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

Vinson Massif Weather Forecast

Ellsworth Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 6 am Sat 17 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

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

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Thu night, min -18°C on Tue afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
clear
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
km/h
5
NNE
10
NNE
5
NNE
0
NNW
5
NNW
10
NE
10
ENE
10
ENE
5
ESE
10
SW
10
W
5
W
0
NNW
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
SW
10
W
10
W
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
2
2
3
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-9
-13
-12
-12
-15
-16
-16
-17
-15
-14
-18
-12
-12
-12
-10
-10
-14
-9
min °C
-11
-14
-15
-14
-16
-16
-17
-18
-18
-15
-18
-17
-13
-13
-13
-12
-15
-14
 chill °C
-16
-19
-19
-18
-21
-22
-23
-23
-23
-21
-25
-24
-16
-17
-18
-16
-22
-20
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-32-34-37-35-34-33-35-36-37-38-38-36-33-33-35-36-37-35-27-29-31-29-28-29-30-31-32-32-32-30-28-28-29-30-30-29-21-22-24-22-23-25-25-26-26-26-26-24-22-22-23-23-23-22-15-18-19-18-19-21-21-22-22-20-22-19-17-17-17-17-18-17-10-14-14-13-16-16-17-18-17-15-18-15-13-13-12-11-15-12-4-8-8-7-9-10-10-11-10-9-12-8-6-6-5-5-8-5
Sunrise
8:19
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8:01
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7:42
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—
7:14
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—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
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Sunset
—
4:31
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—
4:47
—
—
5:07
—
—
5:35
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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 Mon morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Sat morning, min -18°C on Mon afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Vinson Massif Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Thu night, min -18°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
1124 km ESE
256m alt.
3 hours ago
-14°C
-
9
Light winds from the SE
(9 kph at 140).
40 km
Mid: few
BaseSanMartin
1292 km NE
7m alt.
3 hours ago
-1°C
-
Wind obs. (9 kph from 160 degs) was rejected.
40 km
Mid: scattered
1342 km S
3012m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
6.0 km
Mid: few
High: scattered
ASCATC233E67S
1820 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the WSW
(39 kph at 255).
- km
ASCATC232E67S
1838 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the WSW
(40 kph at 255).
- km
ASCATC231E67S
1846 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the WSW
(39 kph at 256).
- km
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
1856 km NE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
BaseMarambio
1857 km NE
200m alt.
3 hours ago
3°C
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 160 degs) was rejected.
35 km
Mid: clear
ASCATC233E66S
1877 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the WSW
(31 kph at 254).
- km
ASCATB230E67S
1883 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the W
(42 kph at 270).
- 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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