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

Vinson Massif Weather Forecast

Ellsworth Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 5 am Fri 18 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Sun night, min -35°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Fri morning, fresh winds from the SSW by Sat afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Wed morning, min -31°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Mon morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Wed afternoon).

Friday
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
light snow
part cloud
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
7700
8200
5200
4150
5000
km/h
10
SE
10
S
15
SSW
20
SW
30
SSW
30
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
5
WSW
5
SW
10
SSW
15
SSW
20
SW
25
SW
35
WSW
20
SW
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Snowflake cm
2
 mm
max °C
-35
-34
-32
-32
-31
-26
-27
-27
-24
-25
-27
-28
-30
-28
-28
-24
-25
-29
min °C
-35
-35
-34
-33
-33
-29
-27
-27
-26
-26
-28
-29
-31
-29
-30
-26
-27
-30
 chill °C
-44
-45
-45
-47
-49
-44
-39
-39
-38
-32
-34
-36
-41
-40
-42
-40
-41
-42
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-44-44-43-43-43-40-38-38-37-37-39-40-42-40-39-33-36-43-40-39-38-38-38-34-33-33-32-32-34-35-36-35-34-29-32-37-35-35-33-33-32-28-27-27-25-26-28-29-31-29-29-25-26-30-31-30-29-28-28-23-22-22-20-20-22-24-25-25-25-20-20-24-26-26-24-24-24-17-18-17-16-15-18-19-21-21-20-15-14-19-20-20-18-18-17-11-11-11-9-8-11-12-14-15-14-8-8-13
Sunrise
11:58
11:50
11:42
11:34
11:25
11:17
Sunset
11:08
11:17
11:23
11:32
11:38
11:45

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Vinson Massif Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Vinson Massif is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Sun night, min -35°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Fri morning, fresh winds from the SSW by Sat afternoon).

Vinson Massif Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Wed morning, min -31°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Mon morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Wed afternoon).

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.
55 minutes ago
-22°C
-
33
Fresh winds from the SE
(33 kph at 140).
40 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
BaseSanMartin
1292 km NE
7m alt.
55 minutes ago
-3°C
Fog, sky visible, thinning.
50
Strong winds from the NNW
(50 kph at 340).
0.8 km
Mid: overcast
hy2c270E65S
1520 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the W
(46 kph at 270).
- km
hy2c272E65S
1520 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the W
(48 kph at 270).
- km
hy2c273E65S
1537 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the W
(49 kph at 270).
- km
hy2c276E65S
1546 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the W
(48 kph at 270).
- km
hy2c271E65S
1555 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the W
(48 kph at 272).
- km
hy2c274E65S
1555 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the W
(49 kph at 272).
- km
hy2c269E65S
1558 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the W
(45 kph at 272).
- km
hy2c275E65S
1560 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
47
Strong winds from the W
(47 kph at 272).
- 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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