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

Vinson Massif
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 am Wed 09 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Wed afternoon, min -29°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Sun night, min -27°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sat morning, near gales from the SW by Mon night).

Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
snow showers
mod snow
snow showers
cloud
mod snow
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
snow shwrs
mod. snow
snow shwrs
cloudy
mod. snow
Cloud base (m)
2450
2450
3900
8100
9650
2500
4750
2450
2450
2450
2500
km/h
25
SW
20
WSW
25
WSW
15
W
5
NW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SW
10
W
10
WSW
20
SSW
25
SW
30
WSW
30
WSW
35
WSW
45
WSW
40
WSW
30
WSW
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Snowflake cm
2
10
1
7
 mm
max °C
-20
-19
-19
-21
-25
-29
-27
-25
-24
-26
-25
-22
-21
-19
-17
-19
-18
-20
min °C
-20
-19
-20
-22
-27
-29
-28
-26
-26
-27
-27
-25
-21
-20
-19
-21
-19
-23
 chill °C
-31
-30
-31
-29
-36
-38
-37
-35
-35
-38
-39
-37
-34
-32
-32
-36
-32
-40
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-34-34-34-35-38-41-40-39-38-39-39-38-35-32-31-32-32-34-27-27-27-29-32-35-35-33-32-33-33-31-28-26-25-27-26-28-20-19-20-22-26-29-28-26-25-27-26-24-21-20-18-20-19-22-15-14-14-16-21-25-24-22-21-22-22-19-16-14-13-14-15-16-10-8-9-11-15-20-20-18-17-18-18-14-10-9-8-8-10-9-4-2-2-4-8-13-14-12-10-11-12-7-4-3-1-2-4-3
Sunrise
1:20
1:10
1:02
12:55
12:46
12:38
Sunset
10:00
10:08
10:17
10:23
10:32
10:40

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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 Wed afternoon, min -29°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Vinson Massif Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Sun night, min -27°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sat morning, near gales from the SW by Mon night).

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
-
6
Light winds from the SE
(6 kph at 140).
40 km
Mid: scattered
BaseSanMartin
1292 km NE
7m alt.
2 hours ago
-17°C
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 270).
40 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
hy2c255E67S
1409 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
26
Moderate winds from the NNE
(26 kph at 12).
- km
hy2c259E67S
1419 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
19
Light winds from the NNE
(19 kph at 28).
- km
hy2c258E67S
1424 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
19
Light winds from the NNE
(19 kph at 22).
- km
hy2c257E67S
1426 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
24
Moderate winds from the NNE
(24 kph at 30).
- km
hy2c254E67S
1428 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
24
Moderate winds from the N
(24 kph at 2).
- km
hy2c256E67S
1439 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
19
Light winds from the NNE
(19 kph at 18).
- km
hy2c258E66S
1459 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
18
Light winds from the NNE
(18 kph at 32).
- km
hy2c252E67S
1463 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the N
(30 kph at 355).
- 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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