– Lat/Long: 78.58° S 85.42° W
Vinson Massif
Weather Forecast, AntarcticaIssued: 5 am Sat 22 Aug Local TimeUpdates in: hr min sUpdate imminent
Issued: 5 am Sat 22 Aug Local Time
Updates in:
Update imminent hr min s
Issued: 5 am Sat 22 Aug Local Time
Updates in:
Update imminent hr min s
Days 1–3 Weather SummaryA dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Sat morning, min -38°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Sun morning, light winds from the WSW by Sun night). | Days 4–6 Weather SummaryA dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Wed afternoon, min -31°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Tue night, light winds from the SSW by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||
Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | |||||||||||||
AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | |
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light snow | snow shwrs | cloudy | cloudy | cloudy | snow shwrs | some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | cloudy | cloudy | cloudy | light snow | cloudy | snow shwrs | some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | |
Cloud base (m) | 2500 | 2450 | 2450 | 2450 | ||||||||||||||
km/h | ||||||||||||||||||
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 cm | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
max °C | -18 | -18 | -19 | -20 | -22 | -25 | -35 | -35 | -31 | -31 | -31 | -26 | -23 | -21 | -22 | -22 | -22 | -22 |
min °C | -20 | -19 | -20 | -21 | -24 | -38 | -38 | -35 | -35 | -31 | -31 | -30 | -24 | -22 | -23 | -23 | -22 | -23 |
chill °C | -34 | -33 | -35 | -37 | -40 | -52 | -54 | -53 | -53 | -47 | -48 | -48 | -39 | -36 | -37 | -35 | -32 | -33 |
Freezing level m | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 | 5:09 | — | — | 4:37 | — | — | 4:16 | — | — | 4:00 | — | — | 3:45 | — | — | 3:31 | — | — |
 | — | 6:20 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | 7:58 | — |
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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 -18°C on Sat morning, min -38°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Sun morning, light winds from the WSW by Sun night).
Vinson Massif Weather (Days 3-6):
A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Wed afternoon, min -31°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Tue night, light winds from the SSW 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.
| Weather Station | Temp. | Weather | Wind | Gusts | Cloud / Visibility |
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BaseBelgranoII | |||||
BaseSanMartin | |||||
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ASCATC244E69S | |||||
ASCATC244E68S | |||||
ASCATC243E68S | |||||
ASCATC242E68S | |||||
ASCATC244E67S | |||||
ASCATC243E67S | |||||
ASCATB242E68S |
* 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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