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

Vinson Massif Weather Forecast

Ellsworth Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 6 am Thu 12 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Sat night, min -21°C on Fri afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sun night, min -9°C on Tue afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
Cloud base (m)
5000
2500
2500
2500
4600
8000
km/h
0
SE
5
NW
5
ENE
5
E
0
N
5
E
5
E
5
WNW
10
W
10
W
10
WNW
5
W
0
S
5
NW
5
NNE
5
NE
10
N
10
NNE
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-13
-16
-16
-17
-21
-16
-16
-16
-9
-8
-6
-1
-1
-4
-2
-4
-8
-7
min °C
-14
-17
-17
-18
-21
-20
-16
-17
-15
-8
-8
-5
-2
-5
-4
-5
-9
-8
 chill °C
-14
-17
-17
-18
-21
-20
-16
-23
-21
-12
-13
-8
-2
-8
-6
-8
-14
-12
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
550
850
350
550
450
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-38-39-39-38-39-39-38-37-34-30-28-27-26-26-26-26-27-30-32-33-34-34-35-35-33-32-29-25-23-21-20-20-20-20-21-24-26-28-28-29-30-29-28-26-24-20-18-15-14-14-14-14-15-18-20-22-22-24-25-24-22-21-18-15-13-9-8-10-9-10-12-13-14-17-17-18-21-18-16-17-12-8-7-3-2-5-3-5-9-8-8-10-10-11-15-12-9-10-6-2-146232-2-1
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
—
—
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: Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Sat night, min -21°C on Fri afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Vinson Massif Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sun night, min -9°C on Tue 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
1119 km ESE
256m alt.
3 hours ago
-7°C
-
6
Light winds from the SE
(6 kph at 140).
40 km
Mid: overcast
BaseSanMartin
1287 km NE
7m alt.
3 hours ago
1°C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 270).
40 km
Mid: scattered
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
1848 km NE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
-5°C
light snow
Light snow.
54
Near gales from the WSW
(54 kph at 250).
0.5 km
Mid: broken
High: broken
BaseMarambio
1849 km NE
200m alt.
3 hours ago
-5°C
-
67
Gales from the SW
(67 kph at 230).
35 km
Mid: overcast
SHIP5996
1891 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
- km
SHIP2626
1899 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
- km
SHIP5790
1899 km NE
3m alt.
2 hours ago
-2°C
SHIP1411
1899 km NE
3m alt.
2 hours ago
-2°C
SHIP4826
1923 km NE
3m alt.
3 hours ago
-1°C
SHIP1142
1923 km NE
3m alt.
3 hours ago
-1°C

* 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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