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

Vinson Massif Weather Forecast

Ellsworth Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 6 pm Fri 09 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -25°C on Sat night, min -30°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Tue afternoon, min -26°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the NW by Wed afternoon).

Fri
9
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
Cloud base (m)
5300
5300
3850
5150
2750
km/h
5
WSW
5
W
5
W
5
W
10
WNW
15
NW
20
WNW
20
W
20
WSW
20
WSW
25
W
25
NNW
40
NW
15
WNW
20
W
20
W
25
NNE
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
—
—
—
—
2
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-28
-27
-27
-28
-25
-26
-29
-29
-27
-24
-18
-18
-17
-18
-20
-18
-18
min °C
-28
-28
-28
-28
-27
-28
-29
-30
-28
-26
-22
-19
-17
-20
-20
-19
-21
 chill °C
-35
-34
-35
-35
-35
-39
-42
-43
-41
-39
-33
-30
-30
-29
-31
-29
-33
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-40-40-40-41-40-40-41-41-39-38-34-31-30-32-34-31-32-34-34-34-35-34-35-35-35-34-32-27-26-24-26-27-25-26-28-28-28-28-26-27-29-30-28-25-20-19-17-19-20-19-20-23-22-22-23-21-22-25-24-23-21-16-14-13-13-15-15-16-19-17-18-19-16-17-21-20-18-18-12-10-9-8-10-12-12-12-11-11-13-10-10-14-13-12-11-5-3-3-1-4-6-5
Sunrise
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9:45
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9:34
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9:23
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9:12
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9:00
—
—
Sunset
2:59
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3:08
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3:18
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3:29
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3:40
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3:52
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Vinson Massif Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Vinson Massif is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -25°C on Sat night, min -30°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Vinson Massif Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Tue afternoon, min -26°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the NW 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.
2 hours ago
-16°C
light snow
Intermittent light snow.
15
Light winds from the E
(15 kph at 90).
5.0 km
Mid: overcast
ASCATC247E70S
1274 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the SW
(41 kph at 224).
- km
BaseSanMartin
1292 km NE
7m alt.
2 hours ago
0°C
moderate snow
Snow
31
Fresh winds from the NNW
(31 kph at 340).
40 km
Mid: overcast
ASCATB244E70S
1297 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the SW
(40 kph at 222).
- km
ASCATC246E70S
1318 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the SW
(28 kph at 223).
- km
ASCATC245E70S
1329 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the SW
(28 kph at 232).
- km
ASCATC244E70S
1353 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
24
Moderate winds from the WSW
(24 kph at 255).
- km
ASCATC245E69S
1363 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
25
Moderate winds from the SW
(25 kph at 230).
- km
ASCATC243E70S
1366 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
47
Strong winds from the WNW
(47 kph at 300).
- km
ASCATB243E70S
1366 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
53
Near gales from the WNW
(53 kph at 303).
- 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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