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

Vinson Massif Weather Forecast

Ellsworth Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 11 am Thu 17 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Sat night, min -30°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Mon afternoon, min -28°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
light snow
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
clear
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
7200
km/h
5
NW
5
NW
5
ESE
5
SE
5
SW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
SW
5
SW
10
SSW
15
SW
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Weather map
Weather map
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Snowflake cm
1
 mm
max °C
-25
-27
-29
-30
-30
-27
-27
-24
-20
-21
-21
-19
-18
-17
-17
-21
-25
-26
min °C
-26
-27
-30
-30
-30
-29
-28
-27
-21
-22
-21
-22
-19
-17
-19
-23
-26
-28
 chill °C
-32
-27
-30
-30
-36
-37
-39
-38
-31
-30
-28
-29
-26
-23
-19
-28
-35
-38
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-41-42-43-44-44-43-43-42-39-39-39-37-34-35-37-41-42-40-36-37-39-40-39-38-38-36-34-33-33-32-29-29-31-35-37-36-31-33-35-35-34-33-32-30-27-27-27-25-23-23-24-28-31-31-26-27-30-30-30-28-28-26-21-22-21-21-19-17-18-22-26-27-20-22-24-26-26-24-24-21-16-17-16-17-16-12-14-17-21-24-13-15-18-19-20-17-18-15-9-11-10-10-9-6-7-11-14-17
Sunrise
12:14
11:58
11:50
11:42
11:34
11:25
Sunset
11:02
11:08
11:17
11:23
11:32
11:38

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Vinson Massif Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Vinson Massif is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Sat night, min -30°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Vinson Massif Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Mon afternoon, min -28°C on Tue 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
1342 km S
3012m alt.
2 hours ago
moderate snow
Ice crystals.
Wind obs. (26 kph from 10 degs) was rejected.
1.4 km
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
1856 km NE
232m alt.
1 hour ago
clear
-
15
Light winds from the WNW
(15 kph at 290).
0.0 km
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
2038 km NE
48m alt.
1 hour 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
-6°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
50
Strong winds from the WSW
(50 kph at 240).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
Dinamet
2043 km NE
52m alt.
1 hour ago
-3°C
No report.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 300 degs) was rejected.
Williams Field
2150 km SSW
8m alt.
3 hours ago
-21°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
26
Moderate winds from the N
(26 kph at 350).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
2152 km ESE
574m alt.
1 hour ago
-25°C
No report.
15
Light winds from the E
(15 kph at 100).
Halvfarryggen
2239 km ESE
694m alt.
1 hour ago
-26°C
No report.
17
Light winds from the E
(17 kph at 80).
2355 km ESE
1290m alt.
1 hour ago
-27°C
No report.
0

(0 kph at —)
DomeA
2508 km S
4084m alt.
3 hours ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 230).

* 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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