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

Vinson Massif
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 am Sun 16 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -28°C on Mon night, min -39°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Fri night, min -34°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Wed night, strong winds from the W by Fri afternoon).

Sunday
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
Cloud base (m)
km/h
25
SW
20
SW
30
SW
15
WSW
15
W
15
W
20
W
20
W
20
NW
15
NW
10
NW
5
WSW
10
SW
15
WSW
20
W
30
W
35
W
35
W
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Snowflake cm
1
1
 mm
max °C
-38
-38
-33
-30
-29
-28
-28
-28
-29
-31
-32
-33
-32
-29
-26
-26
-24
-20
min °C
-39
-39
-38
-31
-29
-29
-28
-28
-31
-32
-33
-34
-33
-30
-28
-27
-24
-24
 chill °C
-54
-54
-54
-43
-40
-41
-41
-41
-44
-43
-41
-41
-44
-41
-40
-42
-39
-39
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-46-46-43-39-38-40-40-40-41-43-45-45-42-42-40-38-35-33-42-43-40-35-34-35-34-35-36-38-39-40-38-36-34-32-30-28-39-39-36-31-29-29-28-28-30-32-33-34-33-30-27-27-24-22-35-35-32-27-25-24-22-23-24-26-27-29-28-25-22-21-19-18-31-31-28-22-20-18-17-17-20-21-22-25-25-22-17-17-14-12-25-25-22-15-14-11-11-11-13-15-16-18-18-15-11-10-8-6
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: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -28°C on Mon night, min -39°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Vinson Massif Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Fri night, min -34°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Wed night, strong winds from the W by Fri 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
BaseBelgranoII
1124 km ESE
256m alt.
1 hour ago
-21° C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
72
Gales from the NNE
(72 kph at 20).
0.5 km
Mid: overcast
BaseSanMartin
1292 km NE
7m alt.
1 hour ago
-7° C
Mist
13
Light winds from the NW
(13 kph at 320).
28 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
1856 km NE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
Wind obs. (15 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
BaseMarambio
1857 km NE
200m alt.
1 hour ago
0° C
-
22
Moderate winds from the SW
(22 kph at 230).
35 km
Mid: scattered
BaseEsperanza
1940 km NE
24m alt.
1 hour ago
3° C
-
37
Fresh winds from the W
(37 kph at 270).
30 km
Mid: few
BaseCarlini
2037 km NE
11m alt.
1 hour ago
-2° C
Fog, sky visible, no change.
33
Fresh winds from the W
(33 kph at 270).
0.6 km
Mid: overcast
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
clear
Mist -.
43
Strong winds from the W
(43 kph at 270).
4.0 km
Low: overcast
Dinamet
2043 km NE
52m alt.
1 hour ago
-3° C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).
Williams Field
2150 km SSW
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-29° C
clear
Clear
9
Light winds from the ENE
(9 kph at 70).
10.0 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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