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

Vinson Massif Weather Forecast

Ellsworth Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 6 am Thu 29 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri afternoon. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Sat night, min -23°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Sun morning, min -22°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
1
Monday
2
Tuesday
3
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
3700
8100
km/h
20
NNE
15
NE
20
ENE
20
E
20
E
20
ENE
10
ENE
10
NE
5
WNW
5
W
5
W
5
WNW
5
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
NW
0
NNW
5
NE
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
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1
2
3
5
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
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—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-19
-21
-22
-22
-22
-21
-20
-18
-17
-16
-17
-17
-17
-18
-19
-19
-20
-21
min °C
-20
-22
-23
-22
-22
-22
-20
-19
-18
-16
-17
-17
-18
-18
-19
-20
-20
-22
 chill °C
-30
-32
-34
-32
-33
-34
-28
-25
-18
-20
-21
-17
-23
-24
-25
-20
-20
-22
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
350
0
0
200
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-31-32-33-32-31-30-30-30-30-30-30-31-31-32-32-32-33-34-26-27-28-28-27-26-26-25-24-23-24-24-25-25-26-26-27-28-20-22-23-22-22-22-20-19-18-16-17-17-18-18-19-20-20-22-15-18-19-18-18-17-15-15-12-11-12-11-12-14-14-14-16-16-11-15-14-13-13-12-11-12-8-5-9-7-6-11-9-8-12-11-4-8-8-6-7-5-4-5-12-301-4-2-2-6-5
Sunrise
12:00
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12:00
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12:00
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12:00
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12:00
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12:00
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Sunset
12:00
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12:00
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12:00
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12:00
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12:00
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12:00
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Vinson Massif Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Vinson Massif is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri afternoon. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Sat night, min -23°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Vinson Massif Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Sun morning, min -22°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

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.
59 minutes ago
-6°C
State of sky unchanged.
28
Moderate winds from the SE
(28 kph at 140).
40 km
Mid: clear
BaseSanMartin
1292 km NE
7m alt.
59 minutes ago
6°C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 270).
40 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
1342 km S
3012m alt.
2 hours ago
light snow
Snow grains.
Wind obs. (48 kph from 300 degs) was rejected.
0.3 km
ASCATB242E68S
1560 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the W
(40 kph at 261).
- km
ASCATB242E67S
1597 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the WSW
(32 kph at 248).
- km
ASCATB241E68S
1607 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the W
(37 kph at 270).
- km
ASCATB240E68S
1614 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the W
(40 kph at 269).
- km
ASCATB241E67S
1624 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the W
(36 kph at 266).
- km
ASCATB240E67S
1631 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the W
(41 kph at 266).
- km
ASCATB239E67S
1673 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the W
(39 kph at 263).
- 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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