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

Vinson Massif
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 pm Tue 08 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -26°C on Wed morning, min -36°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (gales from the SSW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Thu night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun night. Extremely cold (max -27°C on Sun night, min -35°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WSW on Sat afternoon, stormy winds from the SW by Sun night).

Tue
8
Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
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
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
mod snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
mod. snow
Cloud base (m)
2500
2450
2450
3850
5200
km/h
60
SSW
50
SSW
45
SW
40
SW
40
WSW
35
W
30
WNW
15
SW
25
SW
35
SW
50
WSW
50
WSW
25
WSW
30
SW
60
SW
60
SW
60
WSW
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Snowflake cm
6
 mm
max °C
-29
-27
-26
-26
-27
-28
-32
-35
-34
-31
-32
-34
-35
-33
-31
-29
-27
min °C
-30
-29
-27
-26
-28
-30
-34
-36
-35
-33
-33
-35
-35
-35
-32
-30
-29
 chill °C
-50
-49
-44
-42
-44
-46
-49
-49
-51
-50
-53
-54
-51
-50
-53
-50
-52
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-36-34-33-33-34-35-38-41-40-39-39-41-42-41-37-35-34-30-28-27-26-28-29-33-36-35-32-33-35-35-34-32-30-28-23-21-20-18-20-23-27-30-28-25-26-28-28-27-26-24-22-19-16-14-13-14-17-22-25-24-20-20-23-24-22-20-19-17-14-12-9-8-9-11-17-20-20-17-15-18-20-17-15-14-11-8-5-3-2-2-5-10-13-13-10-8-11-14-10-8-8-5
Sunrise
1:20
1:10
1:02
12:55
12:46
Sunset
9:52
10:00
10:08
10:17
10:23
10:32

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Vinson Massif Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Vinson Massif is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -26°C on Wed morning, min -36°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (gales from the SSW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Thu night).

Vinson Massif Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun night. Extremely cold (max -27°C on Sun night, min -35°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WSW on Sat afternoon, stormy winds from the SW by Sun night).

This table gives the weather forecast for Vinson Massif at the specific elevation of 4000 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
-21°C
-
17
Light winds from the SE
(17 kph at 140).
40 km
Mid: scattered
BaseSanMartin
1292 km NE
7m alt.
2 hours ago
-14°C
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
40 km
Mid: overcast
ASCATC249E67S
1565 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the NE
(37 kph at 54).
- km
ASCATC248E67S
1586 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
22
Moderate winds from the ENE
(22 kph at 69).
- km
ASCATC247E67S
1600 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
24
Moderate winds from the ENE
(24 kph at 74).
- km
ASCATC250E66S
1602 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
27
Moderate winds from the ENE
(27 kph at 73).
- km
ASCATC246E67S
1623 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
27
Moderate winds from the ENE
(27 kph at 62).
- km
ASCATC245E67S
1635 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
24
Moderate winds from the NE
(24 kph at 45).
- km
ASCATC244E67S
1653 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
26
Moderate winds from the NE
(26 kph at 40).
- km
ASCATC249E66S
1659 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the E
(28 kph at 86).
- 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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