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

Vinson Massif
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 am Sun 19 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Extremely cold (max -29°C on Sun night, min -34°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (gales from the WSW on Sun night, strong winds from the SW by Tue morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -28°C on Wed night, min -42°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the SW on Wed afternoon, calm by Thu afternoon).

Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
light snow
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloudy
light snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
light snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
km/h
60
SW
55
SW
60
WSW
50
SW
60
SW
50
SW
45
SW
60
SW
55
SW
45
SW
65
SW
55
W
25
W
10
W
20
SSW
15
SW
20
SW
15
SW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
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Snowflake cm
2
3
1
1
 mm
max °C
-30
-30
-29
-32
-32
-33
-34
-33
-32
-32
-30
-28
-34
-38
-40
-40
-41
-42
min °C
-31
-30
-32
-32
-33
-34
-34
-33
-33
-33
-31
-32
-36
-40
-41
-41
-42
-42
 chill °C
-52
-50
-54
-52
-54
-54
-54
-55
-54
-53
-52
-53
-48
-47
-56
-56
-56
-56
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 light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Extremely cold (max -29°C on Sun night, min -34°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (gales from the WSW on Sun night, strong winds from the SW by Tue morning).

Vinson Massif Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -28°C on Wed night, min -42°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the SW on Wed afternoon, calm by Thu afternoon).

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
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
1856 km NE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
43
Strong winds from the S
(43 kph at 180).
0.0 km
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
2038 km NE
48m alt.
40 minutes 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
-1° C
snow showers
Shower moderate snow.
46
Strong winds from the WNW
(46 kph at 300).
1.5 km
Low: overcast
Dinamet
2043 km NE
52m alt.
40 minutes 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
-22° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 130 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: overcast
2152 km ESE
574m alt.
40 minutes ago
-25° C
No report.
Wind obs. (15 kph from 100 degs) was rejected.
Halvfarryggen
2239 km ESE
694m alt.
40 minutes ago
-
17
Light winds from the E
(17 kph at 80).
2355 km ESE
1290m alt.
40 minutes ago
-
0

(0 kph at —)
ASCATC219E62S
2601 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
55
Near gales from the N
(55 kph at 7).
- km
ASCATC218E62S
2609 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
55
Near gales from the N
(55 kph at 8).
- 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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