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

Vinson Massif Weather Forecast

Ellsworth Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 5 am Fri 18 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Sun night, min -27°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Wed morning, min -22°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
light snow
part cloud
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
7700
8200
5200
4150
5000
km/h
0
W
10
W
10
W
15
W
15
WSW
15
W
15
W
15
W
10
W
5
WSW
5
SW
5
WSW
5
WSW
10
W
10
WSW
15
W
15
WSW
10
WSW
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Snowflake cm
2
 mm
max °C
-25
-26
-22
-24
-23
-15
-17
-17
-14
-14
-17
-18
-19
-20
-18
-13
-13
-18
min °C
-27
-26
-26
-24
-24
-19
-18
-17
-17
-15
-18
-19
-22
-21
-22
-16
-15
-20
 chill °C
-34
-33
-35
-33
-34
-28
-26
-25
-24
-15
-18
-23
-29
-28
-30
-24
-22
-27
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
11:58
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: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Sun night, min -27°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Vinson Massif Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Wed morning, min -22°C on Tue morning). 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.
2 hours ago
-22°C
-
33
Fresh winds from the SE
(33 kph at 140).
40 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
BaseSanMartin
1292 km NE
7m alt.
2 hours ago
-3°C
Fog, sky visible, thinning.
50
Strong winds from the NNW
(50 kph at 340).
0.8 km
Mid: overcast
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
1856 km NE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
Wind obs. (20 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
BaseMarambio
1857 km NE
200m alt.
2 hours ago
-7°C
-
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 290).
35 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
2038 km NE
48m alt.
1 hour ago
-4°C
No report.
115
Extremely windy from the W
(115 kph at 270).
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
2039 km NE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
-3°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
76
Severe gales from the W
(76 kph at 270).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Dinamet
2043 km NE
52m alt.
1 hour ago
-3°C
No report.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 300 degs) was rejected.
Williams Field
2150 km SSW
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-28°C
moderate snow
Blowing moderate snow.
37
Fresh winds from the SE.(Wind varies from 090 to 160 degs)
(37 kph at 130).
2.3 km
Mid: overcast
2152 km ESE
574m alt.
1 hour ago
-
15
Light winds from the E
(15 kph at 100).
Halvfarryggen
2239 km ESE
694m alt.
1 hour ago
-
17
Light winds from the E
(17 kph at 80).

* 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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