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

Vinson Massif Weather Forecast

Ellsworth Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 5 pm Sat 19 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Sun night, min -33°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Sat afternoon, calm by Mon afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Tue night, min -36°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Tue night, light winds from the SW by Fri morning).

Sat
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
clear
Cloud base (m)
km/h
30
SSW
25
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
10
NW
0
SW
5
SSW
15
SW
20
SW
30
SW
30
W
30
SW
20
WSW
10
SSW
15
SSW
10
SW
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Snowflake cm
2
2
1
 mm
max °C
-31
-26
-26
-25
-23
-24
-26
-28
-28
-27
-23
-26
-30
-31
-32
-35
-35
min °C
-33
-29
-26
-26
-24
-24
-27
-29
-29
-28
-29
-29
-30
-31
-35
-36
-36
 chill °C
-49
-44
-38
-38
-35
-32
-27
-29
-40
-40
-44
-44
-45
-46
-46
-47
-48
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-43-40-38-37-35-36-38-39-39-40-36-39-44-45-46-47-46-38-35-32-32-30-30-32-34-34-34-31-34-38-38-40-42-41-32-28-26-26-24-24-27-29-29-28-26-28-30-31-34-36-36-27-22-21-21-18-19-21-24-24-22-22-22-24-24-28-31-31-24-17-16-17-13-14-17-19-20-18-17-16-18-19-24-27-26-17-11-10-10-7-8-11-13-13-11-10-9-12-13-17-20-20
Sunrise
11:42
11:34
11:25
11:17
11:08
Sunset
11:17
11:23
11:32
11:38
11:45
11:53

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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 -23°C on Sun night, min -33°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Sat afternoon, calm by Mon afternoon).

Vinson Massif Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Tue night, min -36°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Tue night, light winds from the SW by Fri morning).

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
-26°C
-
22
Moderate winds from the SE
(22 kph at 140).
40 km
Mid: few
BaseSanMartin
1292 km NE
7m alt.
3 hours ago
-17°C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 320 degs) was rejected.
5.0 km
Mid: overcast
hy2b277E64S
1593 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
52
Near gales from the SW
(52 kph at 215).
- km
hy2b278E64S
1631 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
54
Near gales from the SW
(54 kph at 218).
- km
hy2b279E64S
1671 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
55
Near gales from the SW
(55 kph at 222).
- km
hy2b279E63S
1710 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
52
Near gales from the SW
(52 kph at 228).
- km
hy2b282E63S
1735 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the SW
(41 kph at 232).
- km
hy2b280E63S
1748 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the SW
(50 kph at 232).
- km
ASCATC235E67S
1756 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the NNW
(42 kph at 327).
- km
hy2b283E63S
1776 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the SW
(42 kph at 235).
- 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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