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

Vinson Massif
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 am Sat 19 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun afternoon. Extremely cold (max -35°C on Sat night, min -41°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NW on Sat morning, fresh winds from the NE by Sun afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -37°C on Thu morning, min -41°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ENE on Tue morning, calm by Wed night).

Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
 km/h
60
NW
55
NW
50
NNW
50
NNE
45
NE
45
ENE
35
NE
45
ENE
45
ENE
40
ENE
30
ENE
20
ENE
15
ESE
25
ENE
10
NE
5
WSW
15
W
25
W
 cm 
2
3
2
2
4
2
 mm 
max°C
-37
-36
-35
-36
-38
-40
-40
-40
-40
-40
-40
-40
-41
-40
-39
-37
-37
-37
min°C
-37
-36
-36
-36
-39
-41
-40
-40
-41
-41
-40
-41
-41
-41
-40
-38
-37
-38
chill°C 
-60
-58
-56
-57
-58
-63
-60
-62
-64
-63
-58
-52
-55
-61
-55
-46
-50
-54
Freezing level (m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
4600
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 moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun afternoon. Extremely cold (max -35°C on Sat night, min -41°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NW on Sat morning, fresh winds from the NE by Sun afternoon).

Vinson Massif Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -37°C on Thu morning, min -41°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ENE on Tue morning, calm 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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
2038 km NE
48m alt.
1 hour ago
-4° C
No report.
Wind obs. (115 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
30 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
2039 km NE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
26
Moderate winds from the NNE
(26 kph at 30).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
High: overcast
Dinamet
2043 km NE
52m alt.
1 hour ago
-3° C
No report.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 300 degs) was rejected.
Williams Field
2150 km SSW
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-24° C
clear
Clear
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
10.0 km
2152 km ESE
574m alt.
1 hour ago
-25° C
No report.
Wind obs. (15 kph from 100 degs) was rejected.
Halvfarryggen
2239 km ESE
694m alt.
1 hour ago
-26° C
No report.
17
Light winds from the W
(17 kph at 260).
2355 km ESE
1290m alt.
1 hour ago
-27° C
No report.
0

(0 kph at —)
DomeA
2508 km S
4084m alt.
3 hours ago
-
7
Light winds from the N
(7 kph at 10).
2724 km NNE
14m alt.
1 hour ago
-1° C
No report.
Wind obs. (43 kph from 260 degs) was rejected.
Puerto Williams
2724 km NNE
14m alt.
2 hours ago
1° C
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 1).
10.0 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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