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

Vinson Massif Weather Forecast

Ellsworth Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 11 am Sat 26 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Mon night, min -35°C on Sun afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Wed afternoon, min -27°C on Tue afternoon). Mainly fresh winds.

Saturday
26
Sunday
27
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
snow showers
cloudy
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
4900
3950
5050
4550
4000
km/h
10
NNW
15
NNW
10
WSW
10
W
5
W
10
W
15
WSW
15
W
10
NW
10
WNW
10
WSW
15
SW
20
WNW
25
WNW
30
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
25
W
Weather map
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Snowflake cm
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1
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—
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—
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1
 mm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-23
-27
-30
-31
-34
-31
-30
-24
-21
-23
-26
-15
-14
-13
-15
-15
-15
-15
min °C
-25
-29
-31
-33
-35
-35
-31
-27
-23
-25
-27
-27
-14
-15
-18
-16
-15
-18
 chill °C
-35
-37
-39
-42
-43
-44
-43
-37
-30
-33
-36
-38
-23
-25
-30
-20
-21
-29
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-41-45-46-47-48-47-43-41-39-40-42-38-33-32-35-35-36-36-36-40-41-43-44-43-40-37-34-34-37-33-27-26-28-28-29-29-29-34-36-37-39-38-35-31-27-29-32-26-20-19-22-21-21-22-24-28-31-32-35-33-31-26-22-24-27-21-14-14-17-16-15-17-19-24-25-28-30-29-26-21-18-21-22-17-9-10-12-10-10-11-13-17-19-21-24-22-20-14-11-14-15-11-3-3-5-4-3-5
Sunrise
10:52
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11:45
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10:37
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10:29
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10:20
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10:12
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Sunset
12:08
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12:15
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12:23
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12:30
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12:38
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12:47
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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 -21°C on Mon night, min -35°C on Sun afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Vinson Massif Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Wed afternoon, min -27°C on Tue afternoon). Mainly fresh winds.

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
BaseBelgranoII
1124 km ESE
256m alt.
47 minutes ago
-21°C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, below eye level.
33
Fresh winds from the SE
(33 kph at 140).
30 km
Mid: few
BaseSanMartin
1292 km NE
7m alt.
47 minutes ago
-16°C
-
Wind obs. (15 kph from 20 degs) was rejected.
40 km
Mid: overcast
ASCATB296E64S
1828 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
59
Near gales from the SW
(59 kph at 231).
- km
ASCATB296E63S
1839 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
59
Near gales from the SW
(59 kph at 233).
- km
ASCATB297E64S
1841 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
53
Near gales from the SW
(53 kph at 230).
- km
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
1856 km NE
232m alt.
47 minutes ago
clear
-
31
Fresh winds from the S
(31 kph at 180).
0.0 km
BaseMarambio
1857 km NE
200m alt.
47 minutes ago
-29°C
-
35
Fresh winds from the S
(35 kph at 180).
35 km
Mid: clear
ASCATC299E63S
1892 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the SSW
(33 kph at 208).
- km
ASCATB299E63S
1897 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
34
Fresh winds from the SW
(34 kph at 219).
- km
ASCATC300E63S
1935 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
38
Fresh winds from the NE
(38 kph at 43).
- 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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