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

Vinson Massif
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 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 morning, min -40°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -27°C on Thu night, min -34°C on Wed afternoon). 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
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
4600
5350
4350
4800
6800
km/h
25
SW
25
SW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
35
W
25
SSW
20
S
20
SSE
25
SE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
S
10
S
15
S
20
S
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Snowflake cm
3
 mm
max °C
-22
-22
-22
-25
-26
-27
-39
-35
-32
-32
-31
-30
-31
-33
-33
-33
-32
-27
min °C
-22
-22
-24
-26
-26
-40
-39
-37
-34
-32
-31
-31
-31
-34
-34
-33
-33
-32
 chill °C
-34
-34
-36
-39
-39
-57
-56
-52
-49
-47
-44
-43
-42
-46
-44
-44
-44
-45
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-37-36-36-38-38-43-46-46-45-43-42-42-43-44-44-44-44-41-30-30-30-32-33-38-42-42-39-38-37-37-37-39-39-39-39-36-22-22-23-26-26-34-39-36-33-32-31-31-31-34-34-33-33-30-18-17-18-21-21-29-35-32-28-27-27-27-28-30-30-30-30-26-14-12-13-16-16-24-30-28-24-24-25-24-25-26-26-27-27-24-7-6-6-9-10-18-24-21-17-17-18-18-19-20-20-20-20-17
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 morning, min -40°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds.

Vinson Massif Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -27°C on Thu night, min -34°C on Wed afternoon). 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
-26°C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, below eye level.
35
Fresh winds from the SE
(35 kph at 140).
5.0 km
Mid: clear
BaseSanMartin
1292 km NE
7m alt.
2 hours ago
-22°C
-
19
Light winds from the NNE
(19 kph at 20).
40 km
Mid: clear
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
1856 km NE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
BaseMarambio
1857 km NE
200m alt.
2 hours ago
-13°C
-
6
Light winds from the SSW
(6 kph at 200).
35 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
BaseEsperanza
1940 km NE
24m alt.
2 hours ago
-7°C
-
9
Light winds from the SE
(9 kph at 140).
30 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
BaseCarlini
2037 km NE
11m alt.
2 hours ago
-8°C
Mist
26
Moderate winds from the ESE
(26 kph at 110).
5.0 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
2038 km NE
48m alt.
58 minutes ago
-4°C
No report.
Wind obs. (115 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
2039 km NE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
7
Light winds from the SW
(7 kph at 230).
0.0 km
Dinamet
2043 km NE
52m alt.
58 minutes ago
-3°C
No report.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 300 degs) was rejected.
Williams Field
2150 km SSW
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-15°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
Wind obs. (15 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: overcast

* 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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