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

Vinson Massif
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 pm Sun 30 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -26°C on Sun night, min -36°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Sun night, light winds from the S by Tue night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Fri morning, min -28°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
31
Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
Friday
4
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
4750
4550
4800
3950
km/h
30
W
20
S
25
SSE
25
SE
25
SE
20
ESE
5
S
10
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
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Snowflake cm
3
 mm
max °C
-26
-35
-33
-29
-29
-29
-27
-28
-28
-27
-26
-24
-21
-20
-21
-21
min °C
-35
-36
-34
-32
-29
-29
-28
-28
-28
-28
-26
-25
-24
-21
-21
-24
 chill °C
-51
-51
-50
-46
-43
-42
-37
-37
-37
-38
-36
-35
-35
-30
-29
-29
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-42-45-44-42-40-39-39-40-40-40-38-38-35-34-34-35-37-41-39-37-35-34-34-34-34-34-33-32-29-28-28-29-31-36-34-31-29-29-28-28-28-28-26-25-23-21-21-23-25-32-30-26-26-26-24-24-24-24-23-21-19-17-17-18-19-28-26-23-22-23-21-21-21-21-19-18-15-14-13-13-13-22-19-16-16-16-15-15-15-15-13-11-9-7-7-7
Sunrise
2:44
2:33
2:24
2:14
2:04
Sunset
8:41
8:52
9:00
9:10
9:18

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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 Sun night, min -36°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Sun night, light winds from the S by Tue night).

Vinson Massif Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Fri morning, min -28°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

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.
1 hour ago
-17°C
-
20
Moderate winds from the SE
(20 kph at 140).
40 km
Mid: scattered
BaseSanMartin
1292 km NE
7m alt.
1 hour ago
-19°C
Mist
6
Light winds from the
(6 kph at 270).
1.5 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
ASCATB256E67S
1420 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
29
Fresh winds from the SSW
(29 kph at 214).
- km
ASCATB255E67S
1424 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the SSW
(28 kph at 208).
- km
ASCATB257E67S
1432 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
24
Moderate winds from the SW
(24 kph at 221).
- km
ASCATB254E67S
1458 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
26
Moderate winds from the SSW
(26 kph at 208).
- km
ASCATB258E66S
1464 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
24
Moderate winds from the SSW
(24 kph at 198).
- km
ASCATB259E66S
1471 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
24
Moderate winds from the SSW
(24 kph at 206).
- km
ASCATB257E66S
1475 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
26
Moderate winds from the SW
(26 kph at 214).
- km
ASCATB256E66S
1488 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
26
Moderate winds from the SSW
(26 kph at 212).
- 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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