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

Vinson Massif
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 am Sat 22 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Sat morning, min -34°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Sat night, light winds from the W by Sun night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Wed afternoon, min -25°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
snow showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
cloud
snow showers
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light snow
snow shwrs
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
snow shwrs
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
2500
2450
2450
2450
km/h
25
WNW
35
WNW
30
WNW
35
WNW
30
NW
20
WNW
15
SW
20
WSW
20
W
20
W
20
W
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
SW
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Snowflake cm
2
1
1
2
1
 mm
max °C
-13
-13
-14
-15
-16
-19
-31
-29
-26
-25
-25
-21
-17
-16
-17
-17
-17
-18
min °C
-15
-14
-15
-15
-19
-34
-34
-30
-30
-25
-25
-25
-19
-17
-18
-17
-18
-20
 chill °C
-26
-25
-27
-27
-30
-46
-47
-43
-44
-37
-37
-38
-30
-27
-28
-26
-26
-28
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
5:09
4:37
4:16
4:00
3:45
3:31
Sunset
6:20
6:52
7:13
7:30
7:43
7:58

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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 -13°C on Sat morning, min -34°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Sat night, light winds from the W by Sun night).

Vinson Massif Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Wed afternoon, min -25°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

This table gives the weather forecast for Vinson Massif at the specific elevation of 2000 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.
49 minutes ago
-34° C
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
40 km
Mid: few
BaseSanMartin
1292 km NE
7m alt.
49 minutes ago
-16° C
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 160 degs) was rejected.
40 km
Mid: scattered
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
1856 km NE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
-22° C
moderate snow
Blowing moderate snow.
59
Near gales from the SSW
(59 kph at 210).
0.2 km
Low: few
BaseMarambio
1857 km NE
200m alt.
49 minutes ago
-21° C
heavy snow
Heavy drifting snow, above eye level.
63
Gales from the SSW
(63 kph at 210).
0.2 km
Mid: scattered
BaseEsperanza
1940 km NE
24m alt.
49 minutes ago
-15° C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, below eye level.
46
Strong winds from the SW
(46 kph at 230).
1.5 km
Mid: scattered
BaseCarlini
2037 km NE
11m alt.
49 minutes ago
-10° C
-
35
Fresh winds from the SE
(35 kph at 140).
30 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
CentroMet.Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
2038 km NE
48m alt.
2 hours ago
-4° C
moderate snow
No report.
Wind obs. (115 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
4.0 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
2039 km NE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
-9° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
59
Near gales from the ESE
(59 kph at 110).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
Dinamet
2043 km NE
52m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (22 kph from 300 degs) was rejected.
Williams Field
2150 km SSW
8m alt.
1 hour ago
-28° C
light snow
Light snow.
Wind obs. (41 kph from 60 degs) was rejected.
4.5 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.

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