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

Vinson Massif Weather Forecast

Ellsworth Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 6 am Thu 15 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Fri night, min -19°C on Thu afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon night. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Sun morning, min -19°C on Tue afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
4800
km/h
10
E
0
NNE
5
NNW
5
WSW
10
W
5
WNW
0
NNW
10
NNE
5
NNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
10
NNE
10
NE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
E
5
SE
5
SW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
1
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
2
4
1
1
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-18
-18
-12
-12
-14
-8
-9
-13
-12
-12
-13
-13
-14
-16
-17
-17
-18
-15
min °C
-18
-19
-16
-14
-15
-14
-11
-14
-16
-13
-14
-14
-15
-17
-18
-18
-19
-18
 chill °C
-25
-19
-20
-20
-22
-20
-15
-19
-20
-13
-18
-19
-22
-24
-26
-22
-19
-18
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-37-37-36-35-32-32-33-34-37-35-33-32-32-33-35-37-38-39-32-32-31-29-27-26-27-29-31-29-28-27-28-29-31-33-33-33-27-26-24-22-21-21-21-23-24-22-22-23-23-24-26-28-28-28-23-22-19-18-18-16-16-18-19-18-18-19-19-21-22-23-24-22-18-19-14-13-15-11-10-14-14-13-14-14-15-17-18-18-19-17-12-12-8-7-8-5-4-8-7-6-8-7-8-10-11-12-12-10
Sunrise
8:47
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8:34
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8:19
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8:01
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7:42
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7:14
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Sunset
—
4:04
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—
4:16
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4:31
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—
4:47
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—
5:07
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—
5:35
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Vinson Massif Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Vinson Massif is: A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Fri night, min -19°C on Thu afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Vinson Massif Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon night. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Sun morning, min -19°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.
2 hours ago
-8°C
light snow
Intermittent light snow.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 320).
30 km
Mid: overcast
BaseSanMartin
1292 km NE
7m alt.
2 hours ago
5°C
moderate rain
Clouds dissolving.
7
Light winds from the ESE
(7 kph at 110).
40 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
1325 km S
2835m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (19 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
26 km
Mid: overcast
1342 km S
3012m alt.
3 hours ago
-37°C
moderate snow
Ice crystals.
Wind obs. (17 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
6.0 km
Mid: overcast
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
1856 km NE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
Wind obs. (13 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
BaseMarambio
1857 km NE
200m alt.
2 hours ago
10°C
-
Wind obs. (13 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
35 km
Mid: scattered
BaseBernardoO higgins
1934 km NE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
0°C
State of sky unchanged.
26
Moderate winds from the WNW
(26 kph at 300).
30 km
Mid: overcast
BaseEsperanza
1940 km NE
24m alt.
2 hours ago
10°C
-
31
Fresh winds from the W
(31 kph at 270).
30 km
Mid: scattered
Captain Arturo Prat Base
1994 km NE
111m alt.
2 hours ago
0°C
light rain
Intermittent light drizzle.
26
Moderate winds from the NW
(26 kph at 320).
1.0 km
Mid: overcast
BaseCarlini
2037 km NE
11m alt.
2 hours ago
5°C
-
43
Strong winds from the WNW
(43 kph at 290).
30 km
Mid: scattered

* 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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