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

Vinson Massif
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 pm Wed 29 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri morning. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Fri afternoon, min -38°C on Wed night). Mainly strong winds.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat night. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Sun night, min -24°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Sat night, light winds from the W by Tue afternoon).

Thursday
30
Friday
31
Saturday
1
Sunday
2
Monday
3
Tuesday
4
night
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
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
4650
2450
2450
2500
2450
4650
km/h
40
SW
40
SW
45
SSW
35
SW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
W
35
W
40
W
40
W
40
W
35
W
40
W
45
W
35
W
25
W
20
W
10
W
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Snowflake cm
2
2
4
1
3
1
2
1
1
1
 mm
max °C
-34
-36
-33
-27
-25
-24
-24
-26
-25
-23
-23
-23
-21
-21
-22
-22
-22
-21
-21
min °C
-38
-37
-35
-31
-26
-25
-25
-26
-25
-24
-24
-23
-22
-21
-22
-23
-23
-22
-22
 chill °C
-58
-57
-55
-48
-41
-40
-40
-41
-40
-40
-40
-38
-36
-36
-37
-36
-36
-33
-30
Freezing level m
0
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: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri morning. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Fri afternoon, min -38°C on Wed night). Mainly strong winds.

Vinson Massif Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat night. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Sun night, min -24°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Sat night, light winds from the W by Tue afternoon).

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
clear
Mist -.
22
Moderate winds from the NNE
(22 kph at 20).
1.5 km
Low: scattered
Williams Field
2150 km SSW
8m alt.
3 hours ago
-36° C
moderate snow
Blowing moderate snow.
43
Strong winds from the E
(43 kph at 80).
8.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
Puerto Williams
2724 km NNE
14m alt.
2 hours ago
-1° C
Dry and partly cloudy.
7
Light winds from the WSW
(7 kph at 240).
10.0 km
Low: no cloud
Ushuaia Naval Base Airport
2734 km NNE
204m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (17 kph from 260 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: scattered
ASCATB319E58S
2801 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
53
Near gales from the SSW
(53 kph at 209).
- km
ASCATB320E58S
2824 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the SSW
(49 kph at 210).
- km
Rio Grande Airport
2849 km NNE
102m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
Dry and partly cloudy.
13
Light winds from the SW
(13 kph at 220).
0.0 km
Low: few
Mid: overcast
ASCATC321E58S
2850 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
60
Near gales from the SSW
(60 kph at 208).
- km
ASCATB321E58S
2850 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the SSW
(49 kph at 208).
- km
ASCATC198E65S
2852 km SW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
19
Light winds from the NNW
(19 kph at 340).
- 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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