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

Vinson Massif
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 am Tue 14 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -31°C on Thu night, min -40°C on Tue morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -26°C on Sat night, min -38°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Fri morning, fresh winds from the SW by Sun night).

Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloudy
cloudy
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
km/h
15
E
15
SSE
15
SSE
20
S
20
S
15
WSW
20
SSW
30
SW
25
SW
5
WNW
5
WNW
10
WSW
10
SW
25
SSW
25
SW
20
WSW
15
WSW
25
SW
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Snowflake cm
 mm
max °C
-40
-40
-37
-35
-34
-34
-37
-35
-31
-31
-34
-36
-36
-32
-26
-26
-28
-30
min °C
-40
-40
-39
-36
-34
-38
-38
-36
-33
-33
-35
-38
-37
-35
-29
-27
-29
-32
 chill °C
-53
-53
-51
-50
-48
-51
-54
-53
-50
-40
-43
-49
-48
-51
-43
-39
-42
-47
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
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: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -31°C on Thu night, min -40°C on Tue morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Vinson Massif Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -26°C on Sat night, min -38°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Fri morning, fresh winds from the SW by Sun night).

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
-2° C
moderate snow
Low drifting moderate snow.
117
Extremely windy from the NW
(117 kph at 320).
7.0 km
Low: no significant cloud
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
2038 km NE
48m alt.
2 hours ago
-4° C
No report.
115
Extremely windy from the W
(115 kph at 270).
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
2039 km NE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
moderate snow
Low drifting moderate snow.
61
Near gales from the WNW
(61 kph at 290).
4.0 km
Low: overcast
Dinamet
2043 km NE
52m alt.
2 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
-30° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
2152 km ESE
574m alt.
2 hours ago
-25° C
No report.
Wind obs. (15 kph from 100 degs) was rejected.
Halvfarryggen
2239 km ESE
694m alt.
2 hours ago
-26° C
No report.
Wind obs. (17 kph from 260 degs) was rejected.
2355 km ESE
1290m alt.
2 hours 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
0° C
Dry and partly cloudy.
11
Light winds from the N
(11 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken

* 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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