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

Vinson Massif Weather Forecast

Ellsworth Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 11 am Wed 16 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -28°C on Wed night, min -35°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Wed morning, calm by Thu night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Sun night, min -32°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
snow showers
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
4200
5400
km/h
30
SSW
30
SW
15
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
SSE
5
SE
10
S
15
SSW
15
SW
25
SW
30
SW
25
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
20
WSW
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Snowflake cm
1
 mm
max °C
-33
-30
-28
-30
-31
-33
-35
-35
-32
-32
-30
-26
-25
-25
-23
-23
-23
-25
min °C
-35
-31
-29
-31
-32
-34
-35
-35
-34
-32
-31
-28
-26
-26
-24
-23
-24
-31
 chill °C
-52
-47
-43
-40
-32
-41
-42
-44
-44
-44
-45
-42
-39
-37
-34
-34
-36
-42
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-44-39-39-41-42-44-44-44-43-43-43-41-40-39-37-36-36-40-39-35-34-36-37-39-40-40-39-38-37-34-33-33-31-30-30-35-34-31-29-31-32-34-35-35-33-32-31-27-26-26-24-23-24-28-30-27-24-25-26-28-30-31-29-28-26-21-20-20-18-18-19-22-26-23-18-20-21-23-26-27-25-24-22-16-14-16-14-13-14-17-20-16-11-13-14-17-19-20-18-18-15-10-8-9-8-7-7-11
Sunrise
12:22
12:14
11:58
11:50
11:42
11:34
Sunset
10:55
11:02
11:08
11:17
11:23
11:32

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Vinson Massif Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Vinson Massif is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -28°C on Wed night, min -35°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Wed morning, calm by Thu night).

Vinson Massif Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Sun night, min -32°C on Sat 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
1342 km S
3012m alt.
3 hours ago
moderate snow
Ice crystals.
Wind obs. (17 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
1.4 km
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
1856 km NE
232m alt.
3 hours ago
clear
-
39
Strong winds from the W
(39 kph at 260).
0.0 km
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
2038 km NE
48m alt.
3 hours ago
-4°C
No report.
115
Extremely windy from the W
(115 kph at 270).
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
2039 km NE
45m alt.
3 hours ago
-3°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
74
Gales from the WSW
(74 kph at 250).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Dinamet
2043 km NE
52m alt.
3 hours ago
-3°C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).
Williams Field
2150 km SSW
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-20°C
clear
Clear
Wind obs. (26 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
2152 km ESE
574m alt.
3 hours ago
-
15
Light winds from the E
(15 kph at 100).
Halvfarryggen
2239 km ESE
694m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (17 kph from 260 degs) was rejected.
2355 km ESE
1290m alt.
3 hours ago
-27°C
No report.
0

(0 kph at —)
2724 km NNE
14m alt.
3 hours ago
-1°C
No report.
Wind obs. (43 kph from 260 degs) was rejected.

* 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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