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

Vinson Massif Weather Forecast

Ellsworth Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 5 pm Fri 18 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Sun night, min -31°C on Fri afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed morning. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Wed morning, min -26°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
light snow
light snow
light snow
Cloud base (m)
7500
4300
km/h
5
SSW
10
SW
15
WSW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
10
W
5
WNW
5
SW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
W
20
SW
20
WSW
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Weather map
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Snowflake cm
1
1
2
2
 mm
max °C
-30
-27
-28
-27
-20
-21
-21
-17
-18
-20
-21
-24
-22
-19
-18
-22
-23
min °C
-31
-30
-28
-28
-24
-21
-22
-20
-19
-21
-22
-24
-23
-26
-19
-22
-24
 chill °C
-37
-39
-38
-39
-35
-30
-31
-28
-19
-27
-29
-32
-32
-35
-28
-32
-35
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-44-43-43-43-40-38-38-36-36-37-39-39-39-37-33-41-45-39-38-38-38-34-32-32-30-30-32-33-34-34-32-29-35-38-35-33-33-32-28-26-27-24-24-26-27-29-28-27-24-29-31-31-29-28-28-22-21-22-19-19-21-22-24-23-23-19-22-24-27-25-25-24-18-17-18-14-14-16-17-20-18-18-12-16-18-20-18-18-17-11-10-11-8-7-9-10-14-12-11-6-9-11
Sunrise
11:50
11:42
11:34
11:25
11:17
Sunset
11:08
11:17
11:23
11:32
11:38
11:45

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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 -17°C on Sun night, min -31°C on Fri afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Vinson Massif Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed morning. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Wed morning, min -26°C on Tue night). 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
BaseBelgranoII
1124 km ESE
256m alt.
2 hours ago
-19°C
-
9
Light winds from the SE
(9 kph at 140).
40 km
Mid: few
BaseSanMartin
1292 km NE
7m alt.
2 hours ago
-5°C
Fog, sky visible, no change.
19
Light winds from the NW
(19 kph at 320).
0.9 km
Mid: overcast
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
1856 km NE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
13
Light winds from the NW
(13 kph at 320).
0.0 km
BaseMarambio
1857 km NE
200m alt.
56 minutes ago
-3°C
-
11
Light winds from the N
(11 kph at 0).
35 km
Mid: scattered
BaseBernardoO higgins
1934 km NE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
-5°C
State of sky unchanged.
46
Strong winds from the W
(46 kph at 260).
30 km
Mid: overcast
ASCATC240E65S
1935 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the NW
(32 kph at 311).
- km
BaseEsperanza
1940 km NE
24m alt.
2 hours ago
-2°C
-
63
Gales from the W
(63 kph at 270).
30 km
Mid: scattered
ASCATC239E65S
1952 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the NW
(31 kph at 305).
- km
ASCATC238E65S
1970 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
27
Moderate winds from the WNW
(27 kph at 285).
- km
ASCATC243E64S
1981 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the NW
(37 kph at 320).
- 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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