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

Vinson Massif Weather Forecast

Ellsworth Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 12 pm Wed 28 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri night. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Wed afternoon, min -23°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Sat night, min -21°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
1
Monday
2
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
part cloud
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloudy
some clouds
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
2500
5250
5400
km/h
25
NW
25
NW
15
NNW
25
NNE
15
NE
15
ENE
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
10
NE
5
NE
0
NW
5
WNW
5
N
10
NNW
10
WNW
15
WNW
10
W
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Snowflake cm
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1
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2
2
5
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 mm
—
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-14
-13
-14
-19
-20
-22
-22
-22
-20
-20
-19
-18
-18
-18
-20
-20
-20
-19
min °C
-15
-14
-17
-20
-21
-23
-23
-22
-21
-20
-19
-19
-18
-19
-20
-21
-21
-20
 chill °C
-26
-24
-28
-30
-30
-34
-33
-33
-32
-28
-24
-19
-18
-26
-27
-31
-31
-29
Freezing level m
100
50
150
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
150
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-27-27-29-31-31-33-32-30-30-30-30-30-30-31-32-32-33-32-21-21-23-26-26-28-28-26-26-25-25-25-25-25-27-27-27-26-15-14-16-20-21-23-23-22-21-20-19-19-18-19-20-21-21-20-10-10-11-15-18-18-18-17-16-15-15-13-12-14-14-15-16-14-6-7-7-11-14-14-13-13-11-11-12-8-7-9-9-9-13-910-1-4-8-7-6-6-5-4-5-11-3-3-3-6-2
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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Vinson Massif Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Vinson Massif is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri night. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Wed afternoon, min -23°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Vinson Massif Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Sat night, min -21°C on Mon morning). 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.
3 hours ago
-13°C
-
24
Moderate winds from the ESE
(24 kph at 110).
40 km
Mid: clear
BaseSanMartin
1292 km NE
7m alt.
3 hours ago
0°C
-
13
Light winds from the SSE
(13 kph at 160).
40 km
Mid: overcast
1325 km S
2835m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (22 kph from 350 degs) was rejected.
3.0 km
Mid: scattered
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
1856 km NE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
19
Light winds from the NE
(19 kph at 50).
0.0 km
BaseMarambio
1857 km NE
200m alt.
3 hours ago
3°C
-
17
Light winds from the NNE
(17 kph at 20).
35 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
BaseEsperanza
1940 km NE
24m alt.
3 hours ago
0°C
Clouds developing.
7
Light winds from the W
(7 kph at 270).
30 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Captain Arturo Prat Base
1994 km NE
111m alt.
3 hours ago
-1°C
Mist
15
Light winds from the NW
(15 kph at 320).
3.0 km
Mid: overcast
BaseCarlini
2037 km NE
11m alt.
3 hours ago
1°C
Mist
33
Fresh winds from the WNW
(33 kph at 290).
5.0 km
Mid: scattered
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
2038 km NE
48m alt.
1 hour ago
-4°C
No report.
Wind obs. (115 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
2039 km NE
45m alt.
3 hours ago
clear
Fog freezing -.
22
Moderate winds from the NNW
(22 kph at 340).
0.2 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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