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

Vinson Massif Weather Forecast

Ellsworth Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 12 pm Fri 09 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Fri morning, min -21°C on Sun afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

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

Friday
9
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
Cloud base (m)
3150
5200
4800
km/h
10
W
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
W
10
W
10
W
10
W
15
W
10
WNW
10
N
10
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
NNE
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Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
2
1
—
—
—
1
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-15
-19
-15
-16
-19
-15
-15
-20
-17
-17
-16
-8
-9
-10
-9
-10
-12
-11
min °C
-18
-19
-19
-19
-19
-19
-18
-21
-20
-19
-18
-15
-11
-10
-12
-11
-12
-14
 chill °C
-25
-26
-26
-25
-26
-25
-23
-28
-28
-27
-26
-22
-17
-15
-20
-17
-18
-18
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-39-40-40-40-41-41-41-41-41-39-38-35-31-31-33-35-32-34-34-34-34-35-35-34-35-36-36-34-32-28-25-25-27-28-26-28-27-28-28-28-28-27-28-30-30-28-26-22-19-18-21-21-19-21-22-23-22-22-23-22-22-25-24-23-21-16-15-14-16-15-15-17-17-19-17-18-19-17-17-21-19-18-17-12-10-10-11-11-12-13-10-13-11-11-13-11-11-14-12-12-10-5-4-4-4-5-6-6
Sunrise
9:54
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9:45
—
—
9:34
—
—
9:23
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—
9:12
—
—
9:00
—
—
Sunset
2:59
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—
3:08
—
—
3:18
—
—
3:29
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—
3:40
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—
3:52
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Vinson Massif Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Vinson Massif is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Fri morning, min -21°C on Sun afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Vinson Massif Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Mon night, min -19°C on Mon 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.
3 hours ago
-16°C
light snow
Intermittent light snow.
13
Light winds from the SE
(13 kph at 140).
5.0 km
Mid: overcast
BaseSanMartin
1292 km NE
7m alt.
3 hours ago
1°C
light snow
Intermittent light snow.
44
Strong winds from the NNE
(44 kph at 20).
26 km
Mid: overcast
1325 km S
2835m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (22 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
1.6 km
Mid: clear
1342 km S
3012m alt.
3 hours ago
moderate snow
Ice crystals.
Wind obs. (26 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
1.6 km
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
1856 km NE
232m alt.
3 hours ago
clear
-
17
Light winds from the WNW
(17 kph at 300).
0.0 km
BaseMarambio
1857 km NE
200m alt.
3 hours ago
2°C
-
17
Light winds from the WNW
(17 kph at 300).
35 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
BaseBernardoO higgins
1934 km NE
10m alt.
3 hours ago
-2°C
State of sky unchanged.
37
Fresh winds from the W
(37 kph at 270).
30 km
Mid: overcast
BaseEsperanza
1940 km NE
24m alt.
3 hours ago
-1°C
-
Wind obs. (15 kph from 50 degs) was rejected.
30 km
Mid: few
Captain Arturo Prat Base
1994 km NE
111m alt.
3 hours ago
-2°C
Mist
41
Strong winds from the WNW
(41 kph at 300).
27 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
2038 km NE
48m alt.
3 hours ago
-2°C
Mist
35
Fresh winds from the W
(35 kph at 270).
2.0 km
Mid: overcast

* 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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