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

Vinson Massif
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 am Tue 01 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Thu afternoon, min -30°C on Tue afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Fri night, min -33°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Fri afternoon, light winds from the W by Sat morning).

Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
Friday
4
Saturday
5
Sunday
6
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
4650
4350
4600
km/h
25
SE
20
SE
10
SSE
10
SSW
15
S
15
SSW
20
SW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
W
35
W
15
WNW
10
NNE
10
WSW
10
W
5
NNW
10
NNE
10
NE
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Snowflake cm
2
 mm
max °C
-29
-29
-28
-29
-28
-27
-25
-24
-24
-24
-24
-23
-30
-32
-31
-31
-33
-30
min °C
-29
-30
-29
-29
-28
-27
-26
-25
-25
-25
-24
-27
-31
-32
-31
-32
-33
-32
 chill °C
-44
-44
-39
-38
-38
-37
-38
-38
-38
-39
-38
-38
-38
-42
-41
-40
-43
-44
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-39-40-41-41-40-40-38-37-38-37-36-36-39-41-42-43-44-43-35-35-35-35-35-34-32-31-32-31-30-31-35-36-37-38-38-38-29-30-29-29-28-27-26-25-25-25-24-25-31-32-31-32-33-31-26-26-25-25-24-23-20-19-19-20-20-21-26-27-27-27-28-27-22-23-22-22-21-19-16-15-13-17-16-16-22-23-22-23-25-23-16-17-15-15-14-12-9-8-6-10-10-9-16-17-16-16-19-17
Sunrise
2:33
2:24
2:14
2:04
1:54
1:46
Sunset
8:52
9:00
9:10
9:18
9:27
9:37

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Vinson Massif Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Vinson Massif is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Thu afternoon, min -30°C on Tue afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Vinson Massif Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Fri night, min -33°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Fri afternoon, light winds from the W by Sat morning).

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.
4 hours ago
-24°C
-
24
Moderate winds from the ESE
(24 kph at 110).
40 km
Mid: scattered
BaseSanMartin
1292 km NE
7m alt.
4 hours ago
-19°C
moderate snow
Continuous moderate snow.
Wind obs. (9 kph from 50 degs) was rejected.
2.0 km
Mid: overcast
1325 km S
2835m alt.
4 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (22 kph from 120 degs) was rejected.
3.0 km
Mid: clear
ASCATB298E64S
1829 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
38
Fresh winds from the WNW
(38 kph at 284).
- km
ASCATB296E64S
1830 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
43
Strong winds from the WNW
(43 kph at 285).
- km
ASCATB297E64S
1840 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the WNW
(40 kph at 290).
- km
ASCATB296E63S
1852 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the WNW
(42 kph at 284).
- km
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
1856 km NE
232m alt.
4 hours ago
clear
-
28
Moderate winds from the W
(28 kph at 270).
0.0 km
BaseMarambio
1857 km NE
200m alt.
4 hours ago
-6°C
-
30
Fresh winds from the WSW
(30 kph at 250).
35 km
Mid: clear
ASCATB299E63S
1896 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the W
(48 kph at 264).
- 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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