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

Vinson Massif
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 am Wed 19 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Fri night, min -29°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Sun morning, min -31°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Sat morning, strong winds from the WNW by Sun afternoon).

Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
snow showers
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
snow shwrs
some clouds
clear
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
5150
4150
2450
km/h
10
W
10
W
10
WSW
10
W
10
W
5
WNW
15
WSW
20
W
20
WSW
15
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
40
WNW
30
NW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
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Snowflake cm
2
1
 mm
max °C
-28
-27
-24
-23
-22
-21
-23
-24
-19
-15
-13
-13
-12
-13
-15
-31
-30
-24
min °C
-29
-28
-26
-24
-22
-23
-23
-25
-24
-17
-14
-14
-13
-14
-29
-31
-31
-28
 chill °C
-38
-37
-34
-32
-29
-32
-32
-36
-36
-25
-25
-24
-24
-26
-44
-44
-44
-41
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
12:00
12:00
12:00
5:09
4:37
4:16
Sunset
12:00
12:00
12:00
6:20
6:52
7:13

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Vinson Massif Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Vinson Massif is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Fri night, min -29°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Vinson Massif Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Sun morning, min -31°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Sat morning, strong winds from the WNW by Sun 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.
1 hour ago
-32° C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 140).
40 km
Mid: few
BaseSanMartin
1292 km NE
7m alt.
1 hour ago
-6° C
-
Wind obs. (17 kph from 250 degs) was rejected.
40 km
Mid: scattered
ASCATC253E67S
1418 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the WNW
(40 kph at 283).
- km
ASCATC254E67S
1425 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the W
(36 kph at 274).
- km
ASCATC252E67S
1446 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
53
Near gales from the WNW
(53 kph at 297).
- km
ASCATC251E67S
1468 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
52
Near gales from the WNW
(52 kph at 296).
- km
ASCATB251E67S
1479 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
56
Near gales from the WNW
(56 kph at 302).
- km
ASCATC254E66S
1503 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
38
Fresh winds from the W
(38 kph at 265).
- km
ASCATB246E68S
1516 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the NW
(40 kph at 312).
- km
ASCATC253E66S
1523 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the WNW
(36 kph at 281).
- 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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