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

Vinson Massif
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 am Sun 12 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -43°C on Sun night, min -49°C on Tue morning). Mainly near gales.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -43°C on Thu night, min -48°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SW on Thu afternoon, moderate winds from the SSW by Fri night).

Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
km/h
20
WSW
30
WSW
40
WSW
30
N
35
NNE
45
ENE
30
ENE
25
ESE
35
SSE
55
SSE
50
S
45
SSW
55
SSW
80
SSW
60
SW
35
SW
25
WSW
35
S
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Snowflake cm
 mm
max °C
-46
-45
-43
-44
-45
-48
-49
-48
-47
-47
-47
-46
-46
-44
-43
-44
-46
-47
min °C
-47
-46
-44
-45
-47
-48
-49
-48
-48
-48
-47
-48
-46
-44
-44
-45
-47
-48
 chill °C
-64
-67
-70
-65
-70
-71
-71
-68
-68
-75
-72
-73
-72
-72
-71
-64
-65
-66
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
4900
4900
3600
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-47-46-44-45-46-48-49-48-48-48-47-47-46-44-44-45-47-48-41-41-38-40-43-44-44-44-44-43-42-42-42-41-39-41-43-45-35-35-32-35-38-40-40-39-39-38-36-37-37-37-34-36-39-41-31-30-28-30-34-35-35-34-35-33-31-32-33-32-29-31-35-37-26-26-24-26-29-30-30-30-31-30-28-28-29-28-24-26-30-33-20-20-17-19-22-24-24-23-24-23-21-21-23-22-18-20-24-27
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 -43°C on Sun night, min -49°C on Tue morning). Mainly near gales.

Vinson Massif Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -43°C on Thu night, min -48°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SW on Thu afternoon, moderate winds from the SSW by Fri night).

This table gives the weather forecast for Vinson Massif at the specific elevation of 4897 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.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (15 kph from 50 degs) was rejected.
4.0 km
Mid: few
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
1856 km NE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
-5° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
31
Fresh winds from the SW
(31 kph at 230).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
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.
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
2039 km NE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
-2° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
26
Moderate winds from the SW
(26 kph at 220).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: overcast
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.
2 hours ago
-31° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 100 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
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
-
17
Light winds from the E
(17 kph at 80).
2355 km ESE
1290m alt.
1 hour ago
-
0

(0 kph at —)
2724 km NNE
14m alt.
1 hour 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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