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

Vinson Massif Weather Forecast

Ellsworth Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 11 pm Sun 13 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Sun night, min -36°C on Tue night). Mainly strong winds.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -28°C on Wed night, min -35°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Wed night, light winds from the SW by Thu night).

Monday
14
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
2450
km/h
30
WSW
40
WSW
30
WSW
40
W
20
SW
25
SW
35
SW
35
SW
30
SW
25
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
SSW
10
S
15
S
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Snowflake cm
2
1
1
 mm
max °C
-16
-18
-19
-20
-30
-34
-33
-35
-32
-28
-30
-32
-33
-34
-34
-33
min °C
-17
-20
-20
-29
-32
-34
-36
-35
-33
-30
-32
-33
-34
-35
-35
-34
 chill °C
-30
-34
-33
-45
-46
-49
-54
-53
-49
-46
-44
-44
-43
-44
-46
-46
Freezing level m
250
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-30-32-33-37-42-44-45-46-43-38-41-42-43-44-44-44-24-26-27-32-37-39-40-41-38-34-36-38-39-40-40-40-17-19-20-25-31-34-35-35-33-29-31-33-34-35-35-34-11-14-15-18-25-29-30-30-28-25-26-28-29-30-30-30-5-9-10-12-18-24-26-26-24-20-20-23-25-26-26-251-3-4-5-12-17-19-20-17-13-14-17-19-19-20-18
Sunrise
12:38
12:30
12:22
12:14
11:58
Sunset
10:40
10:47
10:55
11:02
11:08

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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 -16°C on Sun night, min -36°C on Tue night). Mainly strong winds.

Vinson Massif Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -28°C on Wed night, min -35°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Wed night, light winds from the SW by Thu 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
1342 km S
3012m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (28 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
8.0 km
High: broken
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
1856 km NE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
44
Strong winds from the S
(44 kph at 180).
0.0 km
ASCATB299E63S
1884 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the ENE
(30 kph at 65).
- km
ASCATB300E63S
1913 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the E
(33 kph at 91).
- km
ASCATB301E63S
1931 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
29
Fresh winds from the ESE
(29 kph at 116).
- km
ASCATC302E63S
1973 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
52
Near gales from the SE
(52 kph at 125).
- km
ASCATB302E63S
1981 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
55
Near gales from the SE
(55 kph at 128).
- km
ASCATB303E63S
2010 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
63
Gales from the SE
(63 kph at 144).
- km
ASCATC303E63S
2015 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
62
Gales from the SE
(62 kph at 142).
- km
ASCATB302E62S
2029 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
58
Near gales from the SE
(58 kph at 136).
- 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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