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

Vinson Massif Weather Forecast

Ellsworth Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 6 am Fri 16 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Fri night, min -16°C on Sat afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon morning. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Wed night, min -18°C on Mon afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
km/h
5
W
10
W
5
W
5
NE
5
NNE
5
N
0
NNW
5
NW
10
NNE
10
ENE
10
ENE
5
ESE
10
SW
10
WSW
5
W
5
ENE
5
NW
0
NNW
Weather map
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Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
2
2
4
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-13
-13
-8
-9
-14
-12
-12
-14
-15
-16
-18
-16
-15
-17
-14
-14
-17
-13
min °C
-14
-14
-13
-13
-16
-16
-13
-14
-15
-17
-18
-18
-15
-18
-18
-16
-18
-18
 chill °C
-20
-21
-19
-18
-22
-20
-13
-18
-20
-24
-25
-24
-20
-25
-24
-16
-23
-23
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-34-32-33-34-35-37-35-34-32-33-35-36-38-39-38-38-38-38-29-27-27-28-30-31-29-28-28-29-30-32-33-33-33-33-33-32-23-21-22-22-23-24-22-22-24-24-25-27-27-26-26-27-27-26-18-17-16-16-19-19-17-18-20-21-22-22-21-22-21-21-22-21-14-14-11-11-15-14-13-14-15-17-18-17-15-18-16-15-18-16-7-7-4-5-9-8-7-7-9-10-11-11-9-11-10-9-12-10
Sunrise
8:34
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—
8:19
—
—
8:01
—
—
7:42
—
—
7:14
—
—
12:00
—
—
Sunset
—
4:16
—
—
4:31
—
—
4:47
—
—
5:07
—
—
5:35
—
12:00
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Vinson Massif Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Vinson Massif is: Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Fri night, min -16°C on Sat afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Vinson Massif Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon morning. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Wed night, min -18°C on Mon afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

This table gives the weather forecast for Vinson Massif at the specific elevation of 1000 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
BaseBelgranoII
1124 km ESE
256m alt.
2 hours ago
-11°C
-
15
Light winds from the S
(15 kph at 180).
40 km
Mid: scattered
BaseSanMartin
1292 km NE
7m alt.
2 hours ago
1°C
moderate rain
Moderate to heavy rain and snow.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 160 degs) was rejected.
0.8 km
Mid: overcast
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
1856 km NE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
Wind obs. (17 kph from 210 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
BaseMarambio
1857 km NE
200m alt.
2 hours ago
6°C
-
Wind obs. (17 kph from 220 degs) was rejected.
35 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
BaseEsperanza
1940 km NE
24m alt.
2 hours ago
7°C
-
19
Light winds from the W
(19 kph at 270).
30 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
BaseCarlini
2037 km NE
11m alt.
2 hours ago
0°C
Mist
48
Strong winds from the WNW
(48 kph at 290).
1.5 km
Mid: overcast
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
clear
Fog freezing -.
26
Moderate winds from the W
(26 kph at 280).
0.1 km
Dinamet
2043 km NE
52m alt.
1 hour ago
-3°C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
2145 km SSW
10m alt.
2 hours ago
-23°C
clear
-
7
Light winds from the WNW
(7 kph at 300).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: few

* 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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