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

Vinson Massif Weather Forecast

Ellsworth Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 6 am Wed 14 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Wed morning, min -20°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Sat morning, min -18°C on Mon afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
Cloud base (m)
2800
3350
km/h
5
W
0
WNW
5
E
10
E
0
WNW
0
SW
5
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
5
N
10
NNE
5
NE
5
NE
5
WNW
5
NE
5
ENE
10
ENE
5
E
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
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1
1
2
—
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
1
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-9
-10
-12
-18
-18
-13
-13
-15
-9
-9
-14
-14
-13
-16
-15
-16
-17
-17
min °C
-10
-11
-16
-20
-20
-15
-15
-15
-15
-11
-14
-14
-14
-16
-16
-17
-18
-18
 chill °C
-10
-11
-22
-25
-20
-15
-21
-22
-22
-15
-20
-18
-14
-20
-16
-23
-24
-24
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-33-33-32-37-38-37-36-34-32-33-35-36-36-35-33-34-35-38-26-27-27-33-33-31-30-29-27-27-29-30-30-29-29-30-31-33-19-19-22-28-27-25-24-23-21-21-22-23-23-22-24-25-26-27-14-15-18-24-23-19-19-19-16-16-18-18-18-19-20-21-22-23-10-11-14-19-19-14-14-15-12-10-14-14-14-16-16-17-18-18-3-4-7-12-12-8-7-9-5-4-8-8-7-10-10-11-11-12
Sunrise
9:00
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—
8:47
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8:34
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8:19
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8:01
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7:42
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Sunset
3:52
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—
—
4:04
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4:16
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—
4:31
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—
4:47
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—
5:07
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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 Thu morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Wed morning, min -20°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Vinson Massif Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Sat morning, 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.
1 hour ago
-14°C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 90).
40 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
BaseSanMartin
1292 km NE
7m alt.
1 hour ago
3°C
-
9
Light winds from the SSE
(9 kph at 160).
40 km
Mid: overcast
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
1856 km NE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
Wind obs. (17 kph from 300 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
BaseMarambio
1857 km NE
200m alt.
1 hour ago
6°C
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
35 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
BaseEsperanza
1940 km NE
24m alt.
1 hour ago
9°C
-
Wind obs. (26 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
30 km
Mid: few
BaseCarlini
2037 km NE
11m alt.
1 hour ago
4°C
-
15
Light winds from the WNW
(15 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
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
26
Moderate winds from the N
(26 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: overcast
Dinamet
2043 km NE
52m alt.
51 minutes ago
-3°C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
2145 km SSW
10m alt.
3 hours ago
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
7
Light winds from the NE
(7 kph at 40).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
High: broken

* 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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