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

Vinson Massif
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 pm Wed 02 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Thu morning, min -33°C on Sat morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -30°C on Mon night, min -34°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
2
Thursday
3
Friday
4
Saturday
5
Sunday
6
Monday
7
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
4500
km/h
15
S
15
SSW
20
SW
25
WSW
30
WSW
25
W
35
W
20
NW
15
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
5
NE
5
E
0
SW
15
SW
20
SSW
20
SW
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Snowflake cm
2
1
 mm
max °C
-28
-25
-24
-25
-24
-24
-25
-24
-32
-32
-33
-32
-31
-31
-32
-32
-30
min °C
-29
-28
-24
-25
-25
-25
-25
-31
-33
-33
-34
-33
-32
-31
-32
-33
-32
 chill °C
-40
-39
-36
-38
-39
-38
-40
-43
-45
-43
-43
-41
-38
-31
-44
-46
-45
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-40-40-38-38-38-37-36-37-41-41-42-43-43-43-41-40-41-35-33-32-32-32-32-31-33-37-37-38-38-38-37-37-37-36-29-27-24-25-25-25-25-28-33-33-34-33-32-31-32-33-31-24-22-19-19-19-20-20-23-29-29-29-28-27-27-28-29-27-21-18-14-14-13-16-15-18-25-25-25-24-23-24-24-25-22-14-12-7-7-7-10-9-11-18-18-19-18-17-17-18-18-15
Sunrise
2:14
2:04
1:54
1:46
1:37
Sunset
9:00
9:10
9:18
9:27
9:37
9:45

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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 -24°C on Thu morning, min -33°C on Sat morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Vinson Massif Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -30°C on Mon night, min -34°C on Sat 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.
2 hours ago
-22°C
-
37
Fresh winds from the SE
(37 kph at 140).
40 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
BaseSanMartin
1292 km NE
7m alt.
2 hours ago
-23°C
-
Wind obs. (15 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
40 km
Mid: clear
hy2b272E66S
1449 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
16
Light winds from the SW
(16 kph at 228).
- km
hy2b271E65S
1533 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
14
Light winds from the WSW
(14 kph at 238).
- km
hy2b273E65S
1539 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
7
Light winds from the WSW
(7 kph at 238).
- km
hy2b278E65S
1544 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
19
Light winds from the SW
(19 kph at 228).
- km
hy2b274E65S
1549 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
15
Light winds from the WNW
(15 kph at 282).
- km
hy2b275E65S
1550 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
17
Light winds from the WNW
(17 kph at 295).
- km
hy2b269E65S
1566 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
13
Light winds from the SE
(13 kph at 130).
- km
hy2b272E65S
1566 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
8
Light winds from the SW
(8 kph at 215).
- 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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