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

Vinson Massif Weather Forecast

Ellsworth Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 11 pm Fri 18 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Sun night, min -34°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Tue night, min -38°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Mon night, strong winds from the W by Wed morning).

Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
light snow
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
km/h
15
SSW
15
SW
25
SSW
25
SW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WNW
10
W
10
W
15
SSW
15
WSW
30
SSW
40
W
30
WSW
25
WSW
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Snowflake cm
1
1
2
 mm
max °C
-32
-32
-31
-26
-26
-26
-23
-23
-25
-26
-28
-26
-22
-23
-29
-31
min °C
-34
-33
-32
-29
-27
-26
-25
-24
-25
-27
-28
-27
-28
-26
-31
-33
 chill °C
-45
-48
-48
-44
-38
-37
-36
-32
-34
-36
-38
-39
-43
-41
-47
-48
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-43-43-43-40-38-37-36-36-37-38-38-39-35-35-43-45-38-38-38-34-32-32-30-30-31-33-33-33-31-30-37-39-33-33-32-28-27-26-24-24-25-27-28-27-25-25-30-32-29-28-27-22-22-21-19-18-20-21-23-21-20-19-24-26-24-24-24-17-17-17-14-13-15-16-19-17-15-13-18-19-18-18-17-11-11-11-7-6-8-9-13-10-9-7-11-13
Sunrise
11:50
11:42
11:34
11:25
11:17
Sunset
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: A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Sun night, min -34°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds.

Vinson Massif Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Tue night, min -38°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Mon night, strong winds from the W by Wed morning).

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
ASCATB289E68S
1214 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
58
Near gales from the WSW
(58 kph at 256).
- km
ASCATC289E68S
1226 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
56
Near gales from the W
(56 kph at 263).
- km
ASCATB290E68S
1227 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
53
Near gales from the W
(53 kph at 276).
- km
ASCATC290E68S
1236 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
53
Near gales from the W
(53 kph at 269).
- km
1342 km S
3012m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (13 kph from 130 degs) was rejected.
9.0 km
Mid: few
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
1856 km NE
232m alt.
3 hours ago
clear
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
BaseMarambio
1857 km NE
200m alt.
3 hours ago
-3°C
-
7
Light winds from the NW
(7 kph at 320).
35 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
ASCATB299E63S
1886 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the W
(49 kph at 268).
- km
ASCATB300E63S
1918 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
43
Strong winds from the W
(43 kph at 267).
- km
ASCATB301E63S
1925 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the W
(45 kph at 266).
- 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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