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

Vinson Massif Weather Forecast

Ellsworth Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 6 am Thu 08 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Thu morning, min -19°C on Fri afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Mon night, min -21°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
8
Friday
9
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
Cloud base (m)
4300
5100
4200
5300
km/h
10
W
15
W
15
W
10
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
W
5
WNW
5
N
5
WNW
10
W
15
W
10
W
15
W
10
WNW
10
NNE
10
NW
0
WSW
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Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
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2
1
2
 mm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-12
-16
-15
-15
-18
-13
-13
-15
-14
-15
-19
-15
-16
-15
-8
-10
-11
-8
min °C
-16
-17
-18
-18
-19
-19
-15
-16
-16
-18
-19
-21
-17
-17
-13
-12
-12
-10
 chill °C
-23
-25
-27
-25
-26
-26
-19
-20
-22
-23
-26
-30
-25
-25
-20
-16
-18
-14
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-40-40-39-40-40-40-40-40-40-40-41-40-39-38-35-32-32-31-33-34-34-34-34-34-33-33-33-34-35-35-33-32-29-27-26-25-26-27-27-27-28-27-26-26-26-27-29-29-27-25-22-21-19-19-20-21-21-21-23-21-20-20-20-21-24-23-21-21-16-16-15-14-14-17-17-17-19-16-14-16-15-17-19-18-17-16-11-11-12-9-8-10-10-10-12-10-8-9-8-10-13-12-10-10-5-4-5-3
Sunrise
10:05
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9:54
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9:45
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9:34
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9:23
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9:12
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Sunset
2:49
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2:59
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3:08
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3:18
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3:29
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3:40
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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 Thu morning, min -19°C on Fri afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Vinson Massif Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Mon night, min -21°C on Sun night). 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
-9°C
-
19
Light winds from the ESE
(19 kph at 110).
40 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
BaseSanMartin
1292 km NE
7m alt.
2 hours ago
0°C
moderate snow
Continuous moderate snow.
7
Light winds from the NW
(7 kph at 320).
0.9 km
Mid: overcast
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
1856 km NE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
1°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
20
Moderate winds from the SSW
(20 kph at 200).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
BaseMarambio
1857 km NE
200m alt.
2 hours ago
1°C
-
22
Moderate winds from the SSW
(22 kph at 200).
35 km
Mid: overcast
BaseEsperanza
1940 km NE
24m alt.
2 hours ago
5°C
-
Wind obs. (9 kph from 50 degs) was rejected.
30 km
Mid: scattered
BaseCarlini
2037 km NE
11m alt.
2 hours ago
0°C
Mist
59
Near gales from the WNW
(59 kph at 290).
3.0 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
2038 km NE
48m alt.
50 minutes ago
-4°C
No report.
Wind obs. (115 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
2039 km NE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
-1°C
clear
Mist -.
44
Strong winds from the W
(44 kph at 270).
3.0 km
Low: overcast
Dinamet
2043 km NE
52m alt.
50 minutes ago
-3°C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).
Williams Field
2150 km SSW
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-18°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
Wind obs. (17 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: 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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