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

Vinson Massif
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 am Fri 21 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun night. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Sat morning, min -29°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Fri morning, fresh winds from the WNW by Sat night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Tue night, min -35°C on Mon morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
4800
km/h
15
W
20
W
20
W
25
WNW
35
WNW
35
WNW
35
WNW
35
WNW
35
NW
15
W
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
30
W
30
W
25
W
20
W
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Weather map
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Snowflake cm
1
1
1
4
 mm
max °C
-23
-24
-16
-13
-13
-14
-15
-16
-17
-30
-30
-27
-24
-21
-16
-16
-19
-16
min °C
-23
-24
-24
-15
-13
-15
-15
-17
-29
-35
-34
-29
-27
-22
-20
-19
-20
-18
 chill °C
-32
-35
-36
-25
-24
-27
-27
-29
-44
-48
-48
-42
-40
-33
-33
-31
-32
-28
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-40-40-35-30-30-31-32-34-39-45-44-44-42-40-34-34-37-35-35-35-30-25-24-25-26-28-34-41-41-39-37-34-29-29-31-29-29-29-25-19-18-19-20-22-28-37-36-33-30-27-23-22-24-22-23-24-20-14-13-15-15-17-23-33-32-28-26-22-18-18-20-17-18-20-16-9-8-10-11-11-18-28-28-24-21-17-14-13-16-13-12-14-9-3-2-3-4-5-11-22-22-17-15-11-7-7-9-7
Sunrise
12:00
5:09
4:37
4:16
4:00
3:45
Sunset
12:00
6:20
6:52
7:13
7:30
7:43

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Vinson Massif Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Vinson Massif is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun night. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Sat morning, min -29°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Fri morning, fresh winds from the WNW by Sat night).

Vinson Massif Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Tue night, min -35°C on Mon morning). Mainly fresh winds.

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
-27° C
-
13
Light winds from the SE
(13 kph at 140).
40 km
Mid: clear
BaseSanMartin
1292 km NE
7m alt.
2 hours ago
-15° C
Fog
4
Calm
(4 kph at 270).
1.0 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
1342 km S
3012m alt.
3 hours ago
moderate snow
Ice crystals.
Wind obs. (15 kph from 140 degs) was rejected.
9.0 km
ASCATC239E66S
1754 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
59
Near gales from the N
(59 kph at 353).
- km
ASCATC238E66S
1790 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
63
Gales from the N
(63 kph at 351).
- km
ASCATC237E66S
1807 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
66
Gales from the N
(66 kph at 354).
- km
ASCATB237E66S
1811 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
64
Gales from the N
(64 kph at 353).
- km
ASCATB236E66S
1821 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
66
Gales from the N
(66 kph at 356).
- km
ASCATB235E66S
1824 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
65
Gales from the N
(65 kph at 357).
- km
ASCATC236E66S
1835 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
68
Gales from the N
(68 kph at 356).
- 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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