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

Vinson Massif Weather Forecast

Ellsworth Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 5 am Sat 26 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Mon night, min -28°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Wed morning, min -23°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
26
Sunday
27
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
4850
3450
5050
4100
4100
4450
km/h
10
NNW
5
NNW
5
W
10
WNW
5
WNW
10
W
15
W
10
W
5
WNW
0
NW
5
SW
15
WSW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
W
15
WNW
10
NW
10
WNW
Weather map
Weather map
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Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
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1
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—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-18
-22
-24
-25
-26
-25
-25
-18
-16
-17
-18
-9
-7
-10
-12
-10
-8
-7
min °C
-20
-24
-26
-26
-27
-28
-26
-21
-17
-19
-21
-23
-10
-11
-15
-11
-9
-8
 chill °C
-27
-30
-34
-33
-32
-37
-36
-29
-22
-24
-29
-33
-18
-19
-24
-18
-13
-12
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-42-45-46-47-48-46-43-41-38-39-42-37-33-33-37-36-35-34-36-39-41-42-43-42-39-36-33-33-36-32-27-27-30-29-28-27-29-33-36-36-37-37-35-30-27-27-30-26-20-21-24-21-20-19-24-28-30-31-31-32-31-25-21-22-25-21-15-16-18-16-14-14-19-23-25-26-27-27-26-20-17-18-20-16-9-11-14-11-9-8-13-17-19-20-20-21-19-14-11-12-13-10-3-5-7-4-2-1
Sunrise
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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10:12
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Sunset
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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12:47
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Vinson Massif Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Vinson Massif is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Mon night, min -28°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Vinson Massif Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Wed morning, min -23°C on Tue 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
1342 km S
3012m alt.
3 hours ago
moderate snow
Ice crystals.
Wind obs. (15 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
2.0 km
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
1856 km NE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
-25°C
clear
Fog freezing -.
44
Strong winds from the SSW
(44 kph at 210).
0.0 km
Mid: few
High: overcast
BaseMarambio
1857 km NE
200m alt.
3 hours ago
-25°C
Fog, sky visible, thinning.
52
Near gales from the SSW
(52 kph at 210).
0.8 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
2038 km NE
48m alt.
1 hour 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
-8°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
46
Strong winds from the SW
(46 kph at 230).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Dinamet
2043 km NE
52m alt.
1 hour ago
-3°C
No report.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 300 degs) was rejected.
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
2145 km SSW
10m alt.
3 hours ago
-20°C
moderate snow
Blowing moderate snow.
Wind obs. (33 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
4.8 km
Low: few
Mid: overcast
Williams Field
2150 km SSW
8m alt.
3 hours ago
-19°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
11
Light winds from the N
(11 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
2152 km ESE
574m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (15 kph from 100 degs) was rejected.
Halvfarryggen
2239 km ESE
694m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (17 kph from 260 degs) was rejected.

* 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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