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

Vinson Massif
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 am Thu 30 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri morning. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Sat night, min -31°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Sun night, min -14°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
30
Friday
31
Saturday
1
Sunday
2
Monday
3
Tuesday
4
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
2450
2450
4650
km/h
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
15
W
20
W
20
W
20
W
20
W
20
WNW
20
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
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Snowflake cm
1
3
4
5
2
 mm
max °C
-30
-27
-16
-13
-12
-12
-14
-14
-11
-11
-11
-10
-10
-10
-13
-11
-11
-10
min °C
-31
-29
-23
-15
-13
-13
-15
-14
-14
-12
-11
-11
-10
-11
-14
-13
-11
-12
 chill °C
-43
-41
-33
-24
-21
-21
-24
-23
-23
-20
-18
-18
-18
-20
-23
-21
-18
-20
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-45-43-40-39-38-39-40-40-38-36-35-34-33-34-36-36-34-35-41-39-35-33-32-32-34-33-31-30-29-28-27-28-30-29-27-28-37-34-29-26-25-25-26-26-24-23-22-22-21-21-23-21-20-20-34-31-24-20-19-19-20-20-18-18-17-16-15-16-18-17-15-16-31-28-20-14-13-13-15-14-13-12-11-11-10-11-14-12-11-11-24-21-13-8-6-7-8-8-6-5-4-4-4-5-7-6-4-5
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 Fri morning. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Sat night, min -31°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Vinson Massif Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Sun night, min -14°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

This table gives the weather forecast for Vinson Massif at the specific elevation of 1000 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
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
1856 km NE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
-14° C
light snow
Light snow.
15
Light winds from the SE
(15 kph at 130).
7.0 km
Low: overcast
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
2038 km NE
48m alt.
3 hours ago
-4° C
No report.
Wind obs. (115 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
2039 km NE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
-4° C
snow showers
Shower snow grains.
44
Strong winds from the W
(44 kph at 270).
8.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
Dinamet
2043 km NE
52m alt.
3 hours ago
-3° C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
2145 km SSW
10m alt.
3 hours ago
moderate snow
Blowing moderate snow.
39
Strong winds from the E
(39 kph at 100).
2.4 km
Mid: few
High: broken
Williams Field
2150 km SSW
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-36° C
moderate snow
Blowing moderate snow.
39
Strong winds from the ESE.(Wind varies from 070 to 140 degs)
(39 kph at 110).
3.7 km
Mid: overcast
2152 km ESE
574m alt.
3 hours ago
-25° C
No report.
15
Light winds from the E
(15 kph at 100).
2724 km NNE
14m alt.
3 hours ago
-1° C
No report.
Wind obs. (43 kph from 260 degs) was rejected.
Puerto Williams
2724 km NNE
14m alt.
2 hours ago
2° C
No report.
11
Light winds from the W
(11 kph at 270).
10.0 km
Ushuaia Naval Base Airport
2734 km NNE
204m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
17
Light winds from the WNW
(17 kph at 290).
10.0 km
Low: scattered

* 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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