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

Vinson Massif
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 am Fri 31 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri morning. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Sun night, min -27°C on Fri morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Mon night, min -28°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Mon morning, light winds from the WNW by Tue night).

Friday
31
Saturday
1
Sunday
2
Monday
3
Tuesday
4
Wednesday
5
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
2500
2450
4300
2550
km/h
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
W
35
WSW
25
W
35
W
35
W
40
WNW
40
WNW
40
W
35
W
20
WNW
20
WNW
10
NNW
20
W
20
W
20
WNW
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Snowflake cm
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
 mm
max °C
-27
-27
-26
-26
-25
-24
-22
-20
-19
-21
-23
-19
-19
-20
-21
-28
-26
-26
min °C
-27
-27
-27
-26
-26
-24
-23
-21
-20
-23
-24
-22
-20
-20
-25
-28
-27
-26
 chill °C
-43
-43
-43
-41
-42
-38
-38
-34
-34
-39
-40
-36
-31
-30
-32
-40
-39
-36
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 Fri morning. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Sun night, min -27°C on Fri morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Vinson Massif Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Mon night, min -28°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Mon morning, light winds from the WNW by Tue night).

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
Fog freezing -.
85
Severe gales from the SW
(85 kph at 230).
0.1 km
ASCATC229E66S
1987 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
43
Strong winds from the NNE
(43 kph at 17).
- km
ASCATC230E66S
2007 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
43
Strong winds from the NNE
(43 kph at 14).
- km
ASCATC228E66S
2011 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the NNE
(41 kph at 21).
- km
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
2038 km NE
48m alt.
50 minutes 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
-7° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
41
Strong winds from the SW
(41 kph at 230).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Dinamet
2043 km NE
52m alt.
50 minutes ago
-3° C
No report.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 300 degs) was rejected.
ASCATC230E65S
2045 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the N
(42 kph at 7).
- km
ASCATC229E65S
2065 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the N
(42 kph at 9).
- km
ASCATC227E66S
2070 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the N
(36 kph at 4).
- 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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