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

Vinson Massif
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 pm Thu 27 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Thu night, min -28°C on Sun afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -28°C on Sun night, min -36°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Monday
31
Tuesday
1
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
Cloud base (m)
2500
3400
km/h
20
SSW
15
SW
20
WSW
25
SW
25
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
25
SW
20
W
20
S
20
S
20
S
20
SSE
15
SE
15
SSE
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Snowflake cm
3
 mm
max °C
-19
-20
-21
-22
-21
-21
-22
-26
-27
-28
-35
-34
-32
-30
-29
-29
min °C
-20
-20
-22
-22
-22
-21
-25
-27
-28
-34
-36
-35
-33
-31
-29
-30
 chill °C
-31
-30
-34
-34
-34
-32
-38
-41
-42
-47
-51
-50
-47
-44
-40
-41
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-34-34-35-36-36-35-36-39-40-43-46-45-44-43-41-41-27-28-29-29-29-29-30-33-35-37-41-40-39-37-36-36-20-20-22-22-22-21-24-27-28-31-36-35-33-31-29-30-15-16-16-17-17-16-18-22-23-25-31-31-28-27-26-27-11-12-12-13-13-12-13-17-19-19-28-27-25-24-23-24-5-6-5-7-6-5-6-10-12-13-21-21-18-17-17-17
Sunrise
3:17
3:05
2:55
2:44
2:33
Sunset
8:10
8:21
8:32
8:41
8:52

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Vinson Massif Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Vinson Massif is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Thu night, min -28°C on Sun afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Vinson Massif Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -28°C on Sun night, min -36°C on Mon morning). 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.
3 hours ago
-31°C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, below eye level.
26
Moderate winds from the SE
(26 kph at 140).
5.0 km
Mid: few
BaseSanMartin
1292 km NE
7m alt.
3 hours ago
-22°C
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 360 degs) was rejected.
40 km
Mid: clear
ASCATB262E67S
1386 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
23
Moderate winds from the SSW
(23 kph at 195).
- km
ASCATB263E67S
1391 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the SSW
(32 kph at 198).
- km
ASCATB263E66S
1402 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the S
(28 kph at 190).
- km
ASCATB272E66S
1404 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the ESE
(33 kph at 121).
- km
ASCATC272E66S
1407 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
29
Fresh winds from the SE
(29 kph at 130).
- km
ASCATB264E66S
1409 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the ESE
(28 kph at 117).
- km
ASCATC271E66S
1410 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the SE
(32 kph at 134).
- km
ASCATB262E66S
1419 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
23
Moderate winds from the SSW
(23 kph at 192).
- 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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