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

Vinson Massif
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 pm Tue 18 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -34°C on Thu afternoon, min -39°C on Wed afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Wed morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Sat night, min -36°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the W on Fri afternoon, extremely windy from the WNW by Sun afternoon).

Tue
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
snow showers
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
snow shwrs
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
5000
3950
km/h
35
WNW
30
W
15
W
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
25
W
30
NW
20
WNW
25
W
80
WSW
65
WSW
60
W
55
W
55
WNW
100
WNW
95
W
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Snowflake cm
2
1
 mm
max °C
-37
-38
-38
-38
-35
-35
-34
-34
-35
-36
-30
-27
-26
-24
-24
-32
-34
min °C
-37
-38
-38
-39
-37
-35
-34
-35
-36
-36
-35
-28
-26
-25
-27
-35
-36
 chill °C
-56
-57
-52
-53
-53
-49
-49
-51
-52
-53
-57
-48
-45
-44
-48
-59
-61
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-43-44-44-44-42-41-41-41-42-42-37-32-31-30-31-39-41-37-38-38-39-36-35-34-35-36-36-33-28-26-25-26-34-35-31-32-33-33-30-28-27-28-29-30-28-23-21-19-19-28-29-25-27-28-28-26-24-22-22-23-24-24-17-15-14-15-23-23-19-22-24-24-22-20-18-17-18-19-19-12-10-10-11-17-16-13-16-17-17-16-13-11-11-11-13-13-5-3-3-4-11-10
Sunrise
12:00
12:00
12:00
5:09
4:37
Sunset
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
6:20
6:52

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Vinson Massif Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Vinson Massif is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -34°C on Thu afternoon, min -39°C on Wed afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Wed morning).

Vinson Massif Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Sat night, min -36°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the W on Fri afternoon, extremely windy from the WNW by Sun afternoon).

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.
3 hours ago
-35° C
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
40 km
Mid: scattered
BaseSanMartin
1292 km NE
7m alt.
3 hours ago
-11° C
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 360 degs) was rejected.
40 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
1325 km S
2835m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (19 kph from 60 degs) was rejected.
4.8 km
Mid: few
hy2c266E67S
1329 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the NNW
(35 kph at 328).
- km
1342 km S
3012m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (19 kph from 60 degs) was rejected.
4.8 km
High: few
ASCATB257E68S
1349 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the W
(41 kph at 260).
- km
hy2c261E67S
1355 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the W
(46 kph at 260).
- km
ASCATB256E68S
1357 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the W
(42 kph at 261).
- km
hy2c258E67S
1361 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the W
(45 kph at 268).
- km
hy2c263E67S
1363 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the NW
(36 kph at 315).
- 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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