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

Vinson Massif
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 am Tue 11 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Tue morning, min -28°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Sun night, min -33°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
11
Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
Friday
14
Saturday
15
Sunday
16
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
clear
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
km/h
10
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
10
W
15
W
15
WSW
15
W
15
SW
20
WSW
15
WSW
20
SW
25
SW
25
WSW
20
SW
25
SW
25
WSW
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Snowflake cm
1
 mm
max °C
-20
-21
-22
-21
-21
-22
-25
-25
-26
-29
-29
-31
-32
-28
-25
-25
-23
-20
min °C
-21
-21
-23
-22
-21
-25
-25
-25
-28
-30
-30
-33
-33
-30
-26
-25
-24
-23
 chill °C
-28
-30
-33
-33
-31
-34
-35
-35
-39
-41
-41
-44
-47
-45
-40
-37
-37
-36
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-34-35-36-37-36-38-39-39-40-41-41-43-41-38-37-38-36-35-28-29-30-30-29-31-32-32-34-36-36-38-37-34-32-32-31-29-21-21-23-22-21-24-25-25-27-30-30-32-33-29-26-25-24-22-15-16-18-17-15-17-20-20-22-25-25-28-29-25-20-20-20-17-11-11-14-12-10-11-15-16-17-20-20-23-25-20-15-16-16-13-4-5-7-6-4-5-9-9-10-14-13-17-19-14-9-9-9-6
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: A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Tue morning, min -28°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Vinson Massif Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Sun night, min -33°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

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
-23° C
moderate snow
Low drifting moderate snow.
43
Strong winds from the SSW
(43 kph at 200).
8.0 km
Low: no significant cloud
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
-11° C
snow showers
Shower light snow.
13
Light winds from the E
(13 kph at 90).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: 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
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
10.0 km
2152 km ESE
574m alt.
1 hour ago
-25° C
No report.
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
-27° C
No report.
0

(0 kph at —)
Puerto Williams
2724 km NNE
14m alt.
2 hours ago
8° C
Dry and partly cloudy.
30
Fresh winds from the W
(30 kph at 270).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
Ushuaia Naval Base Airport
2734 km NNE
204m alt.
2 hours ago
6° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
46
Strong winds from the WSW
(46 kph at 250).
10.0 km
Low: scattered

* 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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