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

Vinson Massif Weather Forecast

Ellsworth Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 6 am Wed 28 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Wed night, min -15°C on Thu afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Sat night, min -13°C on Sat afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
1
Monday
2
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
part cloud
light snow
cloud
light snow
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
some clouds
light snow
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
km/h
10
NW
10
NW
5
N
10
NE
5
ENE
5
ENE
10
E
10
E
10
E
10
E
5
NNW
5
NW
5
SW
5
WNW
5
WSW
0
WSW
5
WNW
0
NW
Weather map
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Snowflake cm
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1
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1
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—
1
2
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—
—
—
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—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-6
-6
-5
-10
-13
-12
-12
-12
-10
-9
-12
-6
-6
-9
-7
-7
-10
-8
min °C
-6
-6
-9
-11
-15
-15
-13
-13
-12
-11
-13
-10
-7
-10
-10
-8
-11
-10
 chill °C
-10
-10
-14
-16
-19
-19
-19
-19
-18
-14
-13
-14
-7
-14
-14
-8
-15
-14
Freezing level m
100
0
150
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
100
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-27-27-29-31-32-32-32-31-30-31-32-32-32-32-32-32-33-33-21-20-23-26-27-28-28-27-25-26-26-26-25-26-26-26-26-27-15-14-16-19-21-22-23-22-21-20-20-19-18-19-19-19-19-20-10-10-12-15-18-18-18-18-16-15-16-13-13-14-14-14-15-15-6-6-7-11-14-14-13-13-11-10-13-8-7-10-9-8-11-910-1-4-8-7-7-7-4-4-6-20-4-2-1-4-3
Sunrise
12:00
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12:00
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12:00
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12:00
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12:00
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12:00
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Sunset
12:00
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12:00
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12:00
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12:00
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12:00
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12:00
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Vinson Massif Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Vinson Massif is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Wed night, min -15°C on Thu afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Vinson Massif Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Sat night, min -13°C on Sat afternoon). 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
-12°C
-
28
Moderate winds from the SE
(28 kph at 140).
40 km
Mid: few
BaseSanMartin
1292 km NE
7m alt.
2 hours ago
2°C
-
7
Light winds from the SSW
(7 kph at 200).
40 km
Mid: overcast
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
1856 km NE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 350 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
BaseMarambio
1857 km NE
200m alt.
2 hours ago
6°C
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 50 degs) was rejected.
35 km
Mid: scattered
BaseEsperanza
1940 km NE
24m alt.
2 hours ago
2°C
State of sky unchanged.
7
Light winds from the NNE
(7 kph at 20).
30 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
BaseCarlini
2037 km NE
11m alt.
2 hours ago
1°C
Mist
41
Strong winds from the WNW
(41 kph at 290).
5.0 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
2038 km NE
48m alt.
51 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
clear
Fog freezing -.
20
Moderate winds from the NNW
(20 kph at 330).
0.2 km
Dinamet
2043 km NE
52m alt.
52 minutes ago
-3°C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
2145 km SSW
10m alt.
2 hours ago
-21°C
clear
-
Wind obs. (13 kph from 350 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: few

* 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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