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

Vinson Massif
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 am Fri 31 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri morning. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Sun night, min -21°C on Fri morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Mon night, min -20°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Mon morning, calm by Wed night).

Friday
31
Saturday
1
Sunday
2
Monday
3
Tuesday
4
Wednesday
5
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
Cloud base (m)
2500
2450
4050
km/h
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
25
W
30
W
20
W
25
W
25
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
5
W
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Snowflake cm
2
2
1
2
1
1
 mm
max °C
-21
-21
-19
-19
-19
-18
-16
-15
-14
-15
-17
-13
-14
-15
-15
-16
-17
-18
min °C
-21
-21
-21
-19
-19
-19
-17
-15
-14
-16
-18
-18
-15
-15
-16
-16
-17
-20
 chill °C
-32
-32
-32
-30
-31
-29
-28
-25
-24
-27
-29
-29
-24
-24
-23
-24
-25
-24
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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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 light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri morning. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Sun night, min -21°C on Fri morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Vinson Massif Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Mon night, min -20°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Mon morning, calm by Wed night).

This table gives the weather forecast for Vinson Massif at the specific elevation of 2000 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
moderate snow
Ice crystals.
Wind obs. (15 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
8.0 km
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
1856 km NE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
Fog freezing -.
85
Severe gales from the SW
(85 kph at 230).
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
-14° C
moderate snow
Low drifting moderate snow.
61
Near gales from the ESE
(61 kph at 110).
0.5 km
Low: scattered
Mid: overcast
Dinamet
2043 km NE
52m alt.
1 hour ago
-3° C
No report.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 300 degs) was rejected.
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
2145 km SSW
10m alt.
2 hours ago
-43° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (15 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
Williams Field
2150 km SSW
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-33° C
light snow
Light snow.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
1.9 km
Mid: scattered
High: broken
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.
Wind obs. (17 kph from 260 degs) was rejected.
2355 km ESE
1290m alt.
1 hour ago
-
0

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* 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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