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

Vinson Massif Weather Forecast

Ellsworth Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 12 pm Sat 14 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Sun night, min -27°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Tue morning, min -21°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
some clouds
some clouds
clear
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
2650
km/h
5
NNE
5
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
20
WNW
15
WNW
10
N
10
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
5
N
0
WSW
10
SW
10
S
5
SSW
5
S
5
ESE
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Snowflake cm
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2
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—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-26
-25
-21
-19
-17
-14
-14
-15
-15
-16
-18
-18
-18
-19
-19
-19
-20
-20
min °C
-27
-26
-25
-20
-18
-16
-15
-15
-16
-17
-18
-19
-19
-19
-20
-20
-20
-21
 chill °C
-27
-31
-33
-30
-27
-25
-21
-21
-25
-28
-28
-26
-24
-25
-28
-20
-20
-27
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
50
500
800
400
500
150
0
50
300
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-38-37-34-29-28-27-27-26-27-28-30-32-33-33-33-33-33-33-32-32-29-25-23-21-21-21-22-23-24-25-26-26-27-26-27-27-27-26-23-20-18-15-15-15-16-17-18-19-19-19-20-20-20-21-21-21-18-14-12-9-8-10-10-12-13-12-12-14-14-14-15-14-15-16-12-8-6-3-2-5-4-6-9-6-6-10-8-7-11-9-9-10-6-1145230-311-4-2-1-4-2
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 -14°C on Sun night, min -27°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Vinson Massif Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Tue morning, min -21°C on Thu night). 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.
2 hours ago
-7°C
light snow
Intermittent light snow.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 0).
30 km
Mid: overcast
1270 km S
2835m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (26 kph from 360 degs) was rejected.
3.2 km
Mid: scattered
1270 km S
3012m alt.
2 hours ago
moderate snow
Ice crystals.
Wind obs. (26 kph from 360 degs) was rejected.
3.2 km
High: few
BaseSanMartin
1287 km NE
7m alt.
2 hours ago
-1°C
moderate snow
Continuous moderate snow.
7
Light winds from the NW
(7 kph at 320).
1.0 km
Mid: overcast
SHIP6376
1779 km NE
3m alt.
2 hours ago
0°C
SHIP2475
1786 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
- km
SHIP7211
1786 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
- km
SHIP1940
1786 km NE
3m alt.
2 hours ago
0°C
SHIP1825
1800 km NE
3m alt.
3 hours ago
0°C
SHIP5132
1800 km NE
3m alt.
3 hours ago
0°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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