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

Vinson Massif
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 am Tue 04 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Tue morning, min -28°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Tue afternoon, strong winds from the W by Thu night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Sun night, min -33°C on Fri night). Mainly strong winds.

Tuesday
4
Wednesday
5
Thursday
6
Friday
7
Saturday
8
Sunday
9
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
cloudy
some clouds
light snow
Cloud base (m)
4400
km/h
20
W
15
W
10
NW
25
NW
25
WNW
35
W
40
WSW
40
W
40
W
40
W
30
WSW
30
WSW
40
WSW
40
WSW
35
WSW
40
WSW
35
WSW
25
WSW
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Snowflake cm
1
 mm
max °C
-20
-20
-20
-21
-24
-26
-25
-24
-24
-29
-30
-32
-32
-32
-27
-24
-22
-19
min °C
-20
-20
-20
-23
-26
-28
-27
-25
-28
-30
-31
-33
-33
-32
-31
-26
-23
-21
 chill °C
-30
-29
-28
-36
-41
-44
-44
-41
-45
-47
-46
-51
-51
-50
-49
-42
-37
-34
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: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Tue morning, min -28°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Tue afternoon, strong winds from the W by Thu night).

Vinson Massif Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Sun night, min -33°C on Fri night). Mainly strong winds.

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 S
(22 kph at 180).
0.0 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
-4° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
26
Moderate winds from the W
(26 kph at 260).
10.0 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
-35° C
light snow
Light snow.
6
Light winds from the N
(6 kph at 1).
8.0 km
Low: scattered
2152 km ESE
574m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (15 kph from 100 degs) was rejected.
Halvfarryggen
2239 km ESE
694m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (17 kph from 260 degs) was rejected.
2355 km ESE
1290m alt.
1 hour ago
-
0

(0 kph at —)
2724 km NNE
14m alt.
1 hour 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.
13
Light winds from the NE
(13 kph at 40).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken

* 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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