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

Vinson Massif Weather Forecast

Ellsworth Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 12 pm Fri 13 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Sun night, min -26°C on Fri afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Mon morning, min -14°C on Wed afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
cloudy
light snow
Cloud base (m)
2500
2450
5650
km/h
5
ENE
5
ENE
10
ENE
5
NE
5
W
10
W
10
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
5
NW
10
N
10
NE
10
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
SW
10
SSW
5
SSE
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Weather map
Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
1
—
4
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-23
-26
-22
-21
-21
-15
-13
-11
-7
-7
-9
-9
-10
-11
-12
-12
-13
-14
min °C
-24
-26
-25
-21
-21
-20
-14
-12
-9
-8
-9
-9
-10
-12
-13
-12
-14
-14
 chill °C
-30
-31
-32
-21
-25
-27
-20
-17
-14
-12
-14
-14
-16
-19
-20
-17
-19
-19
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
100
600
1000
450
550
300
0
0
100
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-38-39-39-38-37-34-29-28-26-26-25-26-27-28-29-31-33-34-34-35-34-33-32-29-25-23-20-20-20-21-21-22-24-25-27-28-29-30-29-27-26-23-20-17-14-14-14-15-15-16-18-19-20-21-24-26-24-21-21-18-14-12-8-8-9-9-10-12-13-12-14-14-18-22-19-15-16-12-8-6-2-1-4-4-6-8-7-6-7-7-12-15-12-9-10-5-1156341-2-11-1-1
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
—
—
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: Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Sun night, min -26°C on Fri afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Vinson Massif Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Mon morning, min -14°C on Wed 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
1270 km S
3012m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (13 kph from 10 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
1848 km NE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
39
Strong winds from the WNW
(39 kph at 290).
0.0 km
SHIP7611
1939 km NE
15m alt.
49 minutes ago
- km
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
2031 km NE
45m alt.
3 hours ago
clear
Fog -.
28
Moderate winds from the WNW
(28 kph at 300).
0.2 km
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
2104 km SSW
10m alt.
2 hours ago
-12°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
30
Fresh winds from the SSW
(30 kph at 200).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
High: broken
SHIP7391
2115 km NE
3m alt.
2 hours ago
-1°C
SHIP1665
2115 km NE
3m alt.
2 hours ago
-1°C
SHIP5233
2115 km NE
3m alt.
2 hours ago
-1°C
SHIP7811
2115 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
- km
SHIP2344
2115 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
- 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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