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

Vinson Massif Weather Forecast

Ellsworth Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 12 am Sun 04 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Tue morning, min -17°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Tue night, min -24°C on Fri afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
4
Monday
5
Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
3950
4850
km/h
15
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
20
WNW
15
WNW
5
WNW
15
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
W
10
W
15
W
15
WSW
15
W
10
W
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Snowflake cm
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—
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—
—
—
—
—
—
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1
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-12
-16
-13
-11
-12
-14
-11
-10
-10
-11
-13
-17
-18
-18
-20
-19
min °C
-14
-17
-14
-12
-14
-14
-13
-10
-11
-12
-15
-19
-20
-19
-20
-20
 chill °C
-23
-26
-21
-20
-23
-22
-18
-16
-17
-19
-21
-26
-28
-28
-29
-28
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
100
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
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10:42
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10:32
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10:23
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10:14
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10:05
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Sunset
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2:15
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2:23
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2:32
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2:41
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2:49
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Vinson Massif Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Vinson Massif is: Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Tue morning, min -17°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Vinson Massif Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Tue night, min -24°C on Fri afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

This table gives the weather forecast for Vinson Massif at the specific elevation of 2000 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.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (9 kph from 150 degs) was rejected.
3.2 km
Low: few
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
1856 km NE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
BaseMarambio
1857 km NE
200m alt.
2 hours ago
-2°C
-
Wind obs. (13 kph from 260 degs) was rejected.
35 km
Mid: clear
ASCATB302E63S
1995 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the WSW
(40 kph at 250).
- km
ASCATB303E63S
2007 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the WSW
(42 kph at 249).
- km
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
2038 km NE
48m alt.
59 minutes 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
-2°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
31
Fresh winds from the W
(31 kph at 260).
10.0 km
Low: broken
ASCATB304E63S
2041 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the WSW
(40 kph at 248).
- km
ASCATB305E63S
2041 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the W
(33 kph at 262).
- km
ASCATB303E62S
2042 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
43
Strong winds from the WSW
(43 kph at 250).
- 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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