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

Vinson Massif Weather Forecast

Ellsworth Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 5 am Mon 14 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon night. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Mon morning, min -35°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Mon night, light winds from the W by Wed night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -30°C on Sat night, min -35°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the SW by Sat night).

Monday
14
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
2600
4300
3650
km/h
40
WSW
35
WSW
40
W
25
SW
25
SW
35
SW
30
SW
25
SW
25
WSW
5
W
5
W
5
WSW
5
SE
5
SSE
10
S
10
SW
20
SW
30
SW
Weather map
Weather map
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Weather map
Snowflake cm
4
1
1
 mm
max °C
-18
-19
-20
-29
-34
-33
-34
-32
-29
-31
-32
-32
-33
-34
-32
-32
-34
-30
min °C
-20
-20
-28
-32
-34
-35
-34
-33
-31
-32
-33
-33
-34
-34
-33
-33
-35
-35
 chill °C
-34
-33
-44
-46
-50
-53
-51
-49
-47
-39
-40
-41
-41
-42
-42
-45
-50
-51
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-33-33-38-42-44-45-45-42-38-40-41-42-42-43-42-43-45-44-26-27-31-37-39-40-40-38-34-36-37-38-38-38-38-38-40-38-19-20-24-31-34-34-34-33-30-32-33-33-34-34-33-33-35-33-14-15-18-25-29-30-30-28-25-26-28-28-29-30-28-29-31-27-9-10-12-18-24-26-25-24-20-20-23-23-24-26-24-24-27-22-2-4-5-12-18-19-19-17-13-14-17-17-17-19-18-18-21-16
Sunrise
12:38
12:30
12:22
12:14
11:58
11:50
Sunset
10:40
10:47
10:55
11:02
11:08
11:17

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Vinson Massif Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Vinson Massif is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon night. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Mon morning, min -35°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Mon night, light winds from the W by Wed night).

Vinson Massif Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -30°C on Sat night, min -35°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the SW by Sat night).

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
hy2c296E64S
1801 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
17
Light winds from the SSW
(17 kph at 212).
- km
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
1856 km NE
232m alt.
3 hours ago
clear
-
31
Fresh winds from the SSW
(31 kph at 200).
0.0 km
hy2c299E62S
2030 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the ENE
(33 kph at 78).
- km
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
2038 km NE
48m alt.
55 minutes ago
-4°C
No report.
Wind obs. (115 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
2039 km NE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
-10°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
57
Near gales from the E
(57 kph at 100).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
Dinamet
2043 km NE
52m alt.
55 minutes ago
-3°C
No report.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 300 degs) was rejected.
hy2c300E62S
2052 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the E
(33 kph at 82).
- km
hy2c292E61S
2062 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the S
(36 kph at 185).
- km
hy2c293E61S
2064 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the S
(36 kph at 185).
- km
hy2c291E61S
2098 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the S
(37 kph at 185).
- 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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