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

Vinson Massif Weather Forecast

Ellsworth Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 6 am Tue 13 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed night. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Tue morning, min -24°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Sat night, min -20°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
cloud
light snow
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
cloud
light snow
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
km/h
20
NNW
15
WNW
5
WSW
5
W
5
WSW
10
NE
15
ENE
0
E
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
W
5
NW
10
N
10
NNW
5
NW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
NE
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
1
—
2
—
1
2
3
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-11
-13
-13
-14
-15
-16
-23
-22
-18
-17
-19
-18
-18
-19
-16
-16
-17
-19
min °C
-11
-14
-13
-14
-15
-20
-24
-23
-20
-18
-19
-19
-19
-19
-19
-17
-18
-20
 chill °C
-19
-20
-16
-18
-19
-29
-31
-23
-24
-23
-24
-19
-26
-25
-24
-21
-23
-27
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-30-31-33-34-34-32-37-38-37-36-36-35-36-37-37-37-37-37-24-25-27-27-27-27-33-33-31-30-30-29-30-31-31-30-30-31-16-18-19-19-19-22-28-27-24-23-23-24-24-24-23-22-23-25-11-14-13-14-15-18-24-23-19-18-19-19-19-19-18-17-18-20-7-10-8-10-11-14-19-19-14-13-16-14-14-15-13-12-13-15-1-4-2-4-5-8-13-12-8-7-10-8-8-8-7-5-7-8
Sunrise
9:12
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—
9:00
—
—
8:47
—
—
8:34
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—
8:19
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—
8:01
—
—
Sunset
3:40
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—
3:52
—
—
—
4:04
—
—
4:16
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—
4:31
—
—
4:47
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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 Wed night. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Tue morning, min -24°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Vinson Massif Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Sat night, min -20°C on Sun 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
-16°C
light snow
Intermittent light snow.
6
Light winds from the SE
(6 kph at 140).
30 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
BaseSanMartin
1292 km NE
7m alt.
2 hours ago
2°C
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 270).
40 km
Mid: scattered
1325 km S
2835m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (15 kph from 70 degs) was rejected.
4.8 km
Mid: clear
1342 km S
3012m alt.
2 hours ago
moderate snow
Ice crystals.
Wind obs. (15 kph from 70 degs) was rejected.
4.8 km
ASCATC237E68S
1623 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the SW
(50 kph at 215).
- km
ASCATC238E68S
1647 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the SW
(46 kph at 220).
- km
ASCATC238E67S
1677 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the SW
(44 kph at 224).
- km
ASCATC236E68S
1689 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
57
Near gales from the SSW
(57 kph at 208).
- km
ASCATC237E67S
1698 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the SW
(46 kph at 220).
- km
ASCATC235E68S
1706 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
55
Near gales from the SSW
(55 kph at 209).
- 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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