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

Vinson Massif Weather Forecast

Ellsworth Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 12 pm Thu 22 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Thu night, min -19°C on Thu afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Tue night, min -22°C on Mon afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
snow showers
clear
part cloud
light snow
cloud
part cloud
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
cloudy
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
4950
3450
km/h
0
E
5
WNW
10
W
10
WSW
15
W
10
W
10
W
5
WNW
10
NE
10
NE
5
N
5
NE
0
SW
10
W
10
W
5
N
10
WNW
15
WNW
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Snowflake cm
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—
—
1
2
—
—
1
—
—
2
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-16
-18
-12
-12
-13
-14
-14
-17
-17
-17
-17
-16
-16
-21
-11
-11
-9
-4
min °C
-17
-19
-18
-13
-15
-16
-16
-17
-17
-17
-18
-17
-18
-22
-19
-12
-9
-7
 chill °C
-17
-26
-24
-20
-23
-24
-22
-22
-22
-23
-23
-22
-23
-31
-27
-15
-13
-13
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
200
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-37-38-37-35-36-38-35-33-32-35-36-38-38-39-33-32-31-30-32-33-32-29-30-32-30-29-30-31-31-33-33-34-29-27-25-24-27-28-26-23-24-26-25-26-27-27-26-27-28-29-24-22-18-18-22-23-21-18-19-21-21-21-23-22-22-21-22-25-20-17-13-11-17-19-15-13-14-15-15-17-17-17-18-17-17-22-15-12-9-6-10-12-9-7-8-9-9-10-11-11-11-10-10-15-9-5-21
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 dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Thu night, min -19°C on Thu afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Vinson Massif Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Tue night, min -22°C on Mon 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
1342 km S
3012m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (30 kph from 10 degs) was rejected.
1.6 km
High: overcast
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
1856 km NE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
Wind obs. (24 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
2038 km NE
48m alt.
1 hour ago
-4°C
No report.
115
Extremely windy from the W
(115 kph at 270).
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
2039 km NE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
0°C
clear
Fog freezing -.
63
Gales from the W
(63 kph at 270).
0.0 km
Low: overcast
Dinamet
2043 km NE
52m alt.
48 minutes ago
-3°C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).
ASCATB305E63S
2071 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
73
Gales from the W
(73 kph at 259).
- km
ASCATB306E63S
2081 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
68
Gales from the W
(68 kph at 262).
- km
ASCATB307E63S
2103 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
53
Near gales from the W
(53 kph at 264).
- km
ASCATB308E63S
2115 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the W
(46 kph at 266).
- km
ASCATB309E63S
2122 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
43
Strong winds from the W
(43 kph at 276).
- 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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