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

Vinson Massif
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 am Sun 30 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Sun morning, min -32°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Thu night, min -25°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
30
Monday
31
Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
Friday
4
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
light snow
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
cloudy
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
4700
4400
4700
2450
km/h
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
15
SW
15
SSW
10
S
10
SSE
10
SE
5
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
15
W
15
W
5
NW
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Snowflake cm
3
 mm
max °C
-20
-21
-21
-32
-30
-24
-25
-25
-23
-24
-24
-22
-20
-18
-15
-17
-17
-16
min °C
-21
-22
-27
-32
-31
-29
-26
-26
-25
-25
-25
-23
-21
-19
-17
-17
-17
-18
 chill °C
-31
-32
-39
-44
-42
-38
-35
-33
-25
-33
-32
-30
-28
-26
-24
-25
-25
-25
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-39-39-42-45-44-43-40-39-39-40-40-39-38-36-34-35-35-35-33-34-37-41-40-37-35-35-34-34-34-33-32-30-28-28-29-29-27-27-30-36-35-31-29-29-28-28-28-27-25-23-20-21-22-22-21-22-24-32-31-27-26-26-24-25-25-23-21-19-16-17-17-17-16-17-18-29-28-24-22-23-21-22-22-20-18-15-13-14-13-12-10-10-11-22-21-17-16-16-15-15-16-14-11-9-6-8-6-6
Sunrise
2:55
2:44
2:33
2:24
2:14
2:04
Sunset
8:32
8:41
8:52
9:00
9:10
9:18

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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 -20°C on Sun morning, min -32°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Vinson Massif Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Thu night, min -25°C on Wed 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.
4 hours ago
-17°C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, above eye level.
70
Gales from the SE
(70 kph at 140).
0.6 km
Mid: few
BaseSanMartin
1292 km NE
7m alt.
4 hours ago
-24°C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 270).
40 km
Mid: few
1325 km S
2835m alt.
4 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (15 kph from 60 degs) was rejected.
28 km
Mid: clear
1342 km S
3012m alt.
4 hours ago
moderate snow
Ice crystals.
Wind obs. (13 kph from 60 degs) was rejected.
8.0 km
hy2c272E66S
1450 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
19
Light winds from the WSW
(19 kph at 258).
- km
hy2c271E66S
1464 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
22
Moderate winds from the WSW
(22 kph at 238).
- km
hy2c271E65S
1482 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
21
Moderate winds from the WSW
(21 kph at 245).
- km
hy2c272E65S
1487 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
22
Moderate winds from the W
(22 kph at 275).
- km
hy2c262E66S
1501 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
20
Moderate winds from the NNE
(20 kph at 30).
- km
hy2c261E66S
1508 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
22
Moderate winds from the NNE
(22 kph at 20).
- 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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