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

Vinson Massif
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 am Sat 29 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Sat afternoon, min -39°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Thu night, min -32°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Monday
31
Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
4700
4600
4500
4150
4100
4900
4900
km/h
25
SW
25
SW
25
WSW
25
SW
25
SW
30
WSW
20
SSW
25
S
20
SSE
25
SE
20
SE
15
SSE
10
SSW
10
SSE
10
SSW
10
SSW
15
SSW
25
SSW
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Snowflake cm
4
 mm
max °C
-23
-22
-22
-25
-26
-26
-38
-36
-31
-30
-30
-30
-32
-31
-30
-29
-27
-24
min °C
-23
-23
-24
-26
-26
-39
-39
-37
-34
-30
-30
-31
-32
-32
-31
-30
-28
-27
 chill °C
-36
-36
-36
-39
-39
-54
-55
-53
-48
-44
-44
-41
-42
-41
-39
-39
-39
-40
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-37-36-36-38-38-43-46-46-44-42-41-41-43-42-42-41-39-37-30-30-30-32-32-38-42-41-39-37-36-36-38-37-37-35-34-32-23-23-23-26-26-33-39-37-33-30-30-31-32-32-31-30-28-26-18-17-18-20-21-27-35-32-28-26-26-27-29-28-27-26-24-21-14-12-13-16-17-21-30-29-25-23-23-24-26-25-23-23-21-18-7-6-7-9-10-14-24-22-18-16-17-18-19-19-17-16-14-11
Sunrise
3:05
2:55
2:44
2:33
2:24
2:14
Sunset
8:21
8:32
8:41
8:52
9:00
9:10

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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 Sat afternoon, min -39°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds.

Vinson Massif Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Thu night, min -32°C on Wed 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.
2 hours ago
-23°C
Clouds developing.
24
Moderate winds from the SE
(24 kph at 140).
40 km
Mid: few
BaseSanMartin
1292 km NE
7m alt.
2 hours ago
-25°C
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 360 degs) was rejected.
40 km
Mid: clear
hy2c260E67S
1408 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the SSW
(36 kph at 210).
- km
hy2c256E67S
1414 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
21
Moderate winds from the SW
(21 kph at 235).
- km
hy2c272E66S
1425 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
14
Light winds from the E
(14 kph at 88).
- km
hy2c271E66S
1433 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
14
Light winds from the E
(14 kph at 90).
- km
hy2c258E67S
1441 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the SW
(28 kph at 222).
- km
hy2c257E67S
1443 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
25
Moderate winds from the WSW
(25 kph at 240).
- km
hy2c260E66S
1444 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the SSW
(35 kph at 208).
- km
hy2c255E67S
1450 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
21
Moderate winds from the WSW
(21 kph at 245).
- 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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