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

Vinson Massif
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 pm Thu 09 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -41°C on Thu afternoon, min -43°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -36°C on Sun night, min -43°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Sun night, light winds from the SSE by Tue night).

Thu
9
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
km/h
15
NE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
E
5
SSE
5
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
15
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
N
25
N
30
NNE
25
ENE
25
E
15
ESE
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Snowflake cm
 mm
max °C
-41
-41
-41
-41
-42
-43
-43
-42
-42
-40
-36
-38
-41
-43
-42
-42
-41
min °C
-41
-41
-41
-41
-42
-43
-43
-43
-42
-41
-38
-40
-42
-43
-42
-42
-42
 chill °C
-54
-52
-54
-51
-49
-52
-55
-55
-57
-59
-59
-58
-61
-62
-60
-60
-56
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-46-47-46-47-48-48-48-48-47-46-42-44-46-47-46-46-46-41-41-41-41-42-43-43-43-42-41-37-39-42-43-42-42-42-36-36-35-35-37-37-38-37-36-35-32-34-38-39-39-38-37-32-31-30-30-31-32-33-33-32-31-28-30-33-34-34-33-32-27-26-25-25-27-27-28-28-28-27-25-26-28-29-29-28-28-21-20-19-18-20-21-22-22-21-20-18-19-22-23-22-22-21
Sunrise
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 -41°C on Thu afternoon, min -43°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Vinson Massif Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -36°C on Sun night, min -43°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Sun night, light winds from the SSE by Tue 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
-12° C
moderate snow
Low drifting moderate snow.
57
Near gales from the SW
(57 kph at 230).
0.5 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
2038 km NE
48m alt.
3 hours 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
moderate snow
Blowing moderate snow.
85
Severe gales from the W
(85 kph at 280).
1.0 km
Low: overcast
Dinamet
2043 km NE
52m alt.
3 hours ago
-3° C
No report.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 300 degs) was rejected.
Williams Field
2150 km SSW
8m alt.
3 hours ago
-23° C
clear
-
15
Light winds from the ENE
(15 kph at 70).
10.0 km
Low: few
2152 km ESE
574m alt.
3 hours ago
-25° C
No report.
15
Light winds from the E
(15 kph at 100).
Halvfarryggen
2239 km ESE
694m alt.
3 hours ago
-26° C
No report.
Wind obs. (17 kph from 260 degs) was rejected.
ASCATC228E63S
2317 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the NW
(39 kph at 317).
- km
ASCATC226E64S
2319 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
57
Near gales from the WSW
(57 kph at 251).
- km
ASCATC225E64S
2328 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
58
Near gales from the WSW
(58 kph at 249).
- 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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