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

Vinson Massif
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 pm Sat 29 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Sat night, min -36°C on Mon morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Fri morning, min -31°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
30
Monday
31
Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
Cloud base (m)
4400
km/h
25
WSW
30
WSW
30
SW
25
WSW
25
SSW
25
S
20
SE
25
SE
25
SE
20
SE
10
SSW
15
S
25
S
20
S
20
SSW
15
SSW
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Snowflake cm
4
 mm
max °C
-22
-26
-27
-27
-36
-34
-30
-29
-30
-30
-29
-29
-28
-26
-25
-21
min °C
-25
-26
-27
-32
-36
-35
-33
-30
-31
-31
-29
-29
-29
-27
-25
-24
 chill °C
-38
-40
-41
-46
-52
-50
-47
-44
-45
-45
-38
-40
-42
-39
-36
-35
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-36-38-39-41-45-44-43-41-40-40-41-41-40-39-37-35-30-32-33-36-41-40-38-36-36-36-36-35-35-34-32-30-24-26-27-30-36-35-32-30-31-31-29-29-29-27-25-23-18-21-21-23-32-31-27-26-27-27-26-25-23-23-22-19-13-16-16-17-28-28-24-22-24-23-23-23-20-19-18-16-6-9-10-11-22-21-18-16-18-17-16-16-13-13-12-9
Sunrise
2:55
2:44
2:33
2:24
2:14
Sunset
8:32
8:41
8:52
9:00
9:10

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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 Sat night, min -36°C on Mon morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Vinson Massif Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Fri morning, min -31°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

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
-18°C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, below eye level.
43
Strong winds from the ESE
(43 kph at 110).
5.0 km
Mid: few
BaseSanMartin
1292 km NE
7m alt.
3 hours ago
-22°C
Mist
4
Calm
(4 kph at 140).
28 km
Mid: few
ASCATB257E67S
1415 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
22
Moderate winds from the N
(22 kph at 11).
- km
ASCATB256E67S
1425 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
24
Moderate winds from the NNE
(24 kph at 30).
- km
ASCATB255E67S
1429 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the NNE
(28 kph at 27).
- km
ASCATB254E67S
1446 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
26
Moderate winds from the NNE
(26 kph at 24).
- km
ASCATB258E66S
1454 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
24
Moderate winds from the N
(24 kph at 351).
- km
ASCATB257E66S
1466 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
14
Light winds from the N
(14 kph at 3).
- km
ASCATB253E67S
1479 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
27
Moderate winds from the NNE
(27 kph at 32).
- km
ASCATB256E66S
1480 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
24
Moderate winds from the NNE
(24 kph at 17).
- 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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