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

Vinson Massif
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 pm Fri 21 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Sat morning, min -38°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WNW on Sat night, light winds from the WSW by Sun night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Wed night, min -34°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Tue night, light winds from the WSW by Thu afternoon).

Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
snow showers
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
snow shwrs
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
3900
2500
km/h
35
WSW
40
WNW
45
WNW
45
WNW
55
WNW
40
NW
40
WNW
20
SW
30
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
35
WSW
40
SW
40
SW
35
SW
25
WSW
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Snowflake cm
2
1
1
1
 mm
max °C
-21
-18
-18
-18
-20
-21
-23
-38
-35
-31
-30
-30
-26
-23
-20
-18
min °C
-28
-20
-19
-20
-20
-24
-37
-38
-35
-34
-31
-30
-29
-24
-22
-20
 chill °C
-45
-34
-33
-36
-36
-40
-50
-53
-52
-52
-47
-47
-47
-39
-36
-33
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-34-30-30-31-32-34-41-47-45-45-44-43-38-35-34-34-30-25-24-26-26-29-36-42-40-39-38-37-33-30-28-27-25-19-19-19-20-23-30-38-35-33-31-30-28-24-21-19-20-14-14-15-15-18-25-33-31-28-25-24-22-18-16-16-16-9-9-10-10-13-20-28-26-23-20-19-18-12-11-11-9-3-2-4-4-6-14-22-19-16-14-12-11-6-5-4
Sunrise
5:09
4:37
4:16
4:00
3:45
Sunset
6:20
6:52
7:13
7:30
7:43

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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 Mon morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WNW on Sat night, light winds from the WSW by Sun night).

Vinson Massif Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Wed night, min -34°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Tue night, light winds from the WSW by Thu 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
-28° C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 0).
40 km
Mid: scattered
BaseSanMartin
1292 km NE
7m alt.
2 hours ago
-10° C
State of sky unchanged.
20
Moderate winds from the NNE
(20 kph at 20).
40 km
Mid: overcast
hy2b264E67S
1311 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
47
Strong winds from the WNW
(47 kph at 298).
- km
hy2b262E67S
1315 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the WNW
(49 kph at 302).
- km
hy2b256E68S
1317 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
51
Near gales from the NW
(51 kph at 325).
- km
hy2b257E68S
1324 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the NW
(50 kph at 320).
- km
hy2b261E67S
1325 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the NW
(49 kph at 308).
- km
1325 km S
2835m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (15 kph from 120 degs) was rejected.
29 km
Mid: clear
hy2b267E67S
1333 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the WNW
(45 kph at 282).
- km
1342 km S
3012m alt.
2 hours ago
moderate snow
Ice crystals.
17
Light winds from the WNW
(17 kph at 300).
9.0 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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