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

Vinson Massif
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 am Thu 23 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Thu morning, min -36°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Thu night, strong winds from the SSW by Sat afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun night. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Mon afternoon, min -39°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds.

Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
cloud
cloud
light snow
part cloud
clear
clear
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
some clouds
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
3300
km/h
30
W
30
W
30
W
25
SW
35
SW
35
WSW
35
SW
40
SSW
30
SW
25
WSW
35
SW
30
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
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Weather map
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Snowflake cm
1
4
1
 mm
max °C
-22
-24
-26
-31
-29
-30
-33
-29
-24
-29
-28
-23
-22
-21
-22
-28
-31
-33
min °C
-23
-25
-32
-31
-30
-35
-36
-31
-27
-32
-31
-26
-23
-21
-25
-29
-32
-39
 chill °C
-36
-40
-48
-46
-47
-53
-54
-49
-41
-48
-48
-41
-37
-34
-40
-44
-45
-54
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-36-39-42-43-42-44-44-40-39-43-42-37-35-34-37-41-43-44-30-32-36-37-36-39-39-35-33-37-36-31-29-28-31-35-38-41-23-25-29-31-30-33-35-30-26-31-30-25-23-21-24-29-32-36-16-18-23-27-26-28-31-27-21-26-26-19-17-16-18-23-27-32-11-12-18-24-22-23-26-23-17-21-23-14-11-10-12-18-23-28-4-6-11-17-16-16-20-17-11-15-16-7-5-4-6-12-17-22
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 -22°C on Thu morning, min -36°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Thu night, strong winds from the SSW by Sat afternoon).

Vinson Massif Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun night. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Mon afternoon, min -39°C on Tue 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
-63° C
moderate snow
Ice crystals.
Wind obs. (15 kph from 60 degs) was rejected.
6.0 km
Mid: few
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
1856 km NE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
20
Moderate winds from the WNW
(20 kph at 290).
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
-6° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
35
Fresh winds from the NW
(35 kph at 310).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
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
-20° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: overcast
2152 km ESE
574m alt.
2 hours ago
-25° C
No report.
15
Light winds from the E
(15 kph at 100).
Halvfarryggen
2239 km ESE
694m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (17 kph from 260 degs) was rejected.
2355 km ESE
1290m alt.
2 hours ago
-
0

(0 kph at —)
ASCATB311E61S
2383 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
76
Severe gales from the S
(76 kph at 178).
- 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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