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

Vinson Massif
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 pm Fri 21 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat morning. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Sat morning, min -43°C on Mon morning). Mainly severe gales.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -26°C on Wed afternoon, min -40°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SW on Tue night, moderate winds from the WSW by Thu morning).

Fri
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
cloud
light snow
snow showers
cloud
cloud
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
snow shwrs
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
4400
3700
km/h
40
W
70
WSW
65
W
60
WNW
65
WNW
75
WNW
75
WNW
60
WNW
25
WSW
60
SW
60
SW
55
WSW
70
SW
80
SW
70
WSW
70
WSW
40
WSW
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Snowflake cm
1
1
2
2
 mm
max °C
-34
-27
-24
-24
-25
-27
-29
-31
-42
-40
-38
-36
-33
-28
-27
-26
-27
min °C
-35
-33
-25
-25
-26
-27
-30
-41
-43
-40
-40
-39
-34
-32
-27
-28
-28
 chill °C
-54
-56
-44
-43
-46
-48
-52
-60
-62
-64
-63
-62
-57
-55
-47
-49
-47
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-40-34-30-30-31-33-35-41-47-45-45-44-39-36-33-34-34-35-30-25-25-26-27-30-36-43-40-39-38-34-30-27-27-28-29-24-20-19-20-21-24-30-39-36-33-31-28-25-21-20-20-24-20-14-14-15-15-19-26-34-31-28-25-23-20-16-16-16-20-15-9-9-9-10-13-21-29-27-23-20-17-14-12-11-10-14-9-3-2-3-4-7-14-23-20-16-14-10-8-5-5-4
Sunrise
5:09
4:37
4:16
4:00
3:45
Sunset
12:00
6:20
6:52
7:13
7:30
7:43

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Vinson Massif Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Vinson Massif is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat morning. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Sat morning, min -43°C on Mon morning). Mainly severe gales.

Vinson Massif Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -26°C on Wed afternoon, min -40°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SW on Tue night, moderate winds from the WSW by Thu morning).

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
-29° C
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 290).
40 km
Mid: few
BaseSanMartin
1292 km NE
7m alt.
2 hours ago
-10° C
moderate snow
Snow
Wind obs. (28 kph from 320 degs) was rejected.
40 km
Mid: overcast
hy2b282E65S
1574 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the WSW
(37 kph at 245).
- km
hy2b283E65S
1576 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the WSW
(35 kph at 248).
- km
hy2b285E65S
1580 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the SW
(46 kph at 230).
- km
hy2b284E65S
1588 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the SW
(44 kph at 232).
- km
hy2b283E64S
1613 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the WSW
(39 kph at 240).
- km
hy2b284E64S
1655 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the SW
(39 kph at 235).
- km
hy2b285E64S
1669 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the SW
(49 kph at 225).
- km
hy2b286E64S
1710 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the SW
(50 kph at 225).
- 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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