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

Vinson Massif
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 pm Sun 16 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Mon night, min -35°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Sat afternoon, min -29°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Thu night, fresh winds from the WNW by Sat afternoon).

Monday
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
7550
4550
3950
km/h
10
WSW
5
WNW
5
W
10
WSW
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
NNW
5
W
5
WSW
10
W
10
W
10
NW
10
NW
15
W
20
W
20
W
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Snowflake cm
3
 mm
max °C
-31
-26
-24
-22
-22
-23
-24
-27
-28
-26
-23
-20
-20
-25
-22
-15
min °C
-35
-28
-25
-23
-23
-23
-26
-28
-29
-29
-25
-21
-23
-25
-24
-20
 chill °C
-46
-34
-31
-30
-29
-28
-33
-34
-37
-38
-34
-28
-32
-35
-35
-30
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-43-40-39-40-40-40-42-46-46-43-41-39-40-42-40-34-40-36-35-35-35-35-37-40-40-38-35-33-34-37-34-29-36-32-30-29-28-29-31-33-34-33-29-26-27-30-28-23-33-27-25-23-23-23-25-28-29-28-24-21-22-25-23-18-30-23-20-18-18-18-21-22-24-24-21-17-17-20-19-13-23-16-14-11-11-11-14-16-18-18-15-10-10-14-12-6
Sunrise
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
Sunset
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00

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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 -22°C on Mon night, min -35°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Vinson Massif Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Sat afternoon, min -29°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Thu night, fresh winds from the WNW by Sat afternoon).

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.
2 hours ago
-20° C
light snow
Intermittent light snow.
56
Near gales from the N
(56 kph at 0).
0.3 km
Mid: overcast
BaseSanMartin
1292 km NE
7m alt.
2 hours ago
-10° C
moderate snow
Clouds dissolving.
11
Light winds from the ESE
(11 kph at 110).
40 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
ASCATC262E67S
1330 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the SSW
(45 kph at 207).
- km
ASCATC257E68S
1344 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the SSW
(37 kph at 213).
- km
ASCATC260E67S
1352 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
19
Light winds from the SE
(19 kph at 135).
- km
ASCATC263E67S
1355 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the SE
(35 kph at 145).
- km
ASCATC257E67S
1361 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
21
Moderate winds from the SSE
(21 kph at 154).
- km
ASCATC256E68S
1361 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the SSW
(36 kph at 210).
- km
ASCATC258E67S
1362 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
24
Moderate winds from the SE
(24 kph at 145).
- km
ASCATC259E67S
1365 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
12
Light winds from the SSW
(12 kph at 196).
- 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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