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

Vinson Massif
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 am Mon 24 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Wed morning, min -37°C on Mon morning). Mainly strong winds.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Thu morning, min -23°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds.

Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
4300
2450
2500
2450
3350
km/h
25
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
40
W
25
WSW
20
SW
25
WSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
20
SW
25
WSW
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Snowflake cm
1
 mm
max °C
-35
-34
-29
-26
-25
-17
-15
-18
-20
-19
-20
-20
-22
-22
-22
-22
-20
-20
min °C
-37
-35
-34
-28
-25
-22
-16
-19
-21
-20
-21
-21
-22
-22
-23
-22
-21
-21
 chill °C
-53
-53
-52
-44
-40
-36
-28
-32
-33
-30
-33
-32
-33
-33
-34
-33
-32
-33
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-46-45-44-40-37-32-30-33-34-34-35-34-36-36-36-35-35-35-41-40-38-34-31-26-23-26-28-27-28-28-29-29-30-29-28-28-36-35-32-27-25-20-16-19-21-20-21-21-22-22-23-22-21-21-32-30-26-22-20-16-12-14-16-15-16-18-19-19-19-18-17-15-28-26-21-18-14-11-8-10-13-10-10-14-15-15-15-14-13-11-22-19-14-11-7-4-2-4-6-4-3-7-8-9-8-8-7-4
Sunrise
4:16
4:00
3:45
3:31
3:17
3:05
Sunset
7:13
7:30
7:43
7:58
8:10
8:21

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Vinson Massif Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Vinson Massif is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Wed morning, min -37°C on Mon morning). Mainly strong winds.

Vinson Massif Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Thu morning, min -23°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh 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
1342 km S
3012m alt.
2 hours ago
moderate snow
Ice crystals.
19
Light winds from the W
(19 kph at 280).
9.0 km
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
1856 km NE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
9
Light winds from the W
(9 kph at 270).
0.0 km
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
2038 km NE
48m alt.
2 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
-4°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
31
Fresh winds from the W
(31 kph at 280).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Dinamet
2043 km NE
52m alt.
2 hours 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
-27°C
clear
Haze -.
Wind obs. (37 kph from 70 degs) was rejected.
3.5 km
2152 km ESE
574m alt.
2 hours ago
-25°C
No report.
Wind obs. (15 kph from 100 degs) was rejected.
Halvfarryggen
2239 km ESE
694m alt.
2 hours ago
-26°C
No report.
Wind obs. (17 kph from 260 degs) was rejected.
2355 km ESE
1290m alt.
2 hours ago
-27°C
No report.
0

(0 kph at —)
DomeA
2508 km S
4084m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (19 kph from 230 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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