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

Vinson Massif
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 am Sat 29 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Sat afternoon, min -33°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Thu night, min -27°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Monday
31
Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
4600
5350
4350
4800
6800
km/h
15
W
15
W
15
W
15
W
15
W
15
W
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
5
SSW
5
WSW
5
W
10
W
10
W
10
W
10
W
10
W
10
W
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Snowflake cm
3
 mm
max °C
-13
-11
-11
-16
-15
-14
-30
-27
-23
-23
-24
-24
-25
-26
-25
-26
-27
-21
min °C
-14
-13
-15
-16
-17
-33
-30
-28
-25
-24
-25
-24
-25
-26
-27
-27
-27
-26
 chill °C
-22
-20
-23
-24
-25
-45
-41
-37
-33
-24
-31
-29
-33
-34
-34
-34
-34
-34
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-37-36-36-38-38-43-46-46-45-43-42-42-43-44-44-44-44-41-30-30-30-32-33-38-42-42-39-38-37-37-37-39-39-39-39-36-22-22-23-26-26-34-39-36-33-32-31-31-31-34-34-33-33-30-18-17-18-21-21-29-35-32-28-27-27-27-28-30-30-30-30-26-14-12-13-16-16-24-30-28-24-24-25-24-25-26-26-27-27-24-7-6-6-9-10-18-24-21-17-17-18-18-19-20-20-20-20-17
Sunrise
3:05
2:55
2:44
2:33
2:24
2:14
Sunset
8:21
8:32
8:41
8:52
9:00
9:10

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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 -11°C on Sat afternoon, min -33°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Vinson Massif Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Thu night, min -27°C on Wed 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
-29°C
heavy snow
Heavy drifting snow, below eye level.
48
Strong winds from the SE
(48 kph at 140).
5.0 km
Mid: few
BaseSanMartin
1292 km NE
7m alt.
1 hour ago
-20°C
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 160 degs) was rejected.
40 km
Mid: clear
ASCATC255E67S
1428 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
26
Moderate winds from the W
(26 kph at 272).
- km
ASCATC254E67S
1438 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
26
Moderate winds from the W
(26 kph at 271).
- km
ASCATC253E67S
1464 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
25
Moderate winds from the WNW
(25 kph at 283).
- km
ASCATC255E66S
1495 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
29
Fresh winds from the W
(29 kph at 272).
- km
ASCATC254E66S
1503 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
17
Light winds from the WNW
(17 kph at 292).
- km
ASCATB253E66S
1519 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
29
Fresh winds from the WNW
(29 kph at 283).
- km
ASCATC256E66S
1519 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
20
Moderate winds from the WSW
(20 kph at 244).
- km
ASCATC253E66S
1524 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the W
(33 kph at 276).
- 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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