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

Vinson Massif
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 pm Mon 27 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Extremely cold (max -26°C on Mon afternoon, min -37°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Wed morning, strong winds from the SSW by Thu morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Sun morning, min -36°C on Thu afternoon). Mainly strong winds.

Mon
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Friday
31
Saturday
1
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
km/h
30
SW
35
SW
25
SW
30
SW
30
WSW
20
WSW
30
SW
35
SW
35
SW
40
SSW
40
SW
35
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
W
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Snowflake cm
2
2
2
 mm
max °C
-26
-26
-27
-27
-27
-30
-31
-34
-36
-35
-30
-27
-25
-23
-23
-24
-23
min °C
-26
-27
-27
-27
-29
-30
-33
-36
-37
-36
-33
-29
-26
-25
-24
-24
-24
 chill °C
-41
-42
-40
-41
-43
-43
-49
-54
-56
-56
-51
-46
-41
-40
-37
-37
-38
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-39-40-41-39-41-42-43-45-45-43-41-40-38-38-38-38-38-33-33-34-33-35-37-38-40-41-40-37-34-33-31-31-32-31-26-27-27-27-28-30-32-35-37-36-32-28-26-24-24-24-24-19-20-21-21-23-25-28-32-34-33-28-22-20-19-18-19-18-14-15-15-16-19-21-23-28-31-30-24-17-14-14-13-13-13-7-8-9-9-12-14-16-22-24-23-18-10-8-7-6-7-7
Sunrise
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 Mon afternoon. Extremely cold (max -26°C on Mon afternoon, min -37°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Wed morning, strong winds from the SSW by Thu morning).

Vinson Massif Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Sun morning, min -36°C on Thu afternoon). 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
-21° C
clear
Fog freezing -.
46
Strong winds from the S
(46 kph at 180).
0.2 km
Mid: overcast
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
2038 km NE
48m alt.
3 hours ago
-4° C
No report.
Wind obs. (115 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
2039 km NE
45m alt.
3 hours ago
-5° C
moderate snow
Moderate snow.
9
Light winds from the SW.(Wind varies from 190 to 260 degs)
(9 kph at 220).
1.2 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
Dinamet
2043 km NE
52m alt.
3 hours ago
-3° C
No report.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 300 degs) was rejected.
Williams Field
2150 km SSW
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-33° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
Wind obs. (17 kph from 100 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: overcast
2152 km ESE
574m alt.
3 hours ago
-25° C
No report.
15
Light winds from the E
(15 kph at 100).
Halvfarryggen
2239 km ESE
694m alt.
3 hours ago
-26° C
No report.
17
Light winds from the E
(17 kph at 80).
2355 km ESE
1290m alt.
3 hours ago
-27° C
No report.
0

(0 kph at —)
ASCATC219E62S
2639 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the SE
(36 kph at 128).
- km
ASCATC218E62S
2699 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
38
Fresh winds from the SE
(38 kph at 130).
- 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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