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

Vinson Massif
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 am Sun 23 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Tue night, min -37°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WNW on Sun morning, light winds from the SW by Sun night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Wed morning, min -23°C on Fri night). Mainly strong winds.

Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
2500
4950
2450
km/h
55
WNW
45
WNW
25
NNW
20
SW
30
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
40
WSW
40
WSW
35
W
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
SW
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
SSW
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Snowflake cm
2
1
 mm
max °C
-20
-21
-25
-36
-35
-30
-28
-25
-19
-16
-18
-18
-20
-19
-19
-19
-20
-22
min °C
-21
-23
-37
-37
-35
-34
-30
-26
-24
-18
-18
-18
-22
-21
-19
-20
-20
-23
 chill °C
-37
-38
-48
-52
-52
-52
-47
-41
-39
-31
-31
-30
-34
-33
-31
-32
-32
-35
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-32-34-42-46-45-44-41-37-33-31-32-33-35-34-33-33-34-36-27-29-37-42-40-38-36-32-28-24-26-26-28-27-26-27-28-29-21-22-31-37-35-32-29-26-22-17-18-18-21-20-19-20-20-23-15-17-26-33-31-27-24-20-17-13-14-14-16-17-15-15-16-18-10-11-21-28-26-22-19-15-12-9-10-10-11-13-10-11-11-14-4-4-14-22-20-15-12-8-5-3-3-4-5-7-4-4-4-7
Sunrise
4:37
4:16
4:00
3:45
3:31
3:17
Sunset
6:52
7:13
7:30
7:43
7:58
8:10

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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 Tue night, min -37°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WNW on Sun morning, light winds from the SW by Sun night).

Vinson Massif Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Wed morning, min -23°C on Fri night). Mainly strong winds.

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.
1 hour ago
-37°C
-
9
Light winds from the SW
(9 kph at 230).
40 km
Mid: overcast
ASCATC248E70S
1205 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
58
Near gales from the S
(58 kph at 184).
- km
ASCATB246E70S
1232 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
74
Gales from the S
(74 kph at 188).
- km
ASCATB245E70S
1237 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
68
Gales from the S
(68 kph at 191).
- km
ASCATC247E70S
1270 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
58
Near gales from the S
(58 kph at 184).
- km
ASCATC248E69S
1287 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the S
(48 kph at 184).
- km
BaseSanMartin
1292 km NE
7m alt.
1 hour ago
-14°C
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 160 degs) was rejected.
40 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
ASCATC246E70S
1294 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
57
Near gales from the S
(57 kph at 183).
- km
ASCATC249E69S
1298 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
51
Near gales from the N
(51 kph at 358).
- km
ASCATC247E69S
1307 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
53
Near gales from the S
(53 kph at 182).
- 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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