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

Vinson Massif Weather Forecast

Ellsworth Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 6 am Sat 24 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat night. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Mon night, min -29°C on Mon afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue morning. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Wed afternoon, min -24°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.

Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
light snow
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
clear
some clouds
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
light snow
light snow
cloudy
light snow
light snow
Cloud base (m)
4700
2600
km/h
15
WNW
10
NNW
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
N
5
WNW
10
W
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
NNW
25
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
20
NW
25
N
20
N
15
NE
15
ESE
Weather map
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Snowflake cm
—
—
4
1
—
—
—
—
—
2
2
1
—
1
2
—
1
4
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-24
-25
-27
-28
-27
-26
-26
-28
-21
-22
-19
-15
-15
-14
-14
-19
-20
-21
min °C
-25
-26
-28
-28
-27
-27
-27
-29
-26
-22
-20
-18
-15
-14
-19
-19
-21
-24
 chill °C
-34
-36
-40
-39
-36
-34
-36
-42
-40
-32
-31
-29
-25
-23
-30
-29
-31
-34
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
400
350
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-33-32-32-34-34-37-39-39-34-31-30-29-28-27-30-32-32-33-29-29-30-31-31-32-33-34-29-27-25-23-22-21-24-26-27-28-25-26-28-28-27-27-27-29-24-22-20-17-15-14-17-19-21-23-19-21-24-24-24-21-21-25-19-18-15-11-10-9-12-15-17-17-14-16-18-20-20-17-15-20-14-12-11-6-5-4-8-11-13-12-7-10-12-13-14-10-9-14-8-6-4123-1-5-6-6
Sunrise
12:00
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—
12:00
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—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
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Sunset
12:00
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—
12:00
—
—
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: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat night. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Mon night, min -29°C on Mon afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Vinson Massif Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue morning. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Wed afternoon, min -24°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.

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
1342 km S
3012m alt.
2 hours ago
moderate snow
Ice crystals.
Wind obs. (17 kph from 40 degs) was rejected.
3.6 km
High: few
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
1856 km NE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 300 degs) was rejected.
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
0°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
43
Strong winds from the WSW
(43 kph at 240).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
Dinamet
2043 km NE
52m alt.
1 hour 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
-16°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
28
Moderate winds from the SE
(28 kph at 130).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
High: broken
Williams Field
2150 km SSW
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-14°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
22
Moderate winds from the SE.(Wind varies from 100 to 170 degs)
(22 kph at 140).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
Halvfarryggen
2239 km ESE
694m alt.
1 hour ago
-
17
Light winds from the E
(17 kph at 80).
2355 km ESE
1290m alt.
1 hour ago
-
0

(0 kph at —)
hy2c221E63S
2507 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the SE
(42 kph at 142).
- 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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