Vinson Massif weather
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Vinson Massif Weather Forecast

Ellsworth Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 6 am Sun 25 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Tue night, min -21°C on Sun afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Wed morning, min -15°C on Thu afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
4450
km/h
10
ENE
5
N
0
SSW
5
SW
15
W
10
W
5
NE
5
NNE
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
5
NNE
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
E
5
NNE
5
ENE
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
1
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—
—
—
—
—
1
5
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—
2
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—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-19
-20
-16
-16
-20
-11
-11
-13
-6
-4
-6
-7
-12
-15
-13
-13
-14
-12
min °C
-20
-21
-18
-19
-21
-18
-13
-14
-13
-5
-7
-11
-13
-15
-15
-14
-15
-14
 chill °C
-26
-26
-18
-26
-30
-26
-13
-18
-18
-9
-11
-16
-18
-19
-19
-14
-15
-14
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
350
150
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-34-35-37-39-39-36-34-32-30-27-27-30-33-34-35-35-35-36-32-32-33-35-35-31-29-28-24-21-21-24-27-28-30-30-30-30-29-28-27-29-29-25-23-23-19-14-14-18-22-22-24-24-24-24-25-24-22-23-25-20-18-18-14-9-10-13-17-18-19-19-19-19-20-21-17-18-21-15-12-14-10-5-7-9-13-15-14-14-15-13-13-14-11-11-14-9-6-7-321-2-6-9-8-8-8-7
Sunrise
12:00
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12:00
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12:00
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12:00
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12:00
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12:00
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Sunset
12:00
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12:00
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12:00
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12:00
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12:00
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12:00
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Vinson Massif Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Vinson Massif is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Tue night, min -21°C on Sun afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Vinson Massif Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Wed morning, min -15°C on Thu 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.
3 hours ago
-13°C
-
26
Moderate winds from the NNE
(26 kph at 20).
40 km
Mid: overcast
BaseSanMartin
1292 km NE
7m alt.
3 hours ago
2°C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, below eye level.
56
Near gales from the NW
(56 kph at 320).
1.5 km
Mid: overcast
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
1856 km NE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
Wind obs. (28 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
BaseMarambio
1857 km NE
200m alt.
3 hours ago
11°C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 270).
35 km
Mid: scattered
BaseEsperanza
1940 km NE
24m alt.
3 hours ago
12°C
-
50
Strong winds from the SW
(50 kph at 230).
30 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
BaseCarlini
2037 km NE
11m alt.
3 hours ago
1°C
Mist
48
Strong winds from the WNW
(48 kph at 290).
2.0 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
2038 km NE
48m alt.
45 minutes 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
0°C
clear
Mist -.
33
Fresh winds from the W
(33 kph at 280).
2.5 km
Low: overcast
Dinamet
2043 km NE
52m alt.
55 minutes 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
-19°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
19
Light winds from the E
(19 kph at 90).
10.0 km
Low: overcast

* 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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