– Lat/Long: 78.58° S 85.42° W
Vinson Massif
Weather Forecast, AntarcticaIssued: 11 am Fri 21 Aug Local TimeUpdates in: hr min sUpdate imminent
Issued: 11 am Fri 21 Aug Local Time
Updates in:
Update imminent hr min s
Issued: 11 am Fri 21 Aug Local Time
Updates in:
Update imminent hr min s
Days 1–3 Weather SummaryA light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat morning. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Sat morning, min -35°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Fri morning, near gales from the WNW by Sat night). | Days 4–6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Wed night, min -37°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SW on Mon morning, strong winds from the WSW 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 | |
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cloudy | some clouds | cloudy | light snow | snow shwrs | cloudy | cloudy | light snow | snow shwrs | some clouds | some clouds | cloudy | cloudy | cloudy | cloudy | some clouds | some clouds | cloudy | |
Cloud base (m) | 4350 | 2600 | 2500 | |||||||||||||||
km/h | ||||||||||||||||||
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 cm | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
max °C | -29 | -29 | -21 | -18 | -18 | -18 | -20 | -22 | -24 | -37 | -34 | -30 | -29 | -26 | -22 | -25 | -24 | -19 |
min °C | -29 | -29 | -28 | -20 | -18 | -20 | -20 | -24 | -35 | -37 | -34 | -33 | -30 | -27 | -25 | -26 | -26 | -21 |
chill °C | -41 | -43 | -44 | -34 | -32 | -35 | -36 | -40 | -50 | -52 | -51 | -50 | -47 | -42 | -41 | -43 | -42 | -34 |
Freezing level m | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 | 12:00 | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | 4:37 | — | — | 4:16 | — | — | 4:00 | — | — | 3:45 | — | — |
 | 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 morning, min -35°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Fri morning, near gales from the WNW by Sat night).
Vinson Massif Weather (Days 3-6):
Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Wed night, min -37°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SW on Mon morning, strong winds from the WSW 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.
| Weather Station | Temp. | Weather | Wind | Gusts | Cloud / Visibility |
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BaseBelgranoII | |||||
BaseSanMartin |  | ||||
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Marambio Airport (Seymour Island) |  | ||||
BaseMarambio | |||||
BaseEsperanza | | ||||
Captain Arturo Prat Base | |||||
BaseCarlini | | ||||
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei |
* 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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