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

Vinson Massif
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 am Sat 29 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Sat afternoon, min -35°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Thu night, min -29°C on Wed morning). 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
cloud
part cloud
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
4700
4600
4500
4150
4100
4900
4900
km/h
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
W
15
SW
15
SSW
10
S
10
SSE
10
SSE
5
S
10
WSW
5
SSW
5
WSW
5
W
10
WSW
15
SW
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Snowflake cm
4
 mm
max °C
-17
-16
-16
-20
-21
-20
-34
-31
-26
-26
-26
-27
-28
-28
-26
-26
-23
-20
min °C
-18
-17
-20
-20
-21
-34
-35
-33
-29
-26
-26
-27
-29
-28
-27
-26
-25
-22
 chill °C
-28
-26
-29
-30
-31
-47
-48
-45
-38
-35
-34
-33
-34
-28
-32
-32
-33
-30
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-37-36-36-38-38-43-46-46-44-42-41-41-43-42-42-41-39-37-30-30-30-32-32-38-42-41-39-37-36-36-38-37-37-35-34-32-23-23-23-26-26-33-39-37-33-30-30-31-32-32-31-30-28-26-18-17-18-20-21-27-35-32-28-26-26-27-29-28-27-26-24-21-14-12-13-16-17-21-30-29-25-23-23-24-26-25-23-23-21-18-7-6-7-9-10-14-24-22-18-16-17-18-19-19-17-16-14-11
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 -16°C on Sat afternoon, min -35°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Vinson Massif Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Thu night, min -29°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.
3 hours ago
-25°C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, below eye level.
48
Strong winds from the SE
(48 kph at 140).
5.0 km
Mid: clear
BaseSanMartin
1292 km NE
7m alt.
3 hours ago
-22°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
40 km
Mid: few
1325 km S
2835m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 140 degs) was rejected.
28 km
Mid: clear
hy2c271E66S
1449 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
12
Light winds from the E
(12 kph at 98).
- km
hy2c272E66S
1450 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
11
Light winds from the ENE
(11 kph at 72).
- km
hy2c271E65S
1485 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
7
Light winds from the ESE
(7 kph at 102).
- km
hy2c269E65S
1487 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
10
Light winds from the E
(10 kph at 88).
- km
hy2c273E65S
1518 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
8
Light winds from the SSE
(8 kph at 150).
- km
hy2c270E65S
1520 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
4
Calm
(4 kph at 75).
- km
hy2c272E65S
1520 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
2
Calm
(2 kph at 30).
- 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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