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

Vinson Massif Weather Forecast

Ellsworth Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 12 pm Wed 30 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Fri night, min -15°C on Wed afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Sun night, min -12°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
Friday
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
snow showers
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
4100
km/h
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
W
15
W
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
W
20
WNW
20
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-11
-13
-9
-12
-13
-7
-6
-6
-5
-6
-8
-8
-9
-9
-4
-6
-10
-7
min °C
-13
-15
-12
-13
-14
-10
-7
-6
-6
-8
-9
-10
-12
-11
-6
-7
-12
-10
 chill °C
-21
-24
-21
-21
-22
-17
-13
-12
-14
-15
-16
-17
-20
-19
-10
-12
-20
-17
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
50
100
50
0
0
0
0
250
100
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-37-39-38-39-36-33-32-32-31-33-34-33-36-32-29-30-32-32-31-33-31-32-30-26-25-25-25-26-28-27-30-26-23-24-25-26-24-26-24-24-22-18-18-18-18-19-21-20-22-20-16-17-18-19-18-20-17-19-18-13-12-12-11-13-15-14-16-15-10-12-14-14-12-14-11-13-14-9-7-6-6-7-9-9-11-10-5-7-11-9-6-8-4-7-7-2001-1-3-2-4-41-1-4-2
Sunrise
11:15
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11:07
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—
10:59
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—
10:51
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10:42
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—
10:32
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Sunset
1:42
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—
1:51
—
—
1:59
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—
2:07
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2:15
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2:23
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Vinson Massif Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Vinson Massif is: Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Fri night, min -15°C on Wed afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Vinson Massif Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Sun night, min -12°C on Sun morning). 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.
4.0 km
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
1856 km NE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
30
Fresh winds from the SSE
(30 kph at 150).
0.0 km
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
2038 km NE
48m alt.
57 minutes ago
-4°C
No report.
Wind obs. (115 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
2039 km NE
45m alt.
3 hours ago
0°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
35
Fresh winds from the SSW
(35 kph at 210).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Dinamet
2043 km NE
52m alt.
56 minutes ago
-3°C
No report.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 300 degs) was rejected.
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
2145 km SSW
10m alt.
1 hour ago
-27°C
clear
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: few
Williams Field
2150 km SSW
8m alt.
1 hour ago
-27°C
clear
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: few
Halvfarryggen
2239 km ESE
694m alt.
1 hour ago
-26°C
No report.
Wind obs. (17 kph from 260 degs) was rejected.
2355 km ESE
1290m alt.
2 hours ago
-27°C
No report.
0

(0 kph at —)
ASCATB316E59S
2690 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
55
Near gales from the W
(55 kph at 261).
- 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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