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

Vinson Massif Weather Forecast

Ellsworth Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 5 pm Sat 12 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Sun night, min -17°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Tue afternoon, min -26°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
2450
2450
2450
4350
5300
km/h
15
W
15
W
20
W
20
W
20
W
20
W
15
W
15
W
15
W
5
WSW
10
W
15
W
15
WSW
15
W
10
W
5
W
10
W
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Snowflake cm
1
1
2
2
1
3
3
 mm
max °C
-11
-13
-9
-7
-5
-7
-9
-8
-11
-16
-23
-25
-25
-23
-23
-24
-23
min °C
-11
-17
-11
-8
-7
-8
-10
-11
-13
-21
-24
-26
-26
-25
-24
-24
-25
 chill °C
-17
-26
-19
-15
-14
-15
-17
-18
-19
-26
-32
-36
-36
-35
-32
-30
-32
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
150
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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Sunrise
12:46
12:38
12:30
12:22
12:14
Sunset
10:23
10:32
10:40
10:47
10:55
11:02

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Vinson Massif Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Vinson Massif is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Sun night, min -17°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Vinson Massif Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Tue afternoon, min -26°C on Wed 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
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
1856 km NE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 50).
0.0 km
BaseMarambio
1857 km NE
200m alt.
43 minutes ago
-16°C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 90).
35 km
Mid: scattered
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
2038 km NE
48m alt.
1 hour 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
-5°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Dinamet
2043 km NE
52m alt.
1 hour ago
-3°C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).
Williams Field
2150 km SSW
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-18°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
28
Moderate winds from the E
(28 kph at 100).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
2152 km ESE
574m alt.
3 hours ago
-25°C
No report.
15
Light winds from the E
(15 kph at 100).
Halvfarryggen
2239 km ESE
694m alt.
3 hours ago
-26°C
No report.
17
Light winds from the W
(17 kph at 260).
2355 km ESE
1290m alt.
1 hour ago
-27°C
No report.
0

(0 kph at —)
DomeA
2508 km S
4084m alt.
43 minutes ago
-
Wind obs. (9 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.

* 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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