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

Vinson Massif Weather Forecast

Ellsworth Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 5 am Thu 24 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Fri night, min -35°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Mon night, min -32°C on Sun afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
24
Friday
25
Saturday
26
Sunday
27
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light snow
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
3600
4150
km/h
10
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
5
NW
15
NNW
5
WSW
10
W
10
W
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
10
WNW
15
W
20
WSW
25
WSW
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Snowflake cm
1
 mm
max °C
-30
-34
-34
-34
-31
-22
-22
-26
-29
-31
-31
-29
-28
-23
-17
-17
-23
-18
min °C
-33
-34
-35
-35
-33
-28
-24
-27
-30
-31
-32
-31
-28
-26
-21
-20
-27
-27
 chill °C
-44
-46
-47
-48
-46
-39
-34
-36
-37
-39
-42
-40
-40
-36
-28
-30
-39
-40
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-48-48-48-48-47-43-40-43-46-46-47-47-43-39-37-36-41-39-43-44-44-44-42-37-35-38-41-42-42-41-38-34-31-31-36-34-37-38-39-39-37-31-29-32-35-37-37-36-33-29-25-24-31-28-32-34-35-35-32-25-23-27-30-31-32-30-28-25-19-19-25-23-27-30-30-31-28-21-18-22-25-26-26-25-23-20-14-13-20-18-21-23-24-24-22-14-12-16-19-20-20-19-17-13-7-7-13-12
Sunrise
11:08
11:00
10:52
11:45
10:37
10:29
Sunset
11:53
12:00
12:08
12:15
12:23
12:30

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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 -22°C on Fri night, min -35°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Vinson Massif Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Mon night, min -32°C on Sun 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
-29°C
-
13
Light winds from the SE
(13 kph at 140).
40 km
Mid: overcast
BaseSanMartin
1292 km NE
7m alt.
3 hours ago
-18°C
moderate snow
Continuous moderate snow.
41
Strong winds from the N
(41 kph at 0).
0.6 km
Mid: overcast
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
1856 km NE
232m alt.
3 hours ago
clear
-
Wind obs. (28 kph from 250 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
BaseMarambio
1857 km NE
200m alt.
3 hours ago
-12°C
-
28
Moderate winds from the WSW
(28 kph at 250).
35 km
Mid: scattered
BaseEsperanza
1940 km NE
24m alt.
3 hours ago
-3°C
-
28
Moderate winds from the SW
(28 kph at 230).
30 km
Mid: scattered
BaseCarlini
2037 km NE
11m alt.
3 hours ago
-6°C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
46
Strong winds from the W
(46 kph at 270).
3.0 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
2038 km NE
48m alt.
44 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
-5°C
moderate snow
Low drifting moderate snow.
54
Near gales from the WSW
(54 kph at 240).
5.0 km
Low: broken
Dinamet
2043 km NE
52m alt.
44 minutes ago
-3°C
No report.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 300 degs) was rejected.
Williams Field
2150 km SSW
8m alt.
1 hour ago
-23°C
clear
Haze -.
20
Moderate winds from the ENE
(20 kph at 70).
2.0 km
Low: 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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