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

Vinson Massif
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 pm Sun 16 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -39°C on Mon morning, min -46°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the SSW on Sun night, fresh winds from the W by Mon night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -31°C on Sat morning, min -45°C on Wed afternoon). Mainly stormy winds.

Sun
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
2600
km/h
55
SW
80
SSW
60
SW
45
W
35
W
60
W
75
WNW
65
WNW
55
NW
45
NW
20
WSW
30
WSW
45
WSW
35
NW
20
WNW
20
W
95
SW
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Snowflake cm
1
 mm
max °C
-46
-41
-39
-39
-39
-40
-40
-40
-42
-44
-42
-41
-39
-38
-39
-40
-32
min °C
-46
-45
-39
-39
-41
-41
-40
-41
-43
-45
-45
-42
-40
-39
-40
-41
-39
 chill °C
-71
-71
-63
-61
-62
-65
-66
-66
-67
-66
-61
-62
-62
-58
-54
-57
-64
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-46-43-39-39-40-41-40-41-43-45-44-42-40-39-40-41-36-42-40-36-34-35-35-34-35-37-39-38-36-34-32-33-35-30-38-36-31-30-29-28-28-29-31-33-33-30-27-25-26-28-24-35-33-27-25-23-23-23-24-25-27-28-26-23-20-21-23-20-31-29-22-20-18-18-17-19-20-22-24-23-20-16-15-17-16-24-23-16-14-11-11-11-13-14-15-17-16-13-9-9-11-9
Sunrise
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 dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -39°C on Mon morning, min -46°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the SSW on Sun night, fresh winds from the W by Mon night).

Vinson Massif Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -31°C on Sat morning, min -45°C on Wed afternoon). Mainly stormy winds.

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
BaseSanMartin
1292 km NE
7m alt.
3 hours ago
-8° C
moderate snow
Snow
Wind obs. (11 kph from 140 degs) was rejected.
40 km
Mid: overcast
hy2c237E66S
1824 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the WNW
(30 kph at 288).
- km
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
1856 km NE
232m alt.
3 hours ago
clear
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 320 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
BaseMarambio
1857 km NE
200m alt.
3 hours ago
-1° C
-
13
Light winds from the N
(13 kph at 0).
35 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
hy2c238E66S
1868 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
23
Moderate winds from the WNW
(23 kph at 288).
- km
hy2c237E65S
1886 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
26
Moderate winds from the WNW
(26 kph at 282).
- km
hy2c236E66S
1888 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the WNW
(28 kph at 298).
- km
hy2c235E66S
1890 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the NW
(32 kph at 310).
- km
hy2c236E65S
1907 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
26
Moderate winds from the WNW
(26 kph at 292).
- km
hy2c234E66S
1909 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the NW
(36 kph at 322).
- 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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