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

Vinson Massif
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 6 am Tue 09 Dec Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue morning. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Tue morning, min -25°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Tue morning, light winds from the W by Thu afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -25°C on Fri morning, min -27°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
9
Wednesday
10
Thursday
11
Friday
12
Saturday
13
Sunday
14
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
cloud
cloud
snow showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
snow shwrs
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
 km/h
30
WNW
20
WNW
15
NW
25
WNW
25
WNW
15
W
15
W
10
SW
15
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
SW
10
SW
5
S
10
S
5
SSW
5
SW
15
SW
 cm 
2
2
2
2
2
1
 mm 
max°C
-22
-22
-23
-23
-23
-24
-24
-24
-24
-25
-26
-26
-26
-26
-25
-25
-26
-27
min°C
-22
-22
-23
-23
-24
-24
-24
-24
-25
-26
-26
-27
-26
-26
-25
-26
-26
-27
chill°C 
-35
-33
-31
-35
-37
-36
-34
-33
-36
-34
-33
-34
-34
-33
-32
-26
-26
-36
Freezing level (m
500
450
400
500
300
250
400
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
2500
2500
2450
2450
2450
2450
2500
2500
2500
2500
2450
2500
2450
2450
2450
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-27-27-29-28-29-30-30-29-29-31-31-32-32-31-30-31-32-33-22-22-23-23-24-24-24-24-25-26-26-27-26-26-25-26-26-27-16-16-17-17-17-18-18-19-19-20-20-21-21-20-20-20-20-20-10-10-10-10-12-11-11-13-13-14-16-16-15-15-14-13-15-14-3-4-4-3-6-5-5-7-7-8-10-10-9-11-9-7-9-83333123-1-1-2-4-3-2-4-2-1-3-1
Sunrise
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
Sunset
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00

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Vinson Massif Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Vinson Massif is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue morning. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Tue morning, min -25°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Tue morning, light winds from the W by Thu afternoon).

Vinson Massif Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -25°C on Fri morning, min -27°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
BaseBelgranoII
1124 km ESE
256m alt.
3 hours ago
-3° C
heavy snow
Continuous heavy snow.
Wind obs. (9 kph from 140 degs) was rejected.
0.7 km
Mid: overcast
BaseSanMartin
1292 km NE
7m alt.
3 hours ago
3° C
-
9
Light winds from the W
(9 kph at 270).
40 km
Mid: scattered
1325 km S
2835m alt.
3 hours ago
-28° C
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 50 degs) was rejected.
31 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
1342 km S
3012m alt.
3 hours ago
-28° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 20 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: broken
ASCATB207E77S
1546 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the SW
(31 kph at 231).
- km
ASCATB207E76S
1561 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the WSW
(30 kph at 241).
- km
ASCATB206E77S
1570 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
27
Moderate winds from the WSW
(27 kph at 241).
- km
ASCATB206E76S
1579 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
26
Moderate winds from the WSW
(26 kph at 249).
- km
ASCATB199E78S
1619 km SSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
24
Moderate winds from the WSW
(24 kph at 254).
- km
ASCATB198E78S
1628 km SSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
22
Moderate winds from the WSW
(22 kph at 255).
- 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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