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

Vinson Massif Weather Forecast

Ellsworth Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 11 pm Tue 15 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Wed night, min -30°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Sat night, min -26°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
some clouds
clear
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
4650
km/h
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
10
W
10
W
5
W
5
SW
5
WSW
10
W
10
W
15
WSW
15
W
15
W
10
W
10
W
5
W
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Snowflake cm
 mm
max °C
-27
-26
-22
-17
-19
-21
-23
-26
-26
-23
-24
-18
-15
-17
-20
-21
min °C
-30
-26
-24
-18
-20
-21
-25
-28
-27
-26
-24
-21
-18
-20
-21
-23
 chill °C
-42
-36
-34
-26
-26
-27
-25
-35
-34
-34
-34
-31
-27
-27
-27
-29
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-46-44-40-39-41-42-44-44-44-43-44-43-41-41-41-42-42-39-36-35-36-37-39-40-40-39-39-37-35-35-36-37-37-34-31-30-31-32-34-36-35-34-33-31-28-29-30-31-33-30-27-24-26-26-29-32-31-29-28-25-22-23-25-26-29-26-23-18-20-21-24-27-27-25-24-20-17-19-21-22-22-20-16-12-13-15-17-21-21-18-18-13-10-12-14-16
Sunrise
12:22
12:14
11:58
11:50
11:42
Sunset
10:55
11:02
11:08
11:17
11:23

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Vinson Massif Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Vinson Massif is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Wed night, min -30°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Vinson Massif Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Sat night, min -26°C on Fri 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
-23°C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, above eye level.
Wind obs. (91 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
0.7 km
Mid: few
BaseSanMartin
1292 km NE
7m alt.
2 hours ago
-4°C
Mist
35
Fresh winds from the WNW
(35 kph at 290).
3.0 km
Mid: overcast
ASCATB259E67S
1330 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the SW
(32 kph at 220).
- km
ASCATB263E67S
1332 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the SW
(41 kph at 226).
- km
ASCATB262E67S
1337 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the SW
(37 kph at 226).
- km
ASCATB261E67S
1354 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
38
Fresh winds from the SW
(38 kph at 215).
- km
ASCATB260E67S
1356 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the SW
(32 kph at 225).
- km
ASCATB262E66S
1409 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the WSW
(40 kph at 247).
- km
ASCATB264E66S
1420 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the W
(41 kph at 261).
- km
ASCATB261E66S
1420 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
38
Fresh winds from the WSW
(38 kph at 252).
- 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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