-20-3-3-4-7-6-6-6-7-7-4-5-7-9-10-19-18-17-13
Sunrise
3:45
3:31
3:17
3:05
2:55
2:44
Sunset
7:43
7:58
8:10
8:21
8:32
8:41

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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 -9°C on Wed morning, min -13°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Vinson Massif Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Sat morning, min -26°C on Sun 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.
2 hours ago
-36°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
BaseSanMartin
1292 km NE
7m alt.
2 hours ago
-22°C
Fog
Wind obs. (6 kph from 360 degs) was rejected.
40 km
Mid: clear
1325 km S
2835m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 40 degs) was rejected.
4.0 km
Mid: overcast
1342 km S
3012m alt.
2 hours ago
-62°C
moderate snow
Ice crystals.
Wind obs. (6 kph from 40 degs) was rejected.
4.0 km
Mid: overcast
hy2c296E64S
1786 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
19
Light winds from the SSE
(19 kph at 165).
- km
hy2c287E63S
1795 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the ESE
(32 kph at 102).
- km
hy2c290E63S
1802 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the ESE
(30 kph at 112).
- km
hy2c288E63S
1828 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the E
(33 kph at 100).
- km
hy2c286E63S
1829 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the ESE
(36 kph at 102).
- km
hy2c297E64S
1832 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
14
Light winds from the SSE
(14 kph at 158).
- 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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