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

Vinson Massif
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 am Tue 18 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -27°C on Thu afternoon, min -33°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Sat night, min -30°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Fri morning, near gales from the W by Sun afternoon).

Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
snow showers
cloud
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
snow shwrs
cloudy
light snow
light snow
Cloud base (m)
2700
5000
4450
km/h
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
10
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
20
WNW
15
W
15
WSW
35
WSW
30
W
35
W
40
W
40
WNW
55
WNW
50
W
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Weather map
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Snowflake cm
1
1
1
 mm
max °C
-30
-30
-31
-32
-32
-29
-28
-27
-27
-28
-30
-26
-22
-20
-18
-18
-27
-26
min °C
-30
-31
-32
-33
-33
-32
-29
-28
-28
-29
-30
-29
-24
-21
-20
-21
-28
-29
 chill °C
-43
-44
-44
-43
-44
-43
-38
-38
-40
-40
-42
-44
-38
-34
-35
-37
-47
-48
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-42-43-44-44-44-42-41-41-41-42-42-38-33-31-31-31-40-42-36-37-38-39-39-37-35-35-35-36-37-33-28-26-25-26-34-35-30-31-32-33-33-31-29-28-28-29-30-28-23-21-19-20-28-28-24-25-27-28-28-26-24-23-22-23-25-24-18-15-14-15-21-22-20-19-22-23-24-23-21-18-17-17-20-20-13-10-10-11-15-17-13-13-16-17-18-16-14-12-10-11-14-13-6-3-4-5-9-10
Sunrise
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
5:09
4:37
Sunset
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
6:20
6:52

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Vinson Massif Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Vinson Massif is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -27°C on Thu afternoon, min -33°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Vinson Massif Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Sat night, min -30°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Fri morning, near gales from the W by Sun 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.
3 hours ago
-35° C
-
Wind obs. (13 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
40 km
Mid: scattered
BaseSanMartin
1292 km NE
7m alt.
3 hours ago
-11° C
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
40 km
Mid: few
hy2c277E66S
1450 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the SSE
(41 kph at 152).
- km
hy2c276E66S
1452 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the SSE
(41 kph at 150).
- km
ASCATB272E66S
1453 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the SSE
(28 kph at 148).
- km
ASCATC274E66S
1455 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the SSE
(35 kph at 161).
- km
ASCATB276E66S
1457 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the SSE
(39 kph at 155).
- km
ASCATC275E66S
1458 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the SSE
(36 kph at 159).
- km
ASCATC276E66S
1458 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the SSE
(39 kph at 157).
- km
ASCATB273E66S
1458 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the SSE
(32 kph at 159).
- 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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