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

Vinson Massif
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 am Sun 16 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -28°C on Mon night, min -38°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Fri night, min -33°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Wed afternoon, strong winds from the W by Fri night).

Sunday
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
cloud
light snow
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
light snow
Cloud base (m)
5150
km/h
25
SW
20
SW
25
SW
15
WSW
15
W
15
W
20
W
20
W
20
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
25
W
25
WNW
25
W
35
WNW
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Snowflake cm
1
1
 mm
max °C
-38
-38
-33
-30
-29
-28
-28
-28
-29
-30
-32
-31
-29
-26
-24
-22
-20
-16
min °C
-38
-38
-38
-31
-29
-29
-29
-28
-30
-31
-32
-33
-30
-27
-25
-23
-21
-18
 chill °C
-54
-54
-54
-43
-40
-41
-42
-41
-43
-42
-42
-42
-41
-38
-36
-36
-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
-45-46-43-39-38-40-40-40-41-43-44-43-41-40-37-34-32-30-42-42-40-35-34-35-35-34-36-37-38-38-35-34-31-29-27-24-38-38-36-31-29-29-29-28-30-31-32-32-30-27-25-23-21-17-35-35-32-27-25-23-23-23-24-25-27-27-25-23-20-18-16-13-31-31-28-22-20-18-18-17-19-20-21-23-22-19-15-12-11-8-24-24-22-15-14-11-11-11-12-14-15-17-15-13-9-6-4-2
Sunrise
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
Sunset
12:00
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: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -28°C on Mon night, min -38°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Vinson Massif Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Fri night, min -33°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Wed afternoon, strong winds from the W by Fri night).

This table gives the weather forecast for Vinson Massif at the specific elevation of 3000 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
-23° C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
85
Severe gales from the NNE
(85 kph at 20).
<100m
Mid: overcast
ASCATB264E68S
1279 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the N
(35 kph at 357).
- km
BaseSanMartin
1292 km NE
7m alt.
2 hours ago
-7° C
-
6
Light winds from the NNE
(6 kph at 20).
40 km
Mid: overcast
ASCATB267E67S
1355 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the ENE
(31 kph at 76).
- km
ASCATB266E67S
1365 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the E
(28 kph at 83).
- km
ASCATB264E67S
1388 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the E
(31 kph at 84).
- km
ASCATB263E67S
1388 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
21
Moderate winds from the E
(21 kph at 87).
- km
ASCATB262E67S
1404 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
17
Light winds from the E
(17 kph at 83).
- km
ASCATB261E67S
1407 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
17
Light winds from the NNE
(17 kph at 12).
- km
ASCATB260E67S
1412 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
18
Light winds from the NNE
(18 kph at 22).
- 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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