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

Vinson Massif
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 am Sun 19 Jul Local Time
Updates in:
hr min s
Update imminent

Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Sun night, min -26°C on Mon morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Wed night, min -37°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Wed night, light winds from the SW by Thu afternoon).

Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
light snow
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloudy
light snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
light snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
km/h
35
SW
30
WSW
35
WSW
30
SW
35
WSW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
W
20
W
10
W
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
2
3
1
1
 mm
max °C
-24
-23
-22
-25
-25
-26
-26
-25
-25
-25
-23
-22
-26
-30
-35
-35
-36
-36
min °C
-25
-23
-25
-26
-25
-26
-26
-26
-26
-25
-24
-25
-29
-33
-36
-36
-37
-37
 chill °C
-40
-37
-40
-41
-40
-40
-40
-41
-40
-39
-38
-40
-40
-42
-49
-49
-50
-50
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-36-36-37-39-39-40-41-40-40-40-37-36-42-45-46-46-47-47-31-30-31-32-33-34-34-33-33-33-31-30-35-39-41-41-42-42-25-23-24-26-25-26-26-26-26-25-24-24-28-32-36-36-37-37-20-17-17-20-20-21-21-21-20-20-19-17-21-26-31-31-32-32-14-12-11-15-16-16-16-15-14-14-14-11-15-21-26-27-28-28-8-5-5-9-9-10-9-9-8-8-8-5-8-14-20-21-21-21
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

Loading...

Vinson Massif Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Vinson Massif is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Sun night, min -26°C on Mon morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Vinson Massif Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Wed night, min -37°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Wed night, light winds from the SW by Thu afternoon).

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
-
48
Strong winds from the S
(48 kph at 180).
0.0 km
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
2039 km NE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
-1° C
moderate snow
Moderate snow.
44
Strong winds from the NW
(44 kph at 310).
1.5 km
Low: overcast
Williams Field
2150 km SSW
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-22° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
Wind obs. (24 kph from 130 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
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
-4° C
Dry and partly cloudy.
9
Light winds from the SW
(9 kph at 230).
10.0 km
Low: no cloud
Ushuaia Naval Base Airport
2734 km NNE
204m alt.
2 hours ago
-5° C
clear
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Low: few
Rio Grande Airport
2849 km NNE
102m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
Dry and partly cloudy.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 1).
0.0 km
Low: few
Mid: overcast
Punta Arenas Unidad Aeropolicial
2892 km NNE
61m alt.
3 hours ago
-4° C
No report.
Wind obs. (40 kph from 260 degs) was rejected.
Instituto de la Patagonia (Jorge Schytte)
2895 km NNE
8m alt.
3 hours ago
-6° C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the WSW
(22 kph at 250).
2909 km NNE
38m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (61 kph from 290 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.

Vinson Massif Photos