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

Vinson Massif
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 am Fri 15 May Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -31°C on Sun morning, min -39°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -29°C on Tue afternoon, min -33°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Mon morning, gales from the W by Wed night).

Friday
15
Saturday
16
Sunday
17
Monday
18
Tuesday
19
Wednesday
20
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
some clouds
clear
some clouds
km/h
20
E
15
ENE
5
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
ENE
5
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
W
25
W
35
W
35
WNW
45
NW
40
NNW
20
NW
60
W
70
W
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
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3
max °C
-39
-38
-35
-35
-34
-32
-31
-31
-31
-31
-31
-30
-30
-29
-31
-32
-33
-30
min °C
-39
-38
-37
-35
-35
-33
-31
-31
-31
-31
-31
-31
-30
-30
-33
-33
-33
-32
-54
-51
-47
-44
-45
-41
-38
-40
-40
-43
-46
-48
-46
-48
-49
-51
-54
-53
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
5000
5000
4900
4450
4050
5050
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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 Sun morning, min -39°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Vinson Massif Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -29°C on Tue afternoon, min -33°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Mon morning, gales from the W by Wed night).

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.
3 hours ago
-8° C
light snow
Light snow.
37
Fresh winds from the S
(37 kph at 180).
7.0 km
Low: overcast
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
2038 km NE
48m alt.
1 hour ago
-4° C
No report.
115
Extremely windy from the W
(115 kph at 270).
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
2039 km NE
45m alt.
3 hours ago
-2° C
snow showers
Shower light snow.
50
Strong winds from the WSW
(50 kph at 250).
8.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
Dinamet
2043 km NE
52m alt.
1 hour ago
-3° C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).
Williams Field
2150 km SSW
8m alt.
3 hours ago
-24° C
clear
Clear
Wind obs. (37 kph from 50 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
2152 km ESE
574m alt.
1 hour ago
-25° C
No report.
15
Light winds from the E
(15 kph at 100).
Halvfarryggen
2239 km ESE
694m alt.
1 hour ago
-26° C
No report.
Wind obs. (17 kph from 260 degs) was rejected.
2355 km ESE
1290m alt.
1 hour ago
-
0

(0 kph at —)
hy2c337E65S
2460 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the NNE
(28 kph at 20).
- km
hy2c339E66S
2461 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the NNE
(30 kph at 22).
- 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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