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

Vinson Massif
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 am Wed 02 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -29°C on Fri night, min -35°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the S on Wed morning, gales from the WSW by Fri afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -30°C on Mon afternoon, min -37°C on Sat afternoon). Mainly fresh winds.

Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
Friday
4
Saturday
5
Sunday
6
Monday
7
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
4500
km/h
25
S
30
S
35
S
35
SW
45
SW
55
WSW
45
W
65
WSW
40
WNW
30
N
15
N
20
NW
30
N
25
NW
20
NW
30
WNW
20
WSW
5
W
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Snowflake cm
1
 mm
max °C
-35
-34
-32
-31
-32
-31
-31
-30
-29
-34
-36
-35
-35
-33
-31
-31
-30
-31
min °C
-35
-35
-34
-31
-32
-32
-32
-31
-32
-36
-37
-35
-35
-34
-32
-32
-31
-33
 chill °C
-50
-52
-51
-48
-51
-52
-51
-52
-49
-50
-50
-50
-52
-49
-46
-48
-45
-42
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-41-40-39-38-38-38-38-36-35-39-40-40-41-40-39-39-37-38-35-35-33-31-32-32-32-31-31-35-37-35-35-34-32-32-31-32-29-29-27-24-25-25-25-25-25-31-33-29-28-26-24-24-24-26-25-24-22-19-19-19-20-20-21-27-29-25-25-22-20-18-19-21-22-21-18-13-14-13-16-16-16-23-25-22-22-19-16-14-15-18-15-14-11-7-7-7-9-10-9-17-18-15-15-13-9-7-8-11
Sunrise
2:24
2:14
2:04
1:54
1:46
1:37
Sunset
9:00
9:10
9:18
9:27
9:37
9:45

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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 -29°C on Fri night, min -35°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the S on Wed morning, gales from the WSW by Fri afternoon).

Vinson Massif Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -30°C on Mon afternoon, min -37°C on Sat afternoon). Mainly fresh winds.

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
-21°C
-
26
Moderate winds from the SE
(26 kph at 140).
40 km
Mid: few
BaseSanMartin
1292 km NE
7m alt.
3 hours ago
-21°C
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 360 degs) was rejected.
40 km
Mid: scattered
1325 km S
2835m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (15 kph from 100 degs) was rejected.
4.8 km
Mid: clear
ASCATB297E64S
1827 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
60
Near gales from the WSW
(60 kph at 242).
- km
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
1856 km NE
232m alt.
3 hours ago
-23°C
moderate snow
Blowing moderate snow.
67
Gales from the WSW
(67 kph at 250).
0.1 km
Low: broken
BaseMarambio
1857 km NE
200m alt.
3 hours ago
-23°C
heavy snow
Heavy drifting snow, below eye level.
72
Gales from the SW
(72 kph at 230).
0.1 km
Mid: scattered
ASCATB299E63S
1888 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the SW
(41 kph at 227).
- km
BaseEsperanza
1940 km NE
24m alt.
3 hours ago
-20°C
moderate snow
Continuous moderate snow.
70
Gales from the SSW
(70 kph at 200).
0.1 km
Mid: overcast
ASCATB297E63S
1945 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
53
Near gales from the SW
(53 kph at 234).
- km
ASCATB300E63S
1947 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
56
Near gales from the W
(56 kph at 260).
- 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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