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

Vinson Massif
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 am Sat 22 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

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

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Thu morning, min -31°C on Tue morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
part cloud
cloud
cloud
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
light snow
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
clear
Cloud base (m)
2500
4650
4400
km/h
40
WNW
45
WNW
40
WNW
50
WNW
45
NW
30
WNW
25
SW
30
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
SW
40
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
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Snowflake cm
2
1
1
1
 mm
max °C
-18
-18
-19
-20
-22
-26
-36
-35
-30
-30
-27
-22
-20
-19
-18
-17
-20
-21
min °C
-20
-19
-19
-21
-23
-37
-38
-35
-35
-31
-28
-26
-21
-21
-21
-18
-21
-23
 chill °C
-34
-33
-32
-37
-39
-50
-54
-53
-53
-48
-44
-42
-35
-35
-35
-30
-33
-36
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-31-30-31-32-35-42-46-46-45-43-40-36-34-34-33-33-35-35-25-24-25-27-29-37-42-41-39-37-34-31-28-28-27-26-28-29-19-19-19-21-23-32-37-35-33-31-28-24-21-20-20-18-21-22-14-14-15-16-17-27-33-30-27-25-23-19-15-16-15-13-15-18-9-9-11-11-11-22-29-25-22-20-18-14-11-11-9-9-10-14-2-2-5-4-5-15-23-19-16-14-12-8-4-5-2-3-4-8
Sunrise
5:09
4:37
4:16
4:00
3:45
3:31
Sunset
6:20
6:52
7:13
7:30
7:43
7:58

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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 (strong winds from the WNW on Sun morning, light winds from the WSW by Sun night).

Vinson Massif Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Thu morning, min -31°C on Tue morning). Mainly fresh 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.
2 hours ago
-32° C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 270).
40 km
Mid: few
BaseSanMartin
1292 km NE
7m alt.
2 hours ago
-16° C
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 140 degs) was rejected.
40 km
Mid: scattered
1325 km S
2835m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
29 km
Mid: clear
1342 km S
3012m alt.
2 hours ago
moderate snow
Ice crystals.
Wind obs. (9 kph from 100 degs) was rejected.
9.0 km
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
1856 km NE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
-23° C
moderate snow
Low drifting moderate snow.
56
Near gales from the S
(56 kph at 180).
2.0 km
Low: no significant cloud
BaseMarambio
1857 km NE
200m alt.
2 hours ago
-23° C
heavy snow
Heavy drifting snow, below eye level.
46
Strong winds from the S
(46 kph at 180).
2.0 km
Mid: clear
BaseBernardoO higgins
1934 km NE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
-14° C
partially cloudy
Clouds dissolving.
44
Strong winds from the SSW
(44 kph at 200).
30 km
Mid: overcast
BaseEsperanza
1940 km NE
24m alt.
2 hours ago
-16° C
Clouds dissolving.
19
Light winds from the SSW
(19 kph at 200).
30 km
Mid: clear
Captain Arturo Prat Base
1994 km NE
111m alt.
2 hours ago
-8° C
partially cloudy
Clouds dissolving.
7
Light winds from the ESE
(7 kph at 110).
30 km
Mid: clear
BaseCarlini
2037 km NE
11m alt.
2 hours ago
-10° C
-
39
Strong winds from the ESE
(39 kph at 110).
30 km
Mid: few

* 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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