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

Vinson Massif
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 pm Wed 24 Jun Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed night. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Wed afternoon, min -38°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Wed night, calm by Thu night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -33°C on Sat night, min -36°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
24
Thursday
25
Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
Monday
29
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
km/h
15
NW
35
N
30
NNE
25
NE
0
WNW
15
WNW
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
ENE
20
ENE
15
E
15
ENE
10
ENE
5
NNW
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Snowflake cm
3
2
1
2
 mm
max °C
-23
-23
-30
-32
-33
-33
-34
-37
-36
-35
-33
-34
-34
-35
-36
-36
-35
min °C
-23
-28
-31
-33
-35
-35
-36
-38
-37
-35
-35
-34
-34
-36
-36
-36
-36
 chill °C
-33
-43
-46
-45
-46
-47
-51
-50
-50
-44
-44
-47
-48
-49
-48
-46
-42
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-34-36-40-42-45-45-45-47-46-45-45-44-44-45-46-46-46-29-31-36-38-40-40-40-43-42-41-40-39-39-40-41-41-41-23-26-31-33-34-34-35-38-37-35-34-34-34-36-36-36-36-18-21-26-28-29-29-30-33-32-31-29-29-29-31-31-32-31-13-17-22-24-24-25-25-28-29-27-25-24-24-25-26-27-27-7-11-15-17-18-19-19-21-22-20-19-17-17-19-20-20-20
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 light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed night. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Wed afternoon, min -38°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Wed night, calm by Thu night).

Vinson Massif Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -33°C on Sat night, min -36°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

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
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
1856 km NE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
26
Moderate winds from the S
(26 kph at 190).
0.0 km
ASCATC232E66S
1914 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
56
Near gales from the SW
(56 kph at 234).
- km
ASCATC231E66S
1975 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
55
Near gales from the SW
(55 kph at 234).
- km
ASCATC230E66S
2032 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
55
Near gales from the SW
(55 kph at 229).
- 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
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
22
Moderate winds from the W
(22 kph at 260).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
ASCATC229E66S
2041 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
56
Near gales from the SW
(56 kph at 234).
- km
Dinamet
2043 km NE
52m alt.
1 hour ago
-3° C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).
ASCATC230E65S
2048 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the SW
(48 kph at 234).
- km
ASCATC229E65S
2109 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the SW
(48 kph at 229).
- 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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