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

Vinson Massif
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 am Sun 16 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Mon night, min -31°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Fri night, min -24°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
cloud
light snow
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
light snow
Cloud base (m)
5150
km/h
10
W
10
W
10
W
0
NW
0
WNW
10
WSW
10
WNW
5
W
5
NW
5
W
5
WSW
10
WNW
10
W
10
WNW
10
W
10
WNW
10
W
20
WNW
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Snowflake cm
1
1
 mm
max °C
-31
-31
-25
-21
-19
-17
-17
-17
-18
-20
-21
-22
-21
-18
-14
-11
-10
-7
min °C
-31
-31
-31
-22
-20
-18
-18
-17
-20
-20
-21
-24
-22
-20
-15
-13
-11
-9
 chill °C
-41
-41
-41
-22
-20
-23
-24
-22
-24
-20
-21
-32
-30
-28
-21
-20
-17
-16
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-45-46-43-39-38-40-40-40-41-43-44-43-41-40-37-34-32-30-42-42-40-35-34-35-35-34-36-37-38-38-35-34-31-29-27-24-38-38-36-31-29-29-29-28-30-31-32-32-30-27-25-23-21-17-35-35-32-27-25-23-23-23-24-25-27-27-25-23-20-18-16-13-31-31-28-22-20-18-18-17-19-20-21-23-22-19-15-12-11-8-24-24-22-15-14-11-11-11-12-14-15-17-15-13-9-6-4-2
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: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Mon night, min -31°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Vinson Massif Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Fri night, min -24°C on Wed 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
1342 km S
3012m alt.
1 hour ago
-
26
Moderate winds from the S
(26 kph at 190).
1.0 km
High: broken
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
1856 km NE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
Wind obs. (17 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
2038 km NE
48m alt.
1 hour 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
-2° C
clear
Mist -.
35
Fresh winds from the W
(35 kph at 270).
1.5 km
Low: overcast
Dinamet
2043 km NE
52m alt.
1 hour ago
-3° C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).
Williams Field
2150 km SSW
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-30° C
clear
Clear
22
Moderate winds from the E
(22 kph at 90).
10.0 km
2152 km ESE
574m alt.
1 hour ago
-25° C
No report.
15
Light winds from the E
(15 kph at 100).
Halvfarryggen
2239 km ESE
694m alt.
1 hour ago
-26° C
No report.
17
Light winds from the E
(17 kph at 80).
2355 km ESE
1290m alt.
1 hour ago
-27° C
No report.
0

(0 kph at —)
2724 km NNE
14m alt.
1 hour ago
-1° C
No report.
Wind obs. (43 kph from 260 degs) was rejected.

* 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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