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

Vinson Massif Weather Forecast

Ellsworth Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 6 am Sun 04 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Tue afternoon, min -13°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Wed morning, min -16°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
4
Monday
5
Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
Friday
9
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
km/h
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
5
WNW
10
NW
10
WNW
5
WNW
10
W
10
W
10
W
15
WNW
5
W
5
SW
5
W
5
WNW
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Snowflake cm
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1
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 mm
—
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-11
-8
-6
-8
-10
-6
-6
-5
-6
-7
-10
-10
-11
-13
-9
-10
-13
-12
min °C
-13
-10
-7
-11
-10
-10
-7
-6
-9
-10
-11
-12
-13
-14
-11
-11
-15
-16
 chill °C
-21
-16
-12
-18
-16
-14
-10
-10
-14
-14
-16
-18
-20
-22
-15
-11
-21
-22
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
100
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-35-31-29-31-31-30-29-29-31-33-35-37-37-36-37-39-39-40-29-25-24-25-25-24-22-22-25-27-28-30-30-30-30-31-32-33-22-19-17-19-18-17-15-15-18-20-21-23-23-22-22-24-25-25-17-14-12-14-14-12-11-10-13-14-15-17-18-17-16-17-19-19-12-9-7-10-10-8-7-6-8-9-11-11-12-14-10-11-14-14-6-31-3-4-211-1-2-4-5-6-7-4-4-8-7
Sunrise
10:42
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10:32
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10:23
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10:14
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10:05
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9:54
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Sunset
2:15
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2:23
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2:32
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2:41
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2:49
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2:59
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Vinson Massif Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Vinson Massif is: A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Tue afternoon, min -13°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Vinson Massif Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Wed morning, min -16°C on Fri night). 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.
52 minutes ago
-21°C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, below eye level.
28
Moderate winds from the SE
(28 kph at 140).
30 km
Mid: few
BaseSanMartin
1292 km NE
7m alt.
52 minutes ago
-9°C
-
7
Light winds from the S
(7 kph at 180).
40 km
Mid: few
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
1856 km NE
232m alt.
52 minutes ago
clear
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
BaseMarambio
1857 km NE
200m alt.
52 minutes ago
0°C
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
35 km
Mid: few
BaseEsperanza
1940 km NE
24m alt.
52 minutes ago
-1°C
-
9
Light winds from the W
(9 kph at 270).
30 km
Mid: scattered
BaseCarlini
2037 km NE
11m alt.
52 minutes ago
-1°C
-
37
Fresh winds from the WNW
(37 kph at 290).
30 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
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
-1°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
33
Fresh winds from the W
(33 kph at 280).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
Williams Field
2150 km SSW
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-16°C
clear
Clear
19
Light winds from the N.(Wind varies from 310 to 010 degs)
(19 kph at 350).
10.0 km
2152 km ESE
574m alt.
2 hours ago
-
15
Light winds from the E
(15 kph at 100).

* 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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