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

Vinson Massif
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 pm Mon 17 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -28°C on Mon afternoon, min -33°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Sat morning, min -29°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Thu afternoon, near gales from the WNW by Sun morning).

Mon
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
5100
4500
4800
2500
km/h
15
W
15
W
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
W
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WNW
15
WNW
25
W
40
WSW
30
WSW
45
W
45
W
30
W
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Snowflake cm
1
1
2
 mm
max °C
-28
-28
-29
-30
-30
-33
-33
-30
-28
-26
-26
-29
-27
-19
-16
-18
-16
min °C
-28
-28
-29
-30
-32
-33
-33
-32
-29
-27
-29
-29
-28
-24
-17
-19
-18
 chill °C
-39
-39
-41
-42
-44
-44
-43
-44
-40
-37
-42
-44
-45
-39
-30
-32
-30
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-39-40-41-42-43-44-44-43-41-40-41-40-38-32-28-30-30-34-34-36-36-38-39-39-37-35-34-35-35-33-28-23-25-24-28-28-29-30-31-33-33-31-29-27-28-29-28-22-17-19-17-23-22-23-24-26-28-29-27-24-22-22-24-23-17-12-14-13-19-17-18-19-21-23-25-23-21-17-17-19-19-12-6-9-9-12-11-12-12-14-16-18-17-15-11-11-13-12-60-3-3
Sunrise
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
5:09
Sunset
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
6:20

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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 -28°C on Mon 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 -16°C on Sat morning, min -29°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Thu afternoon, near gales from the WNW by Sun morning).

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.
48 minutes ago
-35° C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
7
Light winds from the NNE
(7 kph at 20).
5.0 km
Mid: overcast
BaseSanMartin
1292 km NE
7m alt.
48 minutes ago
-12° C
-
Wind obs. (15 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
40 km
Mid: scattered
ASCATC256E68S
1364 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the NW
(49 kph at 318).
- km
ASCATC263E67S
1366 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
16
Light winds from the S
(16 kph at 172).
- km
ASCATC255E68S
1374 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
51
Near gales from the NW
(51 kph at 318).
- km
ASCATC254E68S
1388 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the NW
(50 kph at 319).
- km
ASCATB253E68S
1400 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the NW
(48 kph at 321).
- km
ASCATC262E67S
1400 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
13
Light winds from the SSE
(13 kph at 148).
- km
ASCATC253E68S
1401 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the NW
(44 kph at 322).
- km
ASCATC252E68S
1409 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the NW
(45 kph at 319).
- 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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