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

Vinson Massif
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 am Sun 23 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 -20°C on Sun morning, min -38°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WNW on Sun morning, light winds from the NW by Sun night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Wed morning, min -20°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Wed morning, light winds from the SW by Thu night).

Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
light snow
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
some clouds
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
2450
3400
4150
4500
km/h
55
WNW
45
WNW
25
NNW
20
SW
35
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
40
WSW
30
W
25
SW
20
WSW
25
WSW
15
SW
15
WSW
25
WSW
35
WSW
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Snowflake cm
4
1
 mm
max °C
-20
-22
-25
-36
-35
-30
-28
-26
-20
-17
-17
-18
-17
-17
-17
-20
-18
-18
min °C
-21
-23
-37
-38
-36
-34
-29
-27
-25
-20
-19
-20
-18
-18
-18
-20
-19
-20
 chill °C
-37
-39
-50
-54
-54
-52
-44
-42
-40
-34
-32
-32
-28
-29
-27
-29
-30
-33
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-33-35-42-46-45-44-42-38-34-31-32-34-32-32-33-33-33-34-27-29-37-42-40-38-36-33-28-25-25-27-26-25-26-27-26-27-21-23-31-37-36-32-29-27-23-19-18-19-18-18-18-20-19-19-15-17-26-33-31-27-24-21-17-14-14-15-15-14-15-16-14-15-10-11-20-29-27-22-20-16-12-9-9-11-11-10-12-12-9-10-4-4-14-23-20-15-13-10-6-3-3-5-4-4-5-5-3-4
Sunrise
4:37
4:16
4:00
3:45
3:31
3:17
Sunset
6:52
7:13
7:30
7:43
7:58
8:10

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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 -20°C on Sun morning, min -38°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WNW on Sun morning, light winds from the NW by Sun night).

Vinson Massif Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Wed morning, min -20°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Wed morning, light winds from the SW by Thu 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.
1 hour ago
-31°C
light snow
Intermittent light snow.
7
Light winds from the E
(7 kph at 90).
5.0 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
BaseSanMartin
1292 km NE
7m alt.
1 hour ago
-16°C
Fog, sky visible, no change.
Wind obs. (9 kph from 320 degs) was rejected.
0.6 km
Mid: overcast
1342 km S
3012m alt.
1 hour ago
-
31
Fresh winds from the SSW
(31 kph at 200).
0.0 km
High: broken
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
1856 km NE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
-14°C
clear
Fog freezing -.
22
Moderate winds from the NNW
(22 kph at 330).
0.5 km
Low: no significant cloud
BaseMarambio
1857 km NE
200m alt.
1 hour ago
-14°C
Fog, depositing rime, sky visible.
22
Moderate winds from the NW
(22 kph at 320).
0.3 km
Mid: clear
BaseBernardoO higgins
1934 km NE
10m alt.
1 hour ago
-8°C
State of sky unchanged.
6
Light winds from the WSW
(6 kph at 250).
30 km
Mid: overcast
BaseEsperanza
1940 km NE
24m alt.
1 hour ago
-9°C
Mist
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
4.0 km
Mid: overcast
Captain Arturo Prat Base
1994 km NE
111m alt.
1 hour ago
-4°C
State of sky unchanged.
6
Light winds from the W
(6 kph at 280).
30 km
Mid: overcast
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
2038 km NE
48m alt.
1 hour ago
-4°C
State of sky unchanged.
9
Light winds from the WSW
(9 kph at 240).
35 km
Mid: overcast
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
2039 km NE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
-4°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
19
Light winds from the W
(19 kph at 280).
10.0 km
Low: overcast

* 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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