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

Vinson Massif Weather Forecast

Ellsworth Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 6 am Thu 15 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Fri night, min -23°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon night. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Sun morning, min -24°C on Tue afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
4800
km/h
10
ENE
5
NE
5
NW
10
W
10
W
5
W
5
NNW
15
NNE
10
N
5
W
5
WNW
15
N
15
NE
15
NE
15
ENE
10
E
5
ESE
5
SW
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Snowflake cm
1
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
2
4
1
1
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 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-23
-22
-18
-17
-18
-15
-15
-17
-17
-17
-18
-18
-19
-20
-21
-23
-23
-21
min °C
-23
-22
-20
-18
-18
-17
-16
-18
-20
-18
-18
-19
-19
-21
-23
-23
-24
-23
 chill °C
-32
-22
-26
-26
-26
-24
-22
-26
-27
-18
-22
-27
-28
-31
-31
-31
-29
-23
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-37-37-36-35-32-32-33-34-37-35-33-32-32-33-35-37-38-39-32-32-31-29-27-26-27-29-31-29-28-27-28-29-31-33-33-33-27-26-24-22-21-21-21-23-24-22-22-23-23-24-26-28-28-28-23-22-19-18-18-16-16-18-19-18-18-19-19-21-22-23-24-22-18-19-14-13-15-11-10-14-14-13-14-14-15-17-18-18-19-17-12-12-8-7-8-5-4-8-7-6-8-7-8-10-11-12-12-10
Sunrise
8:47
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8:34
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8:19
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8:01
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7:42
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7:14
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Sunset
—
4:04
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4:16
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4:31
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4:47
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5:07
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5:35
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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 -15°C on Fri night, min -23°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Vinson Massif Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon night. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Sun morning, min -24°C on Tue 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
1124 km ESE
256m alt.
3 hours ago
-11°C
moderate snow
Clouds dissolving.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 90).
40 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
1856 km NE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
Wind obs. (9 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
BaseMarambio
1857 km NE
200m alt.
3 hours ago
8°C
-
15
Light winds from the WNW
(15 kph at 290).
35 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
BaseEsperanza
1940 km NE
24m alt.
3 hours ago
9°C
-
35
Fresh winds from the W
(35 kph at 270).
30 km
Mid: scattered
BaseCarlini
2037 km NE
11m alt.
3 hours ago
2°C
Mist
30
Fresh winds from the NW
(30 kph at 320).
4.0 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
2038 km NE
48m alt.
49 minutes ago
-4°C
No report.
Wind obs. (115 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
2039 km NE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
Fog freezing -.
24
Moderate winds from the NNW
(24 kph at 330).
0.2 km
Dinamet
2043 km NE
52m alt.
49 minutes ago
-3°C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
2145 km SSW
10m alt.
2 hours ago
-23°C
light snow
Light snow.
Wind obs. (6 kph from 140 degs) was rejected.
9.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
High: overcast
Williams Field
2150 km SSW
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-21°C
clear
Haze -.
7
Light winds from the ESE
(7 kph at 110).
5.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast

* 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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