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

Vinson Massif
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 pm Sat 18 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Sun night, min -38°C on Sat afternoon). Mainly strong winds.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Wed afternoon, min -31°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Tue afternoon, calm by Thu night).

Sat
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
2600
4500
4100
km/h
25
SSW
35
SSW
35
SW
30
SW
30
WSW
30
SW
40
WSW
25
WSW
30
SW
40
SW
30
SW
35
SW
30
SW
10
W
10
WSW
5
WSW
0
SE
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Snowflake cm
1
1
 mm
max °C
-37
-26
-25
-23
-22
-25
-25
-25
-26
-25
-26
-27
-24
-24
-29
-30
-31
min °C
-38
-36
-25
-24
-25
-26
-25
-26
-27
-26
-28
-27
-25
-27
-29
-30
-31
 chill °C
-55
-55
-40
-38
-39
-41
-41
-40
-42
-42
-44
-42
-39
-36
-37
-37
-31
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-44-40-36-36-36-39-38-40-42-40-41-41-38-39-41-42-43-41-36-31-30-30-32-32-33-35-33-34-34-31-33-36-36-38-38-31-25-24-24-26-25-26-27-26-27-27-25-26-29-30-31-35-27-20-18-18-20-20-20-22-21-22-23-20-20-24-25-26-31-23-14-13-12-15-15-15-17-16-17-18-16-16-18-20-21-25-17-8-6-5-9-9-9-10-9-10-12-9-9-12-13-15
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 dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Sun night, min -38°C on Sat afternoon). Mainly strong winds.

Vinson Massif Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Wed afternoon, min -31°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Tue afternoon, calm by Thu 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
clear
-
61
Near gales from the NW
(61 kph at 320).
0.0 km
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
2038 km NE
48m alt.
2 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
0° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
48
Strong winds from the WNW
(48 kph at 290).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Dinamet
2043 km NE
52m alt.
2 hours ago
-3° C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).
Williams Field
2150 km SSW
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-26° C
moderate snow
Blowing moderate snow.
Wind obs. (46 kph from 160 degs) was rejected.
5.0 km
Mid: overcast
2152 km ESE
574m alt.
2 hours ago
-25° C
No report.
15
Light winds from the E
(15 kph at 100).
Halvfarryggen
2239 km ESE
694m alt.
2 hours ago
-26° C
No report.
17
Light winds from the W
(17 kph at 260).
2355 km ESE
1290m alt.
2 hours ago
-27° C
No report.
0

(0 kph at —)
ASCATB221E62S
2575 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the N
(50 kph at 6).
- km
ASCATB220E62S
2663 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the N
(46 kph at 9).
- 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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