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

Vinson Massif Weather Forecast

Ellsworth Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 6 am Sat 31 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Sat night, min -20°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Tue morning, min -26°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
31
Sunday
1
Monday
2
Tuesday
3
Wednesday
4
Thursday
5
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
4650
5200
5400
4750
km/h
15
ENE
5
NE
0
SSW
5
SW
5
SSW
0
SSW
5
W
0
NW
10
N
5
NW
10
WNW
10
W
5
WSW
5
WNW
5
NW
5
WNW
5
WNW
0
N
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Snowflake cm
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 mm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-20
-18
-17
-17
-17
-17
-17
-18
-19
-20
-21
-20
-21
-21
-22
-24
-25
-25
min °C
-20
-19
-18
-17
-17
-17
-18
-19
-20
-21
-21
-21
-21
-22
-23
-24
-25
-26
 chill °C
-28
-19
-18
-17
-17
-17
-18
-19
-26
-27
-28
-29
-27
-22
-23
-24
-25
-26
Freezing level m
0
0
0
350
0
50
200
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-30-30-30-30-30-31-32-32-33-33-33-33-32-33-35-35-36-37-25-25-25-24-24-25-25-26-27-28-28-27-27-28-29-30-31-32-20-19-18-17-17-17-18-19-20-21-21-21-21-22-23-24-25-26-15-15-12-11-12-12-12-14-14-15-17-16-16-18-18-19-20-20-10-11-6-5-8-6-6-10-9-10-14-11-10-14-13-13-15-15-4-402-211-3-3-3-8-4-4-8-6-7-9-9
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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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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12:00
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Vinson Massif Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Vinson Massif is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Sat night, min -20°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Vinson Massif Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Tue morning, min -26°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

This table gives the weather forecast for Vinson Massif at the specific elevation of 3000 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
-10°C
-
33
Fresh winds from the SE
(33 kph at 140).
40 km
Mid: few
BaseSanMartin
1292 km NE
7m alt.
3 hours ago
-3°C
-
33
Fresh winds from the NW
(33 kph at 320).
40 km
Mid: overcast
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
1856 km NE
232m alt.
3 hours ago
1°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
31
Fresh winds from the SSW
(31 kph at 200).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
BaseMarambio
1857 km NE
200m alt.
3 hours ago
1°C
-
35
Fresh winds from the SSW
(35 kph at 200).
35 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
BaseEsperanza
1940 km NE
24m alt.
3 hours ago
1°C
-
35
Fresh winds from the WSW
(35 kph at 250).
30 km
Mid: scattered
BaseCarlini
2037 km NE
11m alt.
3 hours ago
0°C
-
50
Strong winds from the W
(50 kph at 270).
30 km
Mid: scattered
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
2039 km NE
45m alt.
3 hours ago
0°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
50
Strong winds from the WSW
(50 kph at 240).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
2145 km SSW
10m alt.
3 hours ago
-12°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
Williams Field
2150 km SSW
8m alt.
3 hours ago
-16°C
clear
Clear
Wind obs. (13 kph from 100 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
2152 km ESE
574m alt.
2 hours ago
-
15
Light winds from the E
(15 kph at 100).

* 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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