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

Vinson Massif Weather Forecast

Ellsworth Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 5 am Fri 25 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -29°C on Fri night, min -38°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Wed morning, min -33°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Tue afternoon, strong winds from the WSW by Wed night).

Friday
25
Saturday
26
Sunday
27
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
5100
3850
5300
4950
km/h
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
15
NW
25
N
10
NW
20
W
20
WNW
10
W
30
WSW
30
W
30
WNW
25
W
15
W
35
SW
30
W
30
WNW
45
WSW
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Snowflake cm
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1
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 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-38
-36
-29
-29
-32
-35
-36
-35
-34
-33
-28
-24
-24
-29
-24
-21
-22
-23
min °C
-38
-37
-34
-30
-34
-36
-36
-36
-36
-33
-31
-26
-27
-30
-31
-22
-25
-27
 chill °C
-52
-53
-50
-42
-47
-47
-50
-51
-43
-50
-47
-40
-40
-41
-45
-36
-38
-43
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-48-46-43-41-43-46-47-47-46-43-39-38-37-41-40-35-37-39-43-42-38-36-38-41-42-42-41-39-35-32-32-36-34-29-31-32-38-37-32-30-33-36-36-36-35-33-30-25-26-30-28-22-24-25-34-32-27-24-28-31-31-30-30-28-25-20-21-25-22-17-18-20-30-29-23-20-24-25-26-25-24-24-19-15-16-21-17-12-13-15-24-22-16-13-17-19-19-18-18-17-13-9-10-14-10-5-6-8
Sunrise
11:00
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10:52
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11:45
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10:37
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10:29
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10:20
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Sunset
12:00
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12:08
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12:15
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12:23
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12:30
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12:38
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Vinson Massif Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Vinson Massif is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -29°C on Fri night, min -38°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Vinson Massif Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Wed morning, min -33°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Tue afternoon, strong winds from the WSW by Wed 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
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
1856 km NE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
-11°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 20 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
2038 km NE
48m alt.
1 hour ago
-4°C
No report.
115
Extremely windy from the W
(115 kph at 270).
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
2039 km NE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
-3°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
46
Strong winds from the W
(46 kph at 260).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
Dinamet
2043 km NE
52m alt.
1 hour ago
-3°C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).
Williams Field
2150 km SSW
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-24°C
light snow
Light snow.
Wind obs. (28 kph from 150 degs) was rejected.
6.0 km
Low: few
2152 km ESE
574m alt.
1 hour ago
-25°C
No report.
15
Light winds from the E
(15 kph at 100).
Halvfarryggen
2239 km ESE
694m alt.
1 hour ago
-26°C
No report.
17
Light winds from the W
(17 kph at 260).
ASCATC207E68S
2313 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the WSW
(28 kph at 239).
- km
ASCATB207E68S
2314 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the WSW
(30 kph at 258).
- km
ASCATC208E68S
2321 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
24
Moderate winds from the SW
(24 kph at 227).
- 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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