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

Vinson Massif Weather Forecast

Ellsworth Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 6 am Thu 12 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Sat night, min -30°C on Fri afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Sun night, min -20°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
Cloud base (m)
5000
2500
2500
2500
4600
8000
km/h
5
NE
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
NNE
10
NE
10
ENE
10
NE
5
W
10
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
5
NW
5
NNE
10
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-26
-27
-28
-28
-30
-28
-27
-25
-22
-19
-17
-14
-14
-14
-14
-14
-14
-16
min °C
-26
-28
-28
-29
-30
-30
-28
-26
-25
-20
-18
-16
-14
-14
-14
-14
-15
-20
 chill °C
-26
-33
-33
-36
-38
-39
-36
-31
-33
-30
-26
-24
-14
-18
-20
-22
-25
-25
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
550
850
350
550
450
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-38-39-39-38-39-39-38-37-34-30-28-27-26-26-26-26-27-30-32-33-34-34-35-35-33-32-29-25-23-21-20-20-20-20-21-24-26-28-28-29-30-29-28-26-24-20-18-15-14-14-14-14-15-18-20-22-22-24-25-24-22-21-18-15-13-9-8-10-9-10-12-13-14-17-17-18-21-18-16-17-12-8-7-3-2-5-3-5-9-8-8-10-10-11-15-12-9-10-6-2-146232-2-1
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 -22°C on Sat night, min -30°C on Fri afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Vinson Massif Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Sun night, min -20°C on Sun morning). 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
1119 km ESE
256m alt.
1 hour ago
-7°C
-
6
Light winds from the SE
(6 kph at 140).
40 km
Mid: overcast
BaseSanMartin
1287 km NE
7m alt.
1 hour ago
1°C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 270).
40 km
Mid: scattered
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
1848 km NE
232m alt.
1 hour ago
-5°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
50
Strong winds from the WSW
(50 kph at 250).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: broken
BaseMarambio
1849 km NE
200m alt.
1 hour ago
-5°C
-
67
Gales from the SW
(67 kph at 230).
35 km
Mid: overcast
SHIP1142
1915 km NE
3m alt.
1 hour ago
-1°C
SHIP1742
1923 km NE
15m alt.
1 hour ago
- km
SHIP6177
1923 km NE
3m alt.
1 hour ago
-1°C
SHIP7069
1923 km NE
15m alt.
1 hour ago
- km
SHIP7857
1930 km NE
3m alt.
2 hours ago
-1°C
SHIP4962
1930 km NE
3m alt.
2 hours ago
-1°C

* 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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