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

Vinson Massif Weather Forecast

Ellsworth Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 6 am Wed 21 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Thu night, min -26°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat night. Extremely cold (max -25°C on Sat afternoon, min -31°C on Mon afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
light snow
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
light snow
clear
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
2950
9600
km/h
5
WSW
5
WSW
0
NE
5
N
5
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
15
W
15
W
15
W
15
N
20
NNE
15
N
20
N
15
NNW
10
W
20
W
Weather map
Weather map
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Weather map
Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
2
2
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1
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—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-26
-26
-26
-26
-26
-23
-23
-23
-24
-26
-25
-26
-28
-27
-25
-27
-31
-27
min °C
-26
-26
-26
-26
-26
-25
-23
-23
-26
-26
-25
-28
-29
-28
-26
-28
-31
-31
 chill °C
-31
-31
-31
-26
-31
-34
-32
-32
-36
-37
-36
-40
-40
-39
-38
-35
-41
-44
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-37-37-37-37-37-35-35-35-37-37-34-32-34-35-37-39-40-39-32-32-32-32-31-30-29-30-31-32-30-30-32-32-32-34-36-34-26-26-26-26-26-24-23-23-25-26-25-27-29-28-26-28-31-29-21-22-22-21-21-19-18-19-19-21-21-23-24-24-21-22-27-24-16-19-17-16-17-14-12-15-14-15-18-17-19-19-18-17-22-18-10-12-11-9-11-7-5-8-7-8-11-10-13-13-11-10-16-12
Sunrise
12:00
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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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12:00
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Sunset
12:00
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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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12:00
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Vinson Massif Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Vinson Massif is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Thu night, min -26°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Vinson Massif Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat night. Extremely cold (max -25°C on Sat afternoon, min -31°C on Mon afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

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
-13°C
-
24
Moderate winds from the WSW
(24 kph at 250).
40 km
Mid: overcast
hy2c246E70S
1270 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the WNW
(49 kph at 292).
- km
hy2c245E70S
1291 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the WNW
(45 kph at 292).
- km
BaseSanMartin
1292 km NE
7m alt.
2 hours ago
1°C
Mist
Wind obs. (39 kph from 340 degs) was rejected.
28 km
Mid: overcast
hy2c244E70S
1300 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the WNW
(49 kph at 295).
- km
1325 km S
2835m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (28 kph from 340 degs) was rejected.
1.6 km
Mid: sky obscured
hy2c243E70S
1331 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the WNW
(49 kph at 292).
- km
1342 km S
3012m alt.
2 hours ago
light snow
Snow grains.
Wind obs. (30 kph from 340 degs) was rejected.
1.6 km
ASCATC244E70S
1344 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the WNW
(40 kph at 290).
- km
ASCATC245E69S
1345 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
47
Strong winds from the WNW
(47 kph at 291).
- 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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