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

Vinson Massif Weather Forecast

Ellsworth Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 6 am Tue 10 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Wed night, min -18°C on Tue afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sun night, min -20°C on Fri afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
Cloud base (m)
3400
3050
km/h
10
E
10
E
5
E
5
E
5
WNW
0
NNW
0
SSE
5
WNW
5
N
5
NE
5
NNE
5
E
5
ESE
5
WNW
5
W
0
W
5
NW
10
NW
Weather map
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Snowflake cm
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2
 mm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-16
-17
-15
-15
-17
-12
-12
-15
-15
-16
-18
-17
-17
-17
-9
-7
-6
0
min °C
-17
-18
-18
-16
-18
-16
-13
-16
-15
-17
-20
-20
-17
-18
-15
-8
-7
-4
 chill °C
-23
-23
-23
-16
-23
-20
-13
-20
-15
-21
-20
-20
-22
-18
-20
-8
-10
-8
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
650
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-40-40-40-39-39-38-38-38-38-39-39-39-39-39-35-30-28-26-34-35-35-33-33-33-32-33-33-33-34-34-34-33-29-25-23-20-28-29-28-27-27-26-25-26-27-28-29-29-28-27-23-20-18-13-23-23-22-21-22-20-19-21-21-22-24-24-23-22-18-14-13-8-17-18-17-16-18-14-13-16-15-17-19-19-17-18-12-8-7-2-10-11-10-9-11-8-7-9-9-10-13-13-10-11-6-104
Sunrise
12:00
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12:00
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12:00
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12:00
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12:00
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12:00
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Sunset
12:00
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12:00
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12:00
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12:00
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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: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Wed night, min -18°C on Tue afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Vinson Massif Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sun night, min -20°C on Fri 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
1270 km S
3012m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (17 kph from 350 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
SHIP1301
1649 km NE
3m alt.
2 hours ago
-1°C
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
1848 km NE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
-4°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
48
Strong winds from the WSW
(48 kph at 240).
10.0 km
Low: broken
BaseMarambio
1849 km NE
200m alt.
3 hours ago
-4°C
heavy snow
Heavy drifting snow, below eye level.
59
Near gales from the SW
(59 kph at 220).
5.0 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
ASCATC233E66S
1896 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
54
Near gales from the SSW
(54 kph at 198).
- km
SHIP4663
1656 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
- km
SHIP6432
1656 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
- km
SHIP7043
1855 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
- km
SHIP1282
1855 km NE
3m alt.
2 hours ago
-2°C
SHIP4235
1855 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
- 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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