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

Vinson Massif Weather Forecast

Ellsworth Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 12 pm Sun 27 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Tue night, min -33°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Fri night, min -20°C on Wed afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
27
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
Friday
2
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloudy
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
4550
3750
4450
2500
km/h
10
W
5
WNW
10
W
15
WSW
15
W
10
NW
5
NNW
10
WSW
15
WSW
20
WNW
25
WNW
25
W
10
W
20
W
15
WNW
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
Weather map
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Snowflake cm
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 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-31
-31
-30
-30
-26
-23
-25
-27
-19
-16
-18
-15
-15
-16
-12
-13
-12
-11
min °C
-33
-32
-31
-31
-29
-24
-27
-28
-28
-18
-20
-20
-16
-18
-16
-14
-13
-12
 chill °C
-42
-40
-39
-43
-40
-32
-27
-38
-39
-29
-32
-32
-24
-28
-25
-21
-20
-19
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-47-48-47-45-43-40-41-44-39-35-38-38-38-38-35-33-32-32-43-43-42-41-39-35-36-39-35-30-32-31-30-31-28-26-25-25-37-37-36-35-33-29-31-33-28-24-25-23-22-23-20-18-17-17-32-32-31-31-28-24-26-28-24-17-19-18-16-17-14-14-13-12-27-28-26-26-24-18-22-23-19-11-14-13-10-12-9-9-9-7-21-21-19-19-17-12-15-17-13-5-8-7-3-6-3-3-20
Sunrise
12:40
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11:32
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11:24
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11:15
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11:07
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10:59
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Sunset
2:19
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1:27
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1:34
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1:42
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1:51
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1:59
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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 Tue night, min -33°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Vinson Massif Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Fri night, min -20°C on Wed 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.
2 hours ago
-19°C
light snow
Intermittent light snow.
13
Light winds from the NE
(13 kph at 50).
30 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
BaseSanMartin
1292 km NE
7m alt.
2 hours ago
-7°C
heavy snow
Heavy drifting snow, above eye level.
59
Near gales from the NNW
(59 kph at 340).
0.2 km
Mid: overcast
ASCATB276E65S
1564 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the WNW
(46 kph at 288).
- km
ASCATB277E65S
1569 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the WNW
(48 kph at 286).
- km
ASCATB278E65S
1573 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the W
(48 kph at 281).
- km
ASCATB277E64S
1679 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the W
(48 kph at 280).
- km
ASCATB276E64S
1683 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
47
Strong winds from the WNW
(47 kph at 282).
- km
ASCATB279E64S
1684 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the W
(50 kph at 279).
- km
ASCATB278E64S
1687 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the WNW
(50 kph at 283).
- km
ASCATB280E64S
1692 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the W
(45 kph at 275).
- 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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