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

Vinson Massif Weather Forecast

Ellsworth Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 5 pm Fri 25 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -29°C on Fri night, min -37°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Fri night, fresh winds from the WSW by Mon morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Wed morning, min -32°C on Tue afternoon). Mainly fresh winds.

Fri
25
Saturday
26
Sunday
27
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
5000
2900
4400
km/h
20
SSW
25
SW
15
NW
25
N
10
NW
20
W
15
WNW
15
W
35
WSW
30
W
35
WNW
20
W
20
SW
35
SW
30
W
20
W
20
W
Weather map
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Snowflake cm
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 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-35
-29
-29
-32
-35
-35
-36
-34
-31
-27
-24
-28
-30
-21
-20
-21
-22
min °C
-37
-34
-30
-35
-36
-36
-36
-36
-33
-28
-25
-30
-32
-30
-21
-21
-25
 chill °C
-52
-49
-43
-48
-48
-50
-49
-47
-51
-43
-40
-43
-47
-47
-33
-32
-36
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-46-43-41-44-46-47-47-46-40-38-38-41-43-37-33-34-37-42-38-36-39-41-42-42-41-36-33-32-35-38-31-27-28-31-36-32-30-34-36-36-36-35-32-28-25-29-31-26-21-21-24-32-26-25-29-30-30-31-30-28-22-20-24-26-21-15-17-18-29-22-20-24-25-25-26-25-23-17-14-19-22-17-11-12-12-22-16-14-18-19-18-19-18-16-11-8-13-15-10-4-6-6
Sunrise
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10:52
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11:45
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10:37
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10:29
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10:20
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Sunset
12:00
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12:08
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12:15
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12:23
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12:30
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12:38
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Vinson Massif Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Vinson Massif is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -29°C on Fri night, min -37°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Fri night, fresh winds from the WSW by Mon morning).

Vinson Massif Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Wed morning, min -32°C on Tue 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.
2 hours ago
-19°C
light snow
Intermittent light snow.
Wind obs. (13 kph from 320 degs) was rejected.
30 km
Mid: overcast
BaseSanMartin
1292 km NE
7m alt.
2 hours ago
-16°C
heavy snow
Continuous heavy snow.
Wind obs. (35 kph from 360 degs) was rejected.
0.4 km
Mid: overcast
ASCATC243E68S
1537 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
63
Gales from the NNW
(63 kph at 328).
- km
ASCATB241E68S
1538 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
64
Gales from the NW
(64 kph at 324).
- km
ASCATC242E68S
1583 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
62
Gales from the NNW
(62 kph at 329).
- km
ASCATB240E68S
1585 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
62
Gales from the NNW
(62 kph at 328).
- km
ASCATC241E68S
1609 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
63
Gales from the NNW
(63 kph at 329).
- km
ASCATC240E68S
1623 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
62
Gales from the NNW
(62 kph at 330).
- km
ASCATB239E68S
1631 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
62
Gales from the NNW
(62 kph at 329).
- km
ASCATC241E67S
1641 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
63
Gales from the NNW
(63 kph at 329).
- 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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