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

Vinson Massif
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 am Fri 04 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Fri morning, min -34°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -26°C on Mon night, min -32°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Mon morning, fresh winds from the SSW by Tue night).

Friday
4
Saturday
5
Sunday
6
Monday
7
Tuesday
8
Wednesday
9
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
cloud
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
4550
km/h
25
W
30
W
15
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
ESE
10
SE
10
SE
10
S
30
SSW
30
SW
30
SW
25
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
25
WSW
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Snowflake cm
1
 mm
max °C
-22
-22
-23
-29
-31
-32
-34
-34
-31
-31
-29
-26
-26
-28
-26
-26
-27
-28
min °C
-23
-22
-27
-30
-31
-33
-34
-34
-33
-32
-30
-28
-28
-28
-27
-27
-28
-31
 chill °C
-36
-35
-36
-39
-39
-40
-40
-40
-42
-42
-39
-40
-43
-43
-43
-39
-41
-47
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-36-34-36-39-40-41-42-42-42-41-40-39-39-39-39-40-41-41-30-29-31-35-36-37-38-38-37-37-35-34-33-34-33-33-35-36-23-22-25-30-31-33-34-34-32-32-30-27-27-28-27-27-28-30-18-17-20-25-27-28-30-30-28-27-26-23-21-25-22-22-23-24-14-13-15-21-23-24-25-26-25-23-22-18-15-22-18-18-19-18-8-7-8-15-16-18-19-19-18-17-16-12-9-15-12-11-12-11
Sunrise
2:04
1:54
1:46
1:37
1:29
1:20
Sunset
9:18
9:27
9:37
9:45
9:52
10:00

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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 -22°C on Fri morning, min -34°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Vinson Massif Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -26°C on Mon night, min -32°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Mon morning, fresh winds from the SSW by Tue 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.
3 hours ago
-19°C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, above eye level.
67
Gales from the ESE
(67 kph at 110).
0.8 km
Mid: scattered
BaseSanMartin
1292 km NE
7m alt.
3 hours ago
-30°C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 50).
40 km
Mid: clear
hy2c256E67S
1414 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the N
(50 kph at 355).
- km
hy2c258E67S
1434 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the N
(50 kph at 355).
- km
hy2c257E67S
1440 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
51
Near gales from the N
(51 kph at 352).
- km
hy2c272E66S
1440 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the NNE
(44 kph at 32).
- km
hy2c253E67S
1443 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the NNW
(50 kph at 335).
- km
hy2c255E67S
1454 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
53
Near gales from the N
(53 kph at 350).
- km
hy2c254E67S
1467 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
53
Near gales from the NNW
(53 kph at 340).
- km
hy2c257E66S
1471 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the N
(50 kph at 350).
- 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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