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

Vinson Massif
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 am Wed 19 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Fri night, min -33°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Wed night, fresh winds from the WSW by Fri night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Sat afternoon, min -39°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NW on Sun afternoon, moderate winds from the WSW by Mon morning).

Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
5250
4300
3900
km/h
15
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
15
W
10
NW
20
W
25
W
35
WSW
30
WNW
45
W
40
WNW
30
WNW
45
NW
50
WNW
25
WSW
35
SW
40
WSW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
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Snowflake cm
1
2
1
 mm
max °C
-33
-32
-29
-28
-28
-27
-29
-29
-23
-20
-18
-18
-18
-21
-33
-37
-36
-30
min °C
-33
-32
-31
-29
-28
-29
-29
-29
-28
-22
-19
-18
-19
-25
-36
-39
-39
-34
 chill °C
-44
-43
-42
-38
-39
-40
-42
-43
-44
-35
-33
-33
-32
-43
-53
-56
-59
-54
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-44-44-42-41-41-42-41-41-36-32-30-30-31-34-44-47-47-42-39-38-37-35-35-35-36-36-31-27-25-25-26-29-39-43-42-38-33-32-30-29-28-28-29-29-26-21-19-18-19-23-35-38-38-32-29-28-26-24-23-23-24-25-21-16-14-14-15-18-29-34-34-28-25-24-22-20-18-18-18-21-17-10-9-10-11-13-24-29-30-23-18-18-15-13-12-11-12-14-10-4-2-3-5-6-18-22-23-16
Sunrise
12:00
12:00
12:00
5:09
4:37
4:16
Sunset
12:00
12:00
12:00
6:20
6:52
7:13

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Vinson Massif Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Vinson Massif is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Fri night, min -33°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Wed night, fresh winds from the WSW by Fri night).

Vinson Massif Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Sat afternoon, min -39°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NW on Sun afternoon, moderate winds from the WSW by Mon 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.
42 minutes ago
-31° C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 90).
40 km
Mid: few
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
1856 km NE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
-23° C
light snow
Light snow.
35
Fresh winds from the S
(35 kph at 180).
0.0 km
Mid: broken
High: overcast
BaseMarambio
1857 km NE
200m alt.
42 minutes ago
-22° C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
44
Strong winds from the S
(44 kph at 180).
0.8 km
Mid: overcast
BaseBernardoO higgins
1934 km NE
10m alt.
42 minutes ago
-16° C
heavy snow
Heavy drifting snow, below eye level.
56
Near gales from the S
(56 kph at 180).
0.1 km
Mid: overcast
BaseEsperanza
1940 km NE
24m alt.
42 minutes ago
-19° C
heavy snow
Continuous heavy snow.
50
Strong winds from the SSW
(50 kph at 200).
<100m
Mid: sky obscured
ASCATB300E63S
1940 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
72
Gales from the ENE
(72 kph at 77).
- km
ASCATB301E63S
1993 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
71
Gales from the E
(71 kph at 95).
- km
Captain Arturo Prat Base
1994 km NE
111m alt.
42 minutes ago
-7° C
moderate snow
Continuous moderate snow.
52
Near gales from the E
(52 kph at 90).
2.0 km
Mid: overcast
ASCATB302E63S
2014 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
69
Gales from the ESE
(69 kph at 104).
- km
ASCATC302E63S
2018 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
71
Gales from the SE
(71 kph at 132).
- 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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