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

Vinson Massif
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 pm Mon 17 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -26°C on Thu 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 -17°C on Sat afternoon, min -32°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Thu night, gales from the W by Sun morning).

Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
cloud
part cloud
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
2650
5000
km/h
10
W
20
W
20
WNW
15
WNW
10
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
W
15
WNW
20
WNW
25
W
35
WSW
30
WSW
40
WNW
50
WNW
30
WNW
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Snowflake cm
3
2
 mm
max °C
-27
-30
-30
-31
-33
-33
-29
-27
-26
-26
-29
-28
-20
-18
-17
-17
min °C
-29
-30
-31
-32
-33
-33
-32
-28
-27
-29
-29
-29
-26
-19
-19
-19
 chill °C
-41
-42
-43
-44
-44
-43
-43
-38
-38
-42
-43
-45
-41
-33
-34
-33
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-40-42-43-44-44-44-42-41-40-40-41-38-34-30-30-31-34-36-37-38-39-39-37-35-33-34-36-34-29-25-25-25-28-30-31-32-33-33-31-28-27-28-29-29-23-19-18-18-23-25-25-26-28-29-27-23-21-23-24-25-18-14-13-14-17-20-19-21-23-25-23-19-16-18-20-21-13-8-8-10-10-13-13-15-16-18-16-13-10-11-13-15-7-2-2-4
Sunrise
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
5:09
Sunset
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 -26°C on Thu 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 -17°C on Sat afternoon, min -32°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Thu night, gales from the W 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.
2 hours ago
-33° C
-
Wind obs. (15 kph from 360 degs) was rejected.
40 km
Mid: scattered
BaseSanMartin
1292 km NE
7m alt.
2 hours ago
-12° C
-
37
Fresh winds from the ESE
(37 kph at 110).
40 km
Mid: few
ASCATC266E67S
1319 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
23
Moderate winds from the NE
(23 kph at 49).
- km
ASCATB266E67S
1329 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
15
Light winds from the NE
(15 kph at 54).
- km
ASCATB267E67S
1337 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
27
Moderate winds from the NNE
(27 kph at 16).
- km
ASCATC267E67S
1337 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
17
Light winds from the ENE
(17 kph at 59).
- km
ASCATC263E67S
1339 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the NE
(37 kph at 39).
- km
ASCATB263E67S
1347 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the NNE
(35 kph at 14).
- km
ASCATC264E67S
1354 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the NE
(42 kph at 40).
- km
ASCATB262E67S
1358 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the NNE
(32 kph at 12).
- 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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