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

Vinson Massif
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 am Sun 28 Jun Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun morning. Extremely cold (max -35°C on Tue night, min -42°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the E on Sun afternoon, calm by Mon night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -37°C on Wed afternoon, min -42°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Thu morning, strong winds from the ENE by Fri night).

Sunday
28
Monday
29
Tuesday
30
Wednesday
1
Thursday
2
Friday
3
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
light snow
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
km/h
40
E
45
E
45
E
30
ENE
20
E
10
ESE
5
WNW
15
WNW
30
NW
15
NW
20
W
30
WSW
10
WSW
10
NW
10
NE
15
NNE
30
ENE
45
ENE
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Snowflake cm
2
2
3
1
 mm
max °C
-39
-39
-40
-41
-41
-38
-38
-36
-35
-38
-37
-37
-39
-40
-40
-41
-41
-41
min °C
-39
-40
-42
-42
-41
-40
-38
-37
-37
-38
-37
-38
-40
-40
-41
-42
-41
-41
 chill °C
-60
-62
-63
-61
-57
-51
-46
-50
-51
-50
-52
-54
-48
-50
-55
-57
-60
-62
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
3750
7050
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 morning. Extremely cold (max -35°C on Tue night, min -42°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the E on Sun afternoon, calm by Mon night).

Vinson Massif Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -37°C on Wed afternoon, min -42°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Thu morning, strong winds from the ENE by Fri 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
1342 km S
3012m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (28 kph from 20 degs) was rejected.
4.8 km
Mid: broken
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
1856 km NE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
37
Fresh winds from the WNW
(37 kph at 300).
0.0 km
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
0° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
43
Strong winds from the WNW
(43 kph at 290).
10.0 km
Low: broken
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
-27° C
light snow
Light snow.
28
Moderate winds from the E.(Wind varies from 070 to 130 degs)
(28 kph at 90).
4.4 km
Mid: 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.
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 —)
2724 km NNE
14m alt.
2 hours ago
-1° C
No report.
Wind obs. (43 kph from 260 degs) was rejected.

* 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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