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

Vinson Massif
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 am Fri 10 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -43°C on Sun night, min -48°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, near gales from the SW by Sun night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -43°C on Mon morning, min -49°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Tue afternoon, strong winds from the SSE by Wed morning).

Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
km/h
15
E
15
E
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
SSE
5
SSW
20
SW
30
WSW
45
WSW
20
NNW
25
NE
30
ENE
25
E
15
SSE
25
SSE
35
SSE
40
S
30
SSW
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Snowflake cm
 mm
max °C
-47
-47
-47
-48
-48
-47
-47
-46
-43
-43
-45
-47
-48
-48
-47
-47
-47
-48
min °C
-47
-47
-48
-48
-48
-48
-47
-47
-44
-45
-46
-48
-48
-49
-48
-47
-47
-49
 chill °C
-63
-63
-48
-48
-56
-56
-64
-67
-69
-62
-67
-70
-68
-64
-68
-69
-70
-71
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
4950
5200
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: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -43°C on Sun night, min -48°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, near gales from the SW by Sun night).

Vinson Massif Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -43°C on Mon morning, min -49°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Tue afternoon, strong winds from the SSE by Wed morning).

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
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
1856 km NE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
9
Light winds from the S
(9 kph at 180).
0.0 km
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.
2 hours ago
-1° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
54
Near gales from the W
(54 kph at 260).
10.0 km
Low: broken
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.
2 hours ago
-25° C
light snow
Light snow.
6
Light winds from the SSE
(6 kph at 160).
2.5 km
Mid: 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
-
17
Light winds from the E
(17 kph at 80).
2355 km ESE
1290m alt.
3 hours ago
-
0

(0 kph at —)
2724 km NNE
14m alt.
3 hours ago
-1° C
No report.
Wind obs. (43 kph from 260 degs) was rejected.
Puerto Williams
2724 km NNE
14m alt.
2 hours ago
4° C
No report.
19
Light winds from the WNW
(19 kph at 290).
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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