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

Vinson Massif Weather Forecast

Ellsworth Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 11 am Wed 23 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -26°C on Wed morning, min -40°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -28°C on Mon night, min -40°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Sat night, fresh winds from the SW by Mon morning).

Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
Saturday
26
Sunday
27
Monday
28
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
clear
cloudy
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
2950
4200
5150
km/h
25
W
25
SW
10
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
20
SW
25
SW
15
WNW
20
NNW
15
NW
10
W
15
W
20
WSW
35
SW
30
WSW
25
W
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Snowflake cm
2
1
 mm
max °C
-26
-29
-30
-35
-38
-39
-40
-38
-30
-30
-32
-36
-38
-39
-37
-33
-29
-28
min °C
-30
-30
-34
-37
-39
-40
-40
-39
-36
-31
-34
-36
-40
-39
-39
-36
-30
-29
 chill °C
-44
-44
-45
-50
-54
-55
-55
-55
-52
-43
-47
-50
-53
-52
-52
-54
-45
-44
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-39-43-45-48-48-49-49-48-45-42-45-47-48-49-48-43-40-41-34-37-39-42-44-45-45-44-39-37-39-42-44-44-43-39-35-35-28-30-32-36-39-40-40-39-33-31-33-36-39-39-38-35-30-29-22-23-26-31-34-35-36-35-28-25-28-31-34-34-33-30-25-22-16-17-21-26-29-31-33-31-23-20-23-25-29-29-27-26-19-17-10-11-15-19-23-25-26-25-17-13-17-19-22-22-21-20-13-10
Sunrise
11:17
11:08
11:00
10:52
11:45
10:37
Sunset
11:45
11:53
12:00
12:08
12:15
12:23

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Vinson Massif Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Vinson Massif is: A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -26°C on Wed morning, min -40°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Vinson Massif Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -28°C on Mon night, min -40°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Sat night, fresh winds from the SW by Mon morning).

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.
2 hours ago
-35°C
-
24
Moderate winds from the SE
(24 kph at 140).
40 km
Mid: few
BaseSanMartin
1292 km NE
7m alt.
2 hours ago
-22°C
Fog, depositing rime, sky visible.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 360 degs) was rejected.
0.4 km
Mid: clear
ASCATC294E65S
1631 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the SSW
(40 kph at 194).
- km
ASCATC295E65S
1669 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the SSW
(41 kph at 193).
- km
ASCATB280E64S
1688 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the SSW
(45 kph at 203).
- km
ASCATB281E64S
1697 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the SSW
(46 kph at 199).
- km
ASCATB282E64S
1699 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the SSW
(48 kph at 198).
- km
ASCATB280E63S
1798 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the SSW
(48 kph at 197).
- km
ASCATB281E63S
1806 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the SSW
(46 kph at 197).
- km
ASCATB282E63S
1812 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the SSW
(45 kph at 196).
- 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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