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

Vinson Massif Weather Forecast

Ellsworth Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 12 pm Thu 08 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -25°C on Thu morning, min -27°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Tue night, min -29°C on Sun afternoon). Mainly fresh winds.

Thursday
8
Friday
9
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
Cloud base (m)
4500
5200
4450
3150
4850
3900
km/h
10
W
20
W
20
W
10
W
5
W
10
W
10
W
10
W
15
NW
15
NW
20
WNW
25
W
20
W
20
W
25
W
20
WNW
30
NNW
15
NW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
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1
3
 mm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-25
-27
-26
-26
-26
-25
-25
-25
-25
-25
-28
-27
-26
-25
-21
-20
-21
-19
min °C
-27
-27
-27
-26
-27
-27
-26
-26
-25
-26
-29
-29
-26
-26
-24
-21
-22
-20
 chill °C
-38
-39
-40
-35
-34
-34
-34
-34
-34
-37
-43
-44
-38
-38
-36
-31
-35
-27
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-40-40-39-39-40-40-40-39-39-39-40-40-39-38-36-33-33-33-33-34-33-33-33-34-33-33-33-33-34-34-33-32-30-27-27-26-26-27-27-26-27-26-26-26-25-26-29-28-26-26-23-21-22-20-20-22-21-21-21-20-19-20-19-20-24-23-20-21-17-16-17-15-14-17-16-16-17-15-14-15-14-16-20-18-15-16-12-11-12-11-8-11-9-9-10-8-7-9-7-9-14-11-8-10-5-5-6-4
Sunrise
10:05
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9:54
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9:45
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9:34
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9:23
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9:12
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Sunset
2:49
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2:59
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—
3:08
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3:18
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3:29
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—
3:40
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Vinson Massif Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Vinson Massif is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -25°C on Thu morning, min -27°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Vinson Massif Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Tue night, min -29°C on Sun afternoon). 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
BaseBelgranoII
1124 km ESE
256m alt.
48 minutes ago
-15°C
-
7
Light winds from the SW
(7 kph at 230).
40 km
Mid: scattered
BaseSanMartin
1292 km NE
7m alt.
48 minutes ago
0°C
light rain
Continuous light drizzle.
2
Calm
(2 kph at 270).
1.5 km
Mid: overcast
1342 km S
3012m alt.
58 minutes ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
6.0 km
Mid: few
High: scattered
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
1856 km NE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
Wind obs. (28 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
BaseMarambio
1857 km NE
200m alt.
48 minutes ago
0°C
-
Wind obs. (24 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
35 km
Mid: scattered
BaseEsperanza
1940 km NE
24m alt.
48 minutes ago
2°C
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 20 degs) was rejected.
30 km
Mid: few
Captain Arturo Prat Base
1994 km NE
111m alt.
48 minutes ago
1°C
State of sky unchanged.
37
Fresh winds from the SSW
(37 kph at 200).
30 km
Mid: overcast
BaseCarlini
2037 km NE
11m alt.
48 minutes ago
-1°C
Mist
52
Near gales from the WNW
(52 kph at 290).
3.0 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
CentroMet.Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
2038 km NE
48m alt.
48 minutes ago
-1°C
Mist
50
Strong winds from the WSW
(50 kph at 250).
28 km
Mid: overcast
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
2039 km NE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
-1°C
clear
Mist -.
44
Strong winds from the WSW
(44 kph at 250).
5.0 km
Low: overcast

* 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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