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

Vinson Massif
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 am Tue 28 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -27°C on Tue morning, min -36°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Tue night, strong winds from the SW by Thu afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri morning. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Sun night, min -26°C on Fri morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Friday
31
Saturday
1
Sunday
2
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
light snow
cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
light snow
cloudy
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
5050
4450
2450
km/h
25
SW
25
SW
20
SW
15
SW
30
SW
35
SW
35
SSW
40
SSW
40
SW
35
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
30
W
35
W
30
W
25
W
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Weather map
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Snowflake cm
1
1
3
1
 mm
max °C
-27
-29
-29
-31
-32
-33
-36
-34
-27
-25
-25
-24
-23
-22
-22
-24
-24
-21
min °C
-28
-29
-30
-31
-33
-36
-36
-35
-32
-26
-25
-24
-23
-23
-24
-24
-24
-23
 chill °C
-43
-43
-42
-43
-50
-54
-55
-54
-50
-42
-40
-38
-36
-36
-38
-39
-38
-36
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-42-41-42-43-43-44-45-43-40-38-38-37-37-37-38-38-38-35-35-35-36-37-38-40-41-39-35-32-32-31-31-30-31-32-32-29-28-29-30-31-33-35-36-35-30-26-25-24-23-23-23-24-24-22-21-24-25-26-29-31-33-32-26-20-20-18-17-17-17-18-19-16-15-19-20-22-25-27-30-29-21-15-14-12-11-12-12-13-14-11-9-12-13-15-18-21-24-22-15-9-8-6-5-5-5-6-8-4
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 dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -27°C on Tue morning, min -36°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Tue night, strong winds from the SW by Thu afternoon).

Vinson Massif Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri morning. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Sun night, min -26°C on Fri morning). Mainly fresh winds.

This table gives the weather forecast for Vinson Massif at the specific elevation of 3000 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.
2 hours ago
moderate snow
Ice crystals.
Wind obs. (13 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
ASCATB238E66S
1827 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
22
Moderate winds from the NE
(22 kph at 52).
- km
ASCATB237E66S
1836 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
26
Moderate winds from the NNE
(26 kph at 14).
- km
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
1856 km NE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
-22° C
moderate snow
Low drifting moderate snow.
43
Strong winds from the S
(43 kph at 180).
1.5 km
Low: broken
ASCATB236E66S
1863 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
19
Light winds from the NNE
(19 kph at 30).
- km
ASCATB238E65S
1879 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
23
Moderate winds from the NE
(23 kph at 41).
- km
ASCATB237E65S
1894 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
22
Moderate winds from the ENE
(22 kph at 66).
- km
ASCATB235E66S
1900 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
20
Moderate winds from the NE
(20 kph at 40).
- km
ASCATB234E66S
1912 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
19
Light winds from the NE
(19 kph at 49).
- km
ASCATB236E65S
1921 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
22
Moderate winds from the ENE
(22 kph at 65).
- 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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