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

Vinson Massif Weather Forecast

Ellsworth Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 12 pm Tue 10 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Wed night, min -23°C on Tue afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Sun night, min -24°C on Fri afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
Cloud base (m)
km/h
10
E
10
E
10
E
5
E
0
N
0
ESE
0
SSW
5
WNW
5
NNW
5
NNE
5
N
5
ENE
5
E
0
WNW
5
W
5
W
5
WNW
10
NNW
Weather map
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Snowflake cm
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2
 mm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-22
-23
-21
-21
-22
-19
-19
-20
-20
-21
-24
-22
-22
-21
-15
-14
-14
-9
min °C
-22
-23
-23
-21
-22
-21
-19
-21
-21
-22
-24
-24
-22
-21
-20
-14
-15
-13
 chill °C
-30
-31
-30
-25
-22
-21
-19
-21
-25
-22
-29
-29
-26
-21
-25
-18
-20
-18
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
50
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-39-40-40-39-39-38-38-39-39-38-38-39-38-37-34-32-30-27-34-35-34-33-34-33-32-33-33-33-34-34-33-32-28-26-25-23-28-29-28-27-27-26-25-26-27-27-28-28-28-26-23-20-20-17-22-23-22-21-22-20-19-21-21-22-24-23-22-21-18-14-15-11-16-18-17-16-18-14-13-16-15-16-20-18-17-17-12-8-10-5-10-11-10-9-11-8-7-10-9-10-13-12-11-11-6-1-41
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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Sunset
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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Vinson Massif Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Vinson Massif is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Wed night, min -23°C on Tue afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Vinson Massif Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Sun 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
BaseBelgranoII
1119 km ESE
256m alt.
3 hours ago
-11°C
-
9
Light winds from the E
(9 kph at 90).
40 km
Mid: few
1270 km S
2835m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 360 degs) was rejected.
29 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
1270 km S
3012m alt.
2 hours ago
moderate snow
Ice crystals.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 10 degs) was rejected.
9.0 km
Low: few
Mid: few
High: scattered
BaseSanMartin
1287 km NE
7m alt.
3 hours ago
-2°C
Mist
22
Moderate winds from the N
(22 kph at 0).
28 km
Mid: overcast
SHIP2308
1663 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- km
SHIP6554
1669 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- km
SHIP2369
1669 km NE
3m alt.
3 hours ago
0°C
SHIP7647
1669 km NE
3m alt.
3 hours ago
0°C
SHIP7006
1669 km NE
3m alt.
3 hours ago
0°C
SHIP8985
1669 km NE
3m alt.
3 hours ago
0°C

* 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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