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

Vinson Massif Weather Forecast

Ellsworth Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 5 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 -41°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -29°C on Mon night, min -39°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sat night, fresh winds from the WSW by Mon afternoon).

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
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
light snow
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
5100
km/h
25
W
25
SW
10
WSW
15
S
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
20
SW
25
SW
10
WNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
10
W
20
W
15
WSW
20
WSW
30
WSW
20
WNW
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Snowflake cm
2
1
1
 mm
max °C
-26
-28
-31
-35
-37
-39
-40
-39
-31
-30
-31
-32
-36
-38
-36
-36
-31
-29
min °C
-30
-30
-34
-37
-38
-39
-41
-39
-37
-30
-32
-36
-38
-39
-38
-36
-34
-30
 chill °C
-43
-43
-45
-50
-52
-54
-56
-54
-53
-40
-46
-46
-52
-54
-51
-51
-51
-44
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-39-42-45-47-48-49-49-48-45-43-44-46-47-47-47-47-42-42-34-36-39-42-43-44-45-44-40-37-38-40-42-43-43-42-38-36-28-29-33-36-38-39-41-39-34-30-32-34-37-39-37-36-33-30-22-23-27-30-33-35-37-35-29-24-26-29-32-34-32-31-29-23-16-18-21-26-29-30-32-32-24-19-21-24-27-29-26-26-24-18-10-11-15-19-23-24-26-25-18-13-15-17-21-22-20-19-18-12
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 -41°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Vinson Massif Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -29°C on Mon night, min -39°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sat night, fresh winds from the WSW by Mon afternoon).

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
-34°C
-
Wind obs. (15 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
40 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
BaseSanMartin
1292 km NE
7m alt.
2 hours ago
-11°C
moderate snow
Clouds dissolving.
13
Light winds from the SE
(13 kph at 140).
40 km
Mid: scattered
hy2c262E67S
1337 km NW
15m alt.
4 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the W
(44 kph at 265).
- km
hy2c261E67S
1348 km NW
15m alt.
4 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the W
(44 kph at 270).
- km
hy2c264E67S
1350 km NW
15m alt.
4 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the W
(37 kph at 265).
- km
hy2c265E67S
1363 km NW
15m alt.
4 hours ago
38
Fresh winds from the WSW
(38 kph at 255).
- km
hy2c266E67S
1364 km NW
15m alt.
4 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the WSW
(40 kph at 238).
- km
hy2c267E67S
1364 km NW
15m alt.
4 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the SW
(45 kph at 232).
- km
hy2c263E67S
1370 km NW
15m alt.
4 hours ago
38
Fresh winds from the W
(38 kph at 262).
- km
hy2c260E67S
1385 km NW
15m alt.
4 hours ago
43
Strong winds from the W
(43 kph at 272).
- 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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