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

Vinson Massif
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 am Tue 30 Jun Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -33°C on Wed morning, min -40°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Tue morning, near gales from the W by Tue night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -40°C on Fri morning, min -42°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Fri afternoon, strong winds from the ENE by Sat morning).

Tuesday
30
Wednesday
1
Thursday
2
Friday
3
Saturday
4
Sunday
5
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
km/h
5
W
10
W
20
WNW
40
W
15
NNW
35
NNE
40
NE
25
NE
20
S
20
ESE
25
ESE
15
NE
45
ENE
35
NE
20
NNE
15
N
20
NE
25
ENE
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Snowflake cm
2
1
 mm
max °C
-38
-38
-35
-33
-33
-33
-39
-39
-39
-40
-40
-40
-41
-41
-41
-40
-40
-40
min °C
-38
-38
-37
-33
-33
-37
-39
-39
-40
-40
-40
-41
-41
-41
-42
-40
-40
-40
 chill °C
-46
-48
-50
-51
-46
-58
-60
-56
-56
-56
-58
-54
-63
-62
-58
-54
-55
-55
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
4300
4450
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 -33°C on Wed morning, min -40°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Tue morning, near gales from the W by Tue night).

Vinson Massif Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -40°C on Fri morning, min -42°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Fri afternoon, strong winds from the ENE by Sat morning).

This table gives the weather forecast for Vinson Massif at the specific elevation of 4000 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
1342 km S
3012m alt.
2 hours ago
moderate snow
Ice crystals.
Wind obs. (15 kph from 60 degs) was rejected.
9.0 km
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
1856 km NE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
-12° C
light snow
Light snow.
22
Moderate winds from the SE
(22 kph at 140).
3.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken
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
-5° C
clear
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Low: few
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
-16° C
clear
Clear
Wind obs. (20 kph from 140 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
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
-
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 —)
ASCATB317E60S
2608 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the NW
(36 kph at 326).
- 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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