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
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
1
—
1
—
—
1
2
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 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.
1 hour ago
-9°C
-
19
Light winds from the SE
(19 kph at 140).
40 km
Mid: few
1342 km S
3012m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (19 kph from 360 degs) was rejected.
8.0 km
Mid: few
ASCATB237E67S
1699 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the WSW
(42 kph at 250).
- km
ASCATB236E67S
1750 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the WSW
(41 kph at 253).
- km
ASCATB237E66S
1795 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the SW
(35 kph at 229).
- km
ASCATB235E67S
1805 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the SW
(49 kph at 219).
- km
ASCATB236E66S
1822 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the SW
(35 kph at 236).
- km
ASCATB235E66S
1832 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the WSW
(40 kph at 247).
- km
ASCATB234E66S
1846 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the WSW
(44 kph at 257).
- km
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
1856 km NE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 70 degs) was rejected.
0.0 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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