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

Vinson Massif
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 am Tue 21 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Wed night, min -33°C on Thu night). Mainly strong winds.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Sat morning, min -34°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Sat morning, calm by Sun afternoon).

Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
4600
km/h
35
SW
35
SW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SW
35
WSW
30
W
30
W
40
WSW
35
SW
30
SW
30
SW
40
WSW
35
W
15
WNW
10
NE
5
W
5
WNW
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Snowflake cm
1
1
1
 mm
max °C
-26
-26
-25
-24
-22
-21
-22
-24
-25
-31
-28
-26
-23
-23
-24
-30
-31
-32
min °C
-26
-27
-26
-24
-23
-23
-23
-24
-33
-32
-29
-29
-25
-23
-27
-32
-32
-34
 chill °C
-42
-43
-41
-38
-37
-38
-36
-38
-50
-50
-44
-44
-41
-37
-34
-38
-40
-44
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-41-41-40-38-35-34-36-38-42-43-40-40-37-36-40-44-43-44-34-34-33-32-29-28-30-32-36-38-35-34-31-30-33-38-37-39-26-27-26-24-23-22-23-24-29-32-29-28-24-23-26-31-32-33-21-22-21-19-17-16-16-18-23-28-25-23-19-18-19-25-26-28-17-17-16-14-12-11-11-12-18-25-22-18-14-14-13-20-21-23-11-10-10-8-6-4-5-6-12-18-15-12-7-7-7-13-14-17
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 -21°C on Wed night, min -33°C on Thu night). Mainly strong winds.

Vinson Massif Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Sat morning, min -34°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Sat morning, calm by Sun 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
clear
-
43
Strong winds from the SSW
(43 kph at 200).
0.0 km
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.
2 hours ago
-6° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
22
Moderate winds from the W
(22 kph at 260).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
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
-11° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
8.0 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).
ASCATC229E64S
2199 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
54
Near gales from the NNE
(54 kph at 19).
- km
ASCATC228E64S
2202 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
57
Near gales from the NNE
(57 kph at 19).
- km
ASCATC227E64S
2235 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
55
Near gales from the NNE
(55 kph at 28).
- km
Halvfarryggen
2239 km ESE
694m alt.
3 hours ago
-26° C
No report.
17
Light winds from the E
(17 kph at 80).

* 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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