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

Vinson Massif Weather Forecast

Ellsworth Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 12 am Tue 29 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Wed night, min -32°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Tue morning, strong winds from the W by Wed night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Fri night, min -21°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.

Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
Friday
2
Saturday
3
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
clear
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
3800
2450
2500
km/h
20
W
10
W
15
SW
25
WSW
30
WNW
30
WNW
35
W
25
W
40
WSW
30
W
20
WNW
25
W
25
W
25
NW
25
NW
25
WNW
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Snowflake cm
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 mm
—
—
—
—
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-29
-30
-31
-24
-23
-26
-22
-24
-22
-18
-18
-17
-16
-17
-18
-17
min °C
-30
-31
-32
-30
-24
-26
-25
-25
-25
-21
-18
-17
-16
-17
-18
-18
 chill °C
-44
-42
-45
-45
-38
-40
-41
-40
-40
-34
-28
-27
-26
-27
-29
-29
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-41-42-43-38-36-41-38-40-37-34-33-32-29-31-32-31-35-37-38-33-30-34-31-33-31-28-26-25-23-24-25-25-30-31-32-27-24-26-24-25-24-20-18-17-16-17-18-18-25-26-26-22-18-20-17-18-18-15-13-12-11-12-14-12-19-20-22-17-12-14-11-12-14-10-8-7-6-7-9-7-13-14-15-10-6-8-5-6-7-3-1010-30
Sunrise
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11:24
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11:15
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11:07
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10:59
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10:51
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Sunset
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1:34
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1:42
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1:51
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1:59
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2:07
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Vinson Massif Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Vinson Massif is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Wed night, min -32°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Tue morning, strong winds from the W by Wed night).

Vinson Massif Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Fri night, min -21°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.

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.
2 hours ago
-20°C
-
9
Light winds from the S
(9 kph at 180).
40 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
ASCATC289E68S
1218 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
56
Near gales from the N
(56 kph at 4).
- km
ASCATC258E68S
1274 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
34
Fresh winds from the WSW
(34 kph at 241).
- km
ASCATC255E68S
1278 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the WSW
(32 kph at 236).
- km
ASCATC256E68S
1278 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the SW
(30 kph at 235).
- km
ASCATC257E68S
1279 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the W
(31 kph at 263).
- km
ASCATB255E68S
1284 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the WSW
(32 kph at 253).
- km
ASCATB256E68S
1286 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the WSW
(33 kph at 256).
- km
ASCATB257E68S
1290 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
27
Moderate winds from the W
(27 kph at 269).
- km
BaseSanMartin
1292 km NE
7m alt.
2 hours ago
-5°C
light snow
Intermittent light snow.
Wind obs. (9 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
28 km
Mid: overcast

* 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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