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

Vinson Massif
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 am Fri 21 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun night. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Sat morning, min -33°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Fri morning, near gales from the NW by Sun night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Tue night, min -39°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WSW on Mon morning, strong winds from the W by Wed morning).

Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
4800
km/h
20
W
25
W
35
WSW
40
WNW
45
WNW
45
WNW
45
WNW
45
WNW
60
NW
30
W
25
SW
35
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
45
WSW
50
W
45
WSW
30
WSW
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Snowflake cm
1
1
1
4
 mm
max °C
-29
-29
-21
-18
-18
-19
-19
-21
-23
-34
-34
-32
-29
-26
-20
-22
-24
-21
min °C
-29
-29
-28
-20
-18
-19
-20
-22
-33
-39
-37
-33
-31
-28
-26
-22
-24
-23
 chill °C
-41
-43
-44
-34
-32
-34
-35
-38
-52
-56
-54
-50
-47
-43
-43
-38
-40
-37
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-40-40-35-30-30-31-32-34-39-45-44-44-42-40-34-34-37-35-35-35-30-25-24-25-26-28-34-41-41-39-37-34-29-29-31-29-29-29-25-19-18-19-20-22-28-37-36-33-30-27-23-22-24-22-23-24-20-14-13-15-15-17-23-33-32-28-26-22-18-18-20-17-18-20-16-9-8-10-11-11-18-28-28-24-21-17-14-13-16-13-12-14-9-3-2-3-4-5-11-22-22-17-15-11-7-7-9-7
Sunrise
12:00
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 Sun night. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Sat morning, min -33°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Fri morning, near gales from the NW by Sun night).

Vinson Massif Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Tue night, min -39°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WSW on Mon morning, strong winds from the W by Wed 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.
58 minutes ago
-27° C
-
13
Light winds from the SE
(13 kph at 140).
40 km
Mid: clear
BaseSanMartin
1292 km NE
7m alt.
58 minutes ago
-15° C
Fog
4
Calm
(4 kph at 270).
1.0 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
ASCATB257E68S
1327 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the WNW
(30 kph at 302).
- km
ASCATC257E68S
1328 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the NW
(31 kph at 305).
- km
ASCATC258E68S
1332 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the WNW
(32 kph at 301).
- km
ASCATC264E67S
1333 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
34
Fresh winds from the W
(34 kph at 281).
- km
ASCATB259E67S
1335 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the WNW
(33 kph at 293).
- km
ASCATC256E68S
1336 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the NW
(31 kph at 324).
- km
ASCATC263E67S
1336 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the WNW
(32 kph at 287).
- km
ASCATC262E67S
1336 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the WNW
(31 kph at 287).
- 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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