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

Vinson Massif
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 am Wed 22 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Wed afternoon, min -31°C on Fri morning). Mainly strong winds.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Sat night, min -32°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Sat morning, calm by Sun morning).

Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
light snow
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloudy
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
clear
clear
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
3150
4700
km/h
30
SW
30
SW
45
WSW
35
W
25
W
40
W
30
SW
30
SW
35
WSW
40
SW
35
WSW
15
WSW
5
NNW
10
W
25
NW
35
NW
25
NW
20
W
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Snowflake cm
1
2
3
 mm
max °C
-24
-21
-21
-22
-24
-25
-29
-27
-27
-26
-22
-20
-20
-20
-20
-22
-26
-30
min °C
-24
-22
-23
-23
-24
-30
-31
-28
-29
-27
-24
-21
-20
-20
-21
-24
-28
-32
 chill °C
-38
-35
-39
-36
-37
-45
-47
-43
-45
-44
-39
-31
-20
-26
-35
-38
-41
-42
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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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 Wed afternoon. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Wed afternoon, min -31°C on Fri morning). Mainly strong winds.

Vinson Massif Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Sat night, min -32°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Sat morning, calm by Sun morning).

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
-
22
Moderate winds from the WSW
(22 kph at 240).
0.0 km
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
2038 km NE
48m alt.
3 hours 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
-5° C
clear
-
7
Light winds from the SSE
(7 kph at 150).
10.0 km
Low: few
Dinamet
2043 km NE
52m alt.
3 hours ago
-3° C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).
Williams Field
2150 km SSW
8m alt.
1 hour ago
-17° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
Wind obs. (9 kph from 100 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: overcast
2152 km ESE
574m alt.
3 hours ago
-25° C
No report.
Wind obs. (15 kph from 100 degs) was rejected.
Halvfarryggen
2239 km ESE
694m alt.
3 hours ago
-26° C
No report.
Wind obs. (17 kph from 260 degs) was rejected.
ASCATB173E75S
2326 km SSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
43
Strong winds from the W
(43 kph at 268).
- km
2355 km ESE
1290m alt.
3 hours ago
-27° C
No report.
0

(0 kph at —)
2724 km NNE
14m alt.
3 hours 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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