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

Vinson Massif
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 pm Fri 04 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -34°C on Fri afternoon, min -43°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the W on Fri afternoon, calm by Sun night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -36°C on Tue night, min -43°C on Thu morning). Mainly extremely windy.

Fri
4
Saturday
5
Sunday
6
Monday
7
Tuesday
8
Wednesday
9
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
km/h
70
W
55
WNW
20
NW
30
NW
20
NNW
25
NNW
20
N
5
ENE
15
SSW
45
S
50
SSW
75
SSW
75
SSW
50
SSW
60
SW
45
WSW
30
SW
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Snowflake cm
1
 mm
max °C
-34
-34
-38
-39
-40
-41
-43
-41
-40
-39
-38
-38
-38
-36
-36
-37
-38
min °C
-35
-36
-38
-39
-40
-42
-43
-43
-40
-39
-39
-39
-38
-38
-36
-38
-40
 chill °C
-59
-52
-54
-57
-56
-60
-60
-55
-55
-61
-62
-64
-63
-59
-59
-58
-66
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-35-35-38-39-40-42-43-42-40-39-39-39-38-37-36-38-39-29-30-34-35-37-38-40-39-36-35-33-34-32-32-30-31-34-22-25-29-30-32-34-36-34-32-29-27-28-26-25-24-24-27-17-19-25-26-27-30-32-30-28-26-23-24-23-21-20-18-22-13-14-20-21-23-25-27-27-25-23-18-21-19-18-17-13-16-7-8-14-15-16-18-20-20-18-16-12-15-13-12-10-6-10
Sunrise
1:54
1:46
1:37
1:29
1:20
Sunset
9:18
9:27
9:37
9:45
9:52
10:00

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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 -34°C on Fri afternoon, min -43°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the W on Fri afternoon, calm by Sun night).

Vinson Massif Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -36°C on Tue night, min -43°C on Thu morning). Mainly extremely windy.

This table gives the weather forecast for Vinson Massif at the specific elevation of 4897 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.
1 hour ago
-21°C
Clouds dissolving.
30
Fresh winds from the SE
(30 kph at 140).
40 km
Mid: few
BaseSanMartin
1292 km NE
7m alt.
1 hour ago
-33°C
-
Wind obs. (15 kph from 320 degs) was rejected.
40 km
Mid: clear
1325 km S
2835m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (31 kph from 360 degs) was rejected.
1.2 km
Mid: scattered
1342 km S
3012m alt.
2 hours ago
-
33
Fresh winds from the S
(33 kph at 180).
1.2 km
High: scattered
ASCATB272E66S
1456 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
53
Near gales from the N
(53 kph at 2).
- km
ASCATB273E66S
1459 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
57
Near gales from the N
(57 kph at 6).
- km
ASCATC262E66S
1513 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the NNW
(46 kph at 344).
- km
ASCATB262E66S
1515 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the NNW
(48 kph at 345).
- km
ASCATC261E66S
1515 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the NNW
(46 kph at 344).
- km
ASCATC260E66S
1521 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
47
Strong winds from the NNW
(47 kph at 341).
- 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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