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

Vinson Massif
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 am Wed 29 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Fri morning, min -35°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SW on Wed morning, strong winds from the SW by Thu afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Sat night, min -28°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds.

Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Friday
31
Saturday
1
Sunday
2
Monday
3
AM
PM
night
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PM
night
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PM
night
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PM
night
AM
PM
night
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PM
night
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
light snow
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
4600
4700
km/h
20
SW
30
SW
35
SW
40
SW
45
SW
35
SW
35
WSW
30
WSW
30
W
30
W
35
W
30
WNW
35
W
25
WSW
30
W
35
W
30
W
35
W
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Snowflake cm
1
3
1
1
 mm
max °C
-31
-33
-34
-35
-33
-26
-24
-24
-24
-24
-23
-22
-27
-26
-25
-25
-26
-28
min °C
-32
-33
-35
-35
-35
-31
-25
-24
-24
-24
-24
-27
-27
-27
-26
-25
-27
-28
 chill °C
-48
-49
-54
-54
-55
-48
-40
-38
-38
-38
-39
-43
-43
-41
-40
-40
-42
-44
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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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 afternoon. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Fri morning, min -35°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SW on Wed morning, strong winds from the SW by Thu afternoon).

Vinson Massif Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Sat night, min -28°C on Mon 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
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
1856 km NE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
-23° C
clear
Fog freezing -.
15
Light winds from the S
(15 kph at 180).
0.1 km
Low: overcast
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
2038 km NE
48m alt.
47 minutes 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
-7° C
snow showers
Shower light snow.
22
Moderate winds from the SE
(22 kph at 140).
8.0 km
Low: broken
Dinamet
2043 km NE
52m alt.
47 minutes ago
-3° C
No report.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 300 degs) was rejected.
Williams Field
2150 km SSW
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-36° C
moderate snow
Blowing moderate snow.
43
Strong winds from the E
(43 kph at 100).
4.9 km
Mid: overcast
2152 km ESE
574m alt.
47 minutes ago
-25° C
No report.
15
Light winds from the E
(15 kph at 100).
Halvfarryggen
2239 km ESE
694m alt.
47 minutes ago
-26° C
No report.
Wind obs. (17 kph from 260 degs) was rejected.
2355 km ESE
1290m alt.
47 minutes ago
-27° C
No report.
0

(0 kph at —)
2724 km NNE
14m alt.
2 hours ago
-1° C
No report.
Wind obs. (43 kph from 260 degs) was rejected.
Puerto Williams
2724 km NNE
14m alt.
2 hours ago
3° C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the W.(Wind varies from 220 to 290 degs)
(22 kph at 260).
10.0 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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