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

Vinson Massif Weather Forecast

Ellsworth Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 12 am Sat 03 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Sun night, min -13°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Mon night, min -13°C on Wed afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
2450
4100
2500
km/h
25
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
10
NNW
10
WNW
5
W
15
WNW
10
NNW
10
NW
5
W
5
SW
15
W
10
W
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
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Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
3
1
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 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-5
-5
-9
-7
-11
-9
-4
-5
-7
-6
-8
-9
-9
-9
-13
-7
min °C
-6
-7
-9
-9
-13
-12
-7
-6
-9
-10
-8
-10
-10
-11
-13
-10
 chill °C
-13
-14
-17
-16
-21
-20
-12
-9
-14
-16
-13
-15
-10
-16
-20
-16
Freezing level m
150
200
0
0
0
0
50
250
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
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10:51
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10:42
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10:32
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10:23
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10:14
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Sunset
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2:07
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2:15
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2:23
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2:32
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2:41
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Vinson Massif Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Vinson Massif is: Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Sun night, min -13°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Vinson Massif Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Mon night, min -13°C on Wed 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
-15°C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 230).
40 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
ASCATB258E69S
1169 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the NNE
(45 kph at 26).
- km
ASCATC258E69S
1170 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the NNE
(45 kph at 28).
- km
ASCATC259E69S
1171 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the NNE
(46 kph at 23).
- km
ASCATB257E69S
1185 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the NNE
(45 kph at 29).
- km
ASCATC257E69S
1187 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the NNE
(46 kph at 28).
- km
ASCATC256E69S
1193 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the NNE
(46 kph at 29).
- km
ASCATB256E69S
1201 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the NNE
(49 kph at 28).
- km
ASCATB253E69S
1220 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
53
Near gales from the NNE
(53 kph at 26).
- km
ASCATC260E68S
1224 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the NNE
(40 kph at 24).
- km

* 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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