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

Vinson Massif
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 pm Fri 04 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Fri afternoon, min -36°C on Sun afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Tue night, min -36°C on Thu morning). Mainly strong winds.

Fri
4
Saturday
5
Sunday
6
Monday
7
Tuesday
8
Wednesday
9
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
km/h
25
W
15
WNW
10
N
10
WNW
5
NW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
SSW
10
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
35
SSW
25
SSW
25
SW
20
WSW
15
WSW
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Snowflake cm
1
 mm
max °C
-22
-23
-29
-30
-31
-33
-35
-32
-31
-28
-27
-27
-25
-24
-24
-24
-25
min °C
-22
-26
-29
-30
-33
-35
-36
-36
-32
-30
-27
-28
-26
-25
-24
-24
-29
 chill °C
-35
-33
-37
-39
-40
-35
-36
-42
-43
-43
-42
-42
-41
-38
-36
-36
-44
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-35-35-38-39-40-42-43-42-40-39-39-39-38-37-36-38-39-29-30-34-35-37-38-40-39-36-35-33-34-32-32-30-31-34-22-25-29-30-32-34-36-34-32-29-27-28-26-25-24-24-27-17-19-25-26-27-30-32-30-28-26-23-24-23-21-20-18-22-13-14-20-21-23-25-27-27-25-23-18-21-19-18-17-13-16-7-8-14-15-16-18-20-20-18-16-12-15-13-12-10-6-10
Sunrise
1:54
1:46
1:37
1:29
1:20
Sunset
9:18
9:27
9:37
9:45
9:52
10:00

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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 Fri afternoon, min -36°C on Sun afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Vinson Massif Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Tue night, min -36°C on Thu morning). Mainly strong winds.

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.
3 hours ago
-21°C
Clouds dissolving.
30
Fresh winds from the SE
(30 kph at 140).
40 km
Mid: few
BaseSanMartin
1292 km NE
7m alt.
3 hours ago
-33°C
-
Wind obs. (15 kph from 320 degs) was rejected.
40 km
Mid: clear
1325 km S
2835m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (31 kph from 360 degs) was rejected.
1.2 km
Mid: scattered
ASCATB255E67S
1398 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the WNW
(46 kph at 287).
- km
ASCATB254E67S
1453 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the WNW
(45 kph at 292).
- km
ASCATB253E67S
1508 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
43
Strong winds from the WNW
(43 kph at 296).
- km
ASCATB252E67S
1514 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the WNW
(44 kph at 296).
- km
ASCATB252E66S
1564 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the WNW
(40 kph at 294).
- km
ASCATB249E67S
1571 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
43
Strong winds from the NW
(43 kph at 308).
- km
ASCATB248E67S
1586 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the NW
(44 kph at 310).
- 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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