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

Vinson Massif
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 pm Fri 21 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat morning. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Sat afternoon, min -39°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WNW on Sun morning, light winds from the W by Sun night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Wed afternoon, min -36°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Tue night, light winds from the WSW by Wed night).

Fri
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
cloud
light snow
snow showers
cloud
cloud
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
snow shwrs
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
4400
3700
km/h
25
W
30
WSW
40
WNW
50
WNW
50
WNW
55
WNW
45
WNW
40
WNW
20
SW
30
SW
35
WSW
35
WSW
40
WSW
40
WSW
40
WSW
40
WSW
25
WSW
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Snowflake cm
1
1
2
2
 mm
max °C
-29
-21
-19
-18
-19
-21
-23
-23
-38
-35
-32
-30
-28
-22
-20
-19
-19
min °C
-29
-27
-20
-19
-20
-21
-24
-37
-39
-36
-34
-32
-28
-27
-21
-21
-21
 chill °C
-44
-43
-34
-34
-36
-37
-40
-50
-54
-54
-52
-49
-45
-44
-36
-36
-34
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-40-34-30-30-31-33-35-41-47-45-45-44-39-36-33-34-34-35-30-25-25-26-27-30-36-43-40-39-38-34-30-27-27-28-29-24-20-19-20-21-24-30-39-36-33-31-28-25-21-20-20-24-20-14-14-15-15-19-26-34-31-28-25-23-20-16-16-16-20-15-9-9-9-10-13-21-29-27-23-20-17-14-12-11-10-14-9-3-2-3-4-7-14-23-20-16-14-10-8-5-5-4
Sunrise
5:09
4:37
4:16
4:00
3:45
Sunset
12:00
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 light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat morning. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Sat afternoon, min -39°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WNW on Sun morning, light winds from the W by Sun night).

Vinson Massif Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Wed afternoon, min -36°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Tue night, light winds from the WSW by Wed night).

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
-27° C
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 230).
40 km
Mid: clear
BaseSanMartin
1292 km NE
7m alt.
1 hour ago
-10° C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
Wind obs. (30 kph from 320 degs) was rejected.
5.0 km
Mid: overcast
hy2c257E68S
1322 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
54
Near gales from the NW
(54 kph at 318).
- km
1325 km S
2835m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (20 kph from 130 degs) was rejected.
31 km
Mid: clear
hy2c261E67S
1331 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the NW
(50 kph at 305).
- km
hy2c263E67S
1331 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the WNW
(46 kph at 298).
- km
hy2c258E68S
1335 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the NW
(50 kph at 315).
- km
hy2c258E67S
1336 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
51
Near gales from the NW
(51 kph at 312).
- km
hy2c267E67S
1336 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the WNW
(49 kph at 282).
- km
hy2c254E68S
1342 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
57
Near gales from the NNW
(57 kph at 328).
- 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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