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

Vinson Massif Weather Forecast

Ellsworth Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 11 am Fri 25 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Sat morning, min -30°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Tue night, min -25°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
25
Saturday
26
Sunday
27
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
clear
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
clear
Cloud base (m)
5000
3650
5000
km/h
15
WSW
15
W
15
W
5
NW
10
NNE
5
WSW
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
W
15
W
10
W
10
WNW
5
W
10
WSW
15
W
20
WNW
15
WNW
20
W
Weather map
Weather map
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Snowflake cm
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 mm
—
—
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-30
-29
-20
-19
-22
-25
-26
-26
-24
-25
-17
-13
-14
-21
-10
-10
-11
-10
min °C
-30
-30
-27
-21
-25
-25
-27
-26
-26
-25
-20
-16
-19
-22
-23
-11
-11
-17
 chill °C
-41
-41
-37
-27
-31
-30
-35
-31
-26
-35
-28
-21
-24
-30
-33
-19
-18
-27
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-48-46-43-42-44-46-47-47-46-43-39-37-39-42-39-34-34-38-43-42-38-36-39-41-42-42-41-39-34-32-33-37-33-28-28-32-38-37-33-30-34-36-37-37-36-34-29-25-27-31-27-22-22-24-34-33-27-25-29-31-32-31-31-30-24-20-21-26-22-16-16-19-30-30-24-20-24-25-27-26-25-25-19-15-17-22-17-11-11-14-24-23-17-14-17-19-21-20-19-19-12-8-10-16-10-4-4-7
Sunrise
11:00
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10:52
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11:45
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10:37
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10:29
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10:20
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Sunset
12:00
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12:08
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12:15
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12:23
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12:30
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12:38
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Vinson Massif Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Vinson Massif is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Sat morning, min -30°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Vinson Massif Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Tue night, min -25°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.
52 minutes ago
-21°C
light snow
Intermittent light snow.
Wind obs. (17 kph from 360 degs) was rejected.
30 km
Mid: overcast
BaseSanMartin
1292 km NE
7m alt.
52 minutes ago
-15°C
heavy snow
Continuous heavy snow.
Wind obs. (43 kph from 320 degs) was rejected.
0.4 km
Mid: overcast
ASCATC295E65S
1696 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
56
Near gales from the SW
(56 kph at 232).
- km
ASCATB295E65S
1702 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
56
Near gales from the SW
(56 kph at 225).
- km
ASCATB295E64S
1746 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
64
Gales from the SW
(64 kph at 214).
- km
ASCATC295E64S
1755 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
62
Gales from the SW
(62 kph at 231).
- km
ASCATC296E64S
1819 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
56
Near gales from the SW
(56 kph at 228).
- km
ASCATB298E64S
1828 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
61
Near gales from the SW
(61 kph at 236).
- km
ASCATB296E64S
1828 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
54
Near gales from the SW
(54 kph at 232).
- km
ASCATC297E64S
1834 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
61
Near gales from the SW
(61 kph at 232).
- 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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