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

Vinson Massif Weather Forecast

Ellsworth Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 12 pm Thu 01 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Thu night, min -23°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WSW on Thu morning, strong winds from the WNW by Fri night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Mon afternoon, min -22°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Sun night, calm by Tue night).

Thursday
1
Friday
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
Tuesday
6
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light snow
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
snow showers
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
cloud
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
snow shwrs
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
4900
2500
2500
2450
2450
2450
km/h
20
WSW
25
WSW
20
WNW
30
W
35
WNW
50
WNW
30
W
35
W
30
WNW
40
W
20
NW
45
WNW
15
NW
30
NW
20
NW
15
NW
20
NNW
15
NW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
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1
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—
—
1
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1
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-22
-18
-17
-17
-17
-18
-19
-20
-18
-21
-17
-17
-15
-14
-15
-16
-17
-19
min °C
-23
-21
-18
-18
-17
-19
-19
-20
-20
-22
-18
-21
-16
-15
-16
-16
-18
-20
 chill °C
-34
-33
-29
-30
-30
-34
-31
-33
-33
-36
-28
-36
-26
-26
-26
-24
-28
-24
Freezing level m
0
0
0
200
50
0
150
0
0
0
0
0
0
100
150
200
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-38-34-32-32-31-32-33-33-32-33-31-32-30-28-28-29-30-34-31-27-25-25-25-26-27-27-26-28-25-26-23-22-22-23-24-27-23-20-18-18-17-19-19-20-19-22-18-19-16-15-16-16-18-20-17-16-13-12-11-13-13-15-14-16-13-13-11-10-10-11-13-14-12-12-8-6-6-6-6-9-8-11-9-8-7-5-5-6-9-10-6-6-21111-2-2-5-3-20221-2-3
Sunrise
11:07
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10:59
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10:51
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10:42
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10:32
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10:23
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Sunset
1:51
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1:59
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2:07
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2:15
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2:23
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2:32
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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 -17°C on Thu night, min -23°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WSW on Thu morning, strong winds from the WNW by Fri night).

Vinson Massif Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Mon afternoon, min -22°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Sun night, calm by Tue 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
BaseBelgranoII
1124 km ESE
256m alt.
3 hours ago
-27°C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
7
Light winds from the S
(7 kph at 180).
5.0 km
Mid: scattered
1342 km S
3012m alt.
3 hours ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
1.6 km
Mid: overcast
ASCATB297E64S
1831 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
38
Fresh winds from the WSW
(38 kph at 258).
- km
ASCATB297E63S
1842 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the W
(36 kph at 260).
- km
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
1856 km NE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
Wind obs. (20 kph from 130 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
BaseMarambio
1857 km NE
200m alt.
3 hours ago
-2°C
-
Wind obs. (24 kph from 260 degs) was rejected.
35 km
Mid: scattered
ASCATB299E63S
1889 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the WSW
(39 kph at 248).
- km
ASCATB300E63S
1932 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the WSW
(44 kph at 248).
- km
BaseBernardoO higgins
1934 km NE
10m alt.
3 hours ago
-3°C
partially cloudy
Clouds dissolving.
9
Light winds from the SSW
(9 kph at 200).
30 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
BaseEsperanza
1940 km NE
24m alt.
3 hours ago
1°C
-
Wind obs. (13 kph from 50 degs) was rejected.
30 km
Mid: clear

* 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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