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

Vinson Massif Weather Forecast

Ellsworth Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 5 pm Fri 18 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Sun night, min -27°C on Fri afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed morning. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Wed morning, min -22°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
light snow
light snow
light snow
Cloud base (m)
7500
4300
km/h
10
W
10
W
15
W
15
W
15
W
15
W
15
W
10
W
0
WNW
5
WSW
5
WSW
10
W
10
W
15
W
15
W
15
WSW
15
W
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Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
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Snowflake cm
1
1
2
2
 mm
max °C
-26
-23
-24
-23
-15
-16
-17
-12
-13
-15
-16
-19
-18
-14
-11
-16
-16
min °C
-27
-26
-25
-24
-20
-17
-18
-15
-14
-16
-17
-20
-18
-22
-13
-16
-19
 chill °C
-34
-35
-35
-34
-29
-25
-26
-22
-14
-20
-22
-27
-26
-31
-20
-24
-28
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-44-43-43-43-40-38-38-36-36-37-39-39-39-37-33-41-45-39-38-38-38-34-32-32-30-30-32-33-34-34-32-29-35-38-35-33-33-32-28-26-27-24-24-26-27-29-28-27-24-29-31-31-29-28-28-22-21-22-19-19-21-22-24-23-23-19-22-24-27-25-25-24-18-17-18-14-14-16-17-20-18-18-12-16-18-20-18-18-17-11-10-11-8-7-9-10-14-12-11-6-9-11
Sunrise
11:50
11:42
11:34
11:25
11:17
Sunset
11:08
11:17
11:23
11:32
11:38
11:45

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Vinson Massif Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Vinson Massif is: A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Sun night, min -27°C on Fri afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Vinson Massif Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed morning. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Wed morning, min -22°C on Tue night). 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
-19°C
-
9
Light winds from the SE
(9 kph at 140).
40 km
Mid: few
BaseSanMartin
1292 km NE
7m alt.
1 hour ago
-5°C
Fog, sky visible, no change.
19
Light winds from the NW
(19 kph at 320).
0.9 km
Mid: overcast
ASCATC255E67S
1404 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the SW
(46 kph at 225).
- km
ASCATB250E68S
1444 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
29
Fresh winds from the SW
(29 kph at 230).
- km
ASCATC250E68S
1454 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
29
Fresh winds from the SW
(29 kph at 229).
- km
ASCATB249E68S
1458 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the SW
(37 kph at 229).
- km
ASCATC254E67S
1459 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the SW
(40 kph at 230).
- km
ASCATC249E68S
1468 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the SW
(36 kph at 234).
- km
ASCATB251E67S
1499 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
29
Fresh winds from the SW
(29 kph at 234).
- km
ASCATC253E67S
1514 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the SW
(33 kph at 233).
- 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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