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

Vinson Massif Weather Forecast

Ellsworth Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 6 am Mon 19 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Tue night, min -18°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Sat night, min -16°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
4650
km/h
10
NE
10
ENE
5
E
5
SW
10
W
5
WNW
0
WSW
5
WNW
5
NNE
5
NE
5
NW
5
WSW
10
WSW
15
W
15
W
15
W
10
W
5
NW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
1
3
4
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—
 mm
—
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-16
-17
-15
-14
-18
-13
-13
-15
-14
-15
-16
-10
-10
-12
-11
-9
-8
-5
min °C
-16
-17
-18
-15
-18
-18
-14
-15
-15
-16
-16
-14
-11
-15
-15
-10
-9
-7
 chill °C
-22
-23
-24
-20
-25
-24
-18
-20
-19
-16
-16
-18
-17
-23
-23
-16
-15
-11
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
150
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-34-35-37-38-38-38-37-37-36-36-37-37-37-38-36-31-29-28-29-30-32-32-32-32-31-31-31-31-32-31-31-31-30-26-24-22-24-25-27-26-25-25-24-24-25-26-26-24-24-25-24-20-18-16-20-21-22-20-21-20-19-19-19-21-21-18-17-19-19-15-13-11-16-17-17-15-18-16-14-15-15-16-16-12-11-14-13-10-9-6-10-11-10-9-12-9-8-9-8-9-9-6-5-7-6-3-21
Sunrise
7:42
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7:14
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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
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5:07
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5:35
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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 Mon afternoon. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Tue night, min -18°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Vinson Massif Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Sat night, min -16°C on Thu 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
BaseBelgranoII
1124 km ESE
256m alt.
1 hour ago
-10°C
-
9
Light winds from the ESE
(9 kph at 110).
40 km
Mid: scattered
BaseSanMartin
1292 km NE
7m alt.
1 hour ago
2°C
moderate rain
Continuous moderate rain.
Wind obs. (9 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
2.0 km
Mid: overcast
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
1856 km NE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
17
Light winds from the NNW
(17 kph at 340).
0.0 km
BaseMarambio
1857 km NE
200m alt.
1 hour ago
6°C
-
22
Moderate winds from the NNW
(22 kph at 340).
35 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
BaseEsperanza
1940 km NE
24m alt.
1 hour ago
0°C
Patches of fog.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 50 degs) was rejected.
0.8 km
Mid: scattered
BaseCarlini
2037 km NE
11m alt.
1 hour ago
2°C
Mist
6
Light winds from the W
(6 kph at 270).
26 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
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.
2 hours ago
-1°C
clear
Fog freezing -.
28
Moderate winds from the N
(28 kph at 0).
0.4 km
Low: broken
Williams Field
2150 km SSW
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-10°C
moderate snow
Blowing moderate snow.
69
Gales from the SSE
(69 kph at 160).
9.0 km
Low: few
Mid: overcast
2152 km ESE
574m alt.
2 hours ago
-25°C
No report.
15
Light winds from the E
(15 kph at 100).

* 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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