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

Vinson Massif
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 pm Wed 19 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Sat afternoon, min -31°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Wed night, strong winds from the W by Sat afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Sat night, min -39°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NW on Sun afternoon, moderate winds from the SW by Tue afternoon).

Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
5350
4100
3800
2450
km/h
10
WSW
10
W
10
W
10
NW
15
W
25
W
40
WSW
30
W
40
W
35
WNW
25
NW
45
NW
45
W
35
W
35
WSW
40
SW
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Snowflake cm
1
2
1
 mm
max °C
-30
-28
-28
-27
-29
-30
-23
-20
-19
-17
-18
-21
-31
-39
-36
-31
min °C
-31
-29
-28
-29
-30
-30
-29
-22
-20
-19
-20
-25
-39
-39
-38
-35
 chill °C
-42
-38
-38
-40
-43
-45
-46
-35
-34
-33
-33
-42
-59
-58
-57
-54
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-42-41-41-42-42-41-36-32-31-30-32-34-44-47-47-43-37-35-34-35-36-36-31-27-26-25-26-29-40-43-42-39-31-29-28-28-30-30-26-21-20-18-19-23-35-39-37-33-26-24-23-22-24-25-22-16-15-14-16-18-31-35-33-29-22-20-18-17-19-21-17-11-9-10-12-14-26-31-28-25-15-14-12-11-12-15-11-4-3-4-6-7-19-24-22-18
Sunrise
12:00
12:00
5:09
4:37
4:16
Sunset
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: A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Sat afternoon, min -31°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Wed night, strong winds from the W by Sat afternoon).

Vinson Massif Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Sat night, min -39°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NW on Sun afternoon, moderate winds from the SW by Tue afternoon).

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.
2 hours ago
-32° C
-
6
Light winds from the SE
(6 kph at 140).
40 km
Mid: few
BaseSanMartin
1292 km NE
7m alt.
2 hours ago
-8° C
-
Wind obs. (26 kph from 140 degs) was rejected.
40 km
Mid: overcast
ASCATB275E66S
1383 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the WSW
(49 kph at 259).
- km
ASCATB274E66S
1384 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
38
Fresh winds from the W
(38 kph at 270).
- km
ASCATC276E66S
1386 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the W
(41 kph at 260).
- km
ASCATB276E66S
1391 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the WSW
(42 kph at 254).
- km
ASCATC275E66S
1391 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the WSW
(41 kph at 258).
- km
ASCATC274E66S
1395 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the W
(33 kph at 263).
- km
ASCATB272E66S
1395 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the WNW
(36 kph at 297).
- km
ASCATB273E66S
1397 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the W
(37 kph at 275).
- 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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