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

Vinson Massif
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 am Mon 20 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Wed afternoon, min -27°C on Tue morning). Mainly strong winds.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Thu morning, min -33°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SW on Thu night, strong winds from the WSW by Sat morning).

Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
snow showers
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
snow shwrs
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
3050
km/h
30
WSW
35
WSW
30
SW
35
SW
35
SW
35
SW
30
SW
30
WSW
35
W
35
WSW
30
W
30
WSW
30
SW
30
SW
35
WSW
45
WSW
45
WSW
40
WSW
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Snowflake cm
1
1
1
1
 mm
max °C
-25
-25
-26
-26
-26
-24
-23
-21
-21
-24
-24
-27
-30
-29
-29
-29
-30
-30
min °C
-25
-25
-26
-27
-26
-25
-24
-22
-23
-24
-25
-33
-31
-30
-31
-29
-30
-31
 chill °C
-39
-40
-40
-43
-42
-40
-38
-36
-38
-39
-40
-49
-47
-45
-48
-47
-48
-49
Freezing level m
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 dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Wed afternoon, min -27°C on Tue morning). Mainly strong winds.

Vinson Massif Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Thu morning, min -33°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SW on Thu night, strong winds from the WSW by Sat morning).

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
-
33
Fresh winds from the SSE
(33 kph at 160).
0.0 km
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
2038 km NE
48m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (115 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
2039 km NE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
-14° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
35
Fresh winds from the ESE
(35 kph at 110).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
Dinamet
2043 km NE
52m alt.
2 hours ago
-
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.
Wind obs. (13 kph from 160 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: 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 E
(17 kph at 80).
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.
43
Strong winds from the W
(43 kph at 260).
Puerto Williams
2724 km NNE
14m alt.
2 hours ago
-1° C
Light snow.
19
Light winds from the W
(19 kph at 280).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: overcast

* 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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