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

Vinson Massif Weather Forecast

Ellsworth Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 6 am Mon 19 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Mon morning, min -28°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Sat night, min -26°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu afternoon, fresh winds from the WSW by Fri night).

Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
4650
km/h
25
NNE
25
NE
15
ENE
10
W
10
WSW
5
W
10
WSW
10
W
10
N
10
NNW
5
NW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
30
WSW
25
WSW
15
WSW
10
NNW
Weather map
Weather map
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Weather map
Snowflake cm
1
3
4
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—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-24
-24
-26
-25
-25
-25
-24
-24
-25
-25
-26
-23
-23
-24
-23
-19
-17
-16
min °C
-24
-25
-28
-26
-25
-25
-24
-24
-25
-26
-26
-25
-24
-25
-25
-21
-18
-16
 chill °C
-36
-38
-40
-34
-33
-31
-31
-31
-31
-33
-31
-33
-34
-37
-38
-33
-27
-22
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
150
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-34-35-37-38-38-38-37-37-36-36-37-37-37-38-36-31-29-28-29-30-32-32-32-32-31-31-31-31-32-31-31-31-30-26-24-22-24-25-27-26-25-25-24-24-25-26-26-24-24-25-24-20-18-16-20-21-22-20-21-20-19-19-19-21-21-18-17-19-19-15-13-11-16-17-17-15-18-16-14-15-15-16-16-12-11-14-13-10-9-6-10-11-10-9-12-9-8-9-8-9-9-6-5-7-6-3-21
Sunrise
7:42
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7:14
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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
—
5:07
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5:35
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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 light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Mon morning, min -28°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Vinson Massif Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Sat night, min -26°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu afternoon, fresh winds from the WSW by Fri 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
BaseBelgranoII
1124 km ESE
256m alt.
3 hours ago
-12°C
-
6
Light winds from the E
(6 kph at 90).
40 km
Mid: scattered
BaseSanMartin
1292 km NE
7m alt.
3 hours ago
2°C
light rain
Continuous light rain.
Wind obs. (6 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
5.0 km
Mid: overcast
1342 km S
3012m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (13 kph from 330 degs) was rejected.
3.6 km
Mid: overcast
hy2c232E67S
1840 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the ENE
(37 kph at 62).
- km
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
1856 km NE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
Wind obs. (20 kph from 320 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
BaseMarambio
1857 km NE
200m alt.
3 hours ago
8°C
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 320 degs) was rejected.
35 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
BaseBernardoO higgins
1934 km NE
10m alt.
3 hours ago
1°C
clear
Haze
13
Light winds from the N
(13 kph at 350).
2.0 km
Mid: overcast
BaseEsperanza
1940 km NE
24m alt.
3 hours ago
5°C
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
30 km
Mid: scattered
hy2c232E66S
1947 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the NNW
(30 kph at 338).
- km
hy2c231E66S
1969 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the NNW
(31 kph at 332).
- 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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