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

Vinson Massif Weather Forecast

Ellsworth Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 5 pm Sun 13 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Sun night, min -27°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Wed night, min -26°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
2450
2450
4300
km/h
20
W
20
W
20
W
15
W
15
WNW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
15
W
0
SW
5
W
10
W
5
W
5
W
5
W
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
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Snowflake cm
3
3
1
 mm
max °C
-6
-5
-9
-10
-8
-16
-23
-24
-26
-22
-16
-17
-20
-21
-21
-22
-23
min °C
-7
-6
-10
-11
-15
-20
-24
-26
-27
-24
-21
-19
-21
-23
-22
-22
-24
 chill °C
-14
-13
-17
-18
-24
-29
-34
-36
-38
-34
-30
-24
-27
-30
-22
-22
-30
Freezing level m
0
250
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-30-30-32-34-38-42-44-46-45-41-38-40-42-42-43-44-44-23-24-26-27-31-37-39-40-40-36-34-35-37-37-37-38-39-16-16-19-20-24-31-34-35-35-32-29-30-31-32-31-32-33-12-11-14-15-18-25-28-30-31-27-24-24-26-26-26-27-28-7-6-10-11-12-18-24-25-27-23-19-18-21-22-22-22-2401-3-5-5-12-17-19-20-17-13-12-14-16-15-16-17
Sunrise
12:38
12:30
12:22
12:14
11:58
Sunset
10:32
10:40
10:47
10:55
11:02
11:08

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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 Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Sun night, min -27°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Vinson Massif Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Wed night, min -26°C on Sat 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
-36°C
-
9
Light winds from the SE
(9 kph at 140).
40 km
Mid: few
BaseSanMartin
1292 km NE
7m alt.
2 hours ago
-21°C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 270).
40 km
Mid: clear
1325 km S
2835m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (22 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
2.4 km
Mid: overcast
1342 km S
3012m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (19 kph from 120 degs) was rejected.
2.4 km
High: overcast
ASCATB260E67S
1426 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
19
Light winds from the SSW
(19 kph at 192).
- km
ASCATB262E66S
1474 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
22
Moderate winds from the SSW
(22 kph at 202).
- km
ASCATC261E66S
1493 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
24
Moderate winds from the SSE
(24 kph at 165).
- km
ASCATB271E65S
1514 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
25
Moderate winds from the SW
(25 kph at 217).
- km
ASCATB261E66S
1527 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
25
Moderate winds from the SSW
(25 kph at 203).
- km
ASCATB260E66S
1537 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
24
Moderate winds from the SSW
(24 kph at 203).
- 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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