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

Vinson Massif Weather Forecast

Ellsworth Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 6 am Wed 07 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Wed morning, min -29°C on Fri afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Sat night, min -30°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
Friday
9
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
cloud
light snow
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
cloudy
light snow
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
4750
4050
4800
5350
4250
km/h
5
SE
5
W
10
W
10
W
15
W
20
W
20
W
20
W
15
W
10
W
15
W
10
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
25
NNW
20
NNW
15
WSW
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Snowflake cm
2
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1
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-19
-21
-23
-25
-28
-26
-27
-29
-26
-26
-26
-24
-25
-26
-25
-26
-28
-26
min °C
-21
-22
-24
-27
-28
-28
-28
-29
-29
-27
-27
-26
-25
-26
-26
-28
-29
-30
 chill °C
-21
-26
-31
-36
-39
-41
-40
-41
-41
-36
-37
-36
-34
-37
-37
-42
-39
-41
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-34-35-37-40-40-40-40-41-41-40-40-40-39-40-39-41-41-40-27-29-31-33-34-34-34-35-34-34-34-33-32-33-33-34-35-34-20-22-24-26-28-27-28-29-28-27-27-25-25-26-26-27-29-28-14-16-18-20-23-21-22-23-22-21-21-20-19-22-20-22-24-23-8-11-12-15-18-16-17-19-17-16-16-15-13-18-15-17-20-18-2-4-5-8-12-9-10-13-11-9-10-8-7-11-9-11-13-11
Sunrise
10:14
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—
10:05
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—
9:54
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—
9:45
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—
9:34
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9:23
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Sunset
2:41
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—
2:49
—
—
2:59
—
—
3:08
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—
3:18
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—
3:29
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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 -19°C on Wed morning, min -29°C on Fri afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Vinson Massif Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Sat night, min -30°C on Mon night). 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
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
1856 km NE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
15
Light winds from the NW
(15 kph at 320).
0.0 km
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
2039 km NE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
31
Fresh winds from the W
(31 kph at 260).
10.0 km
High: scattered
Dinamet
2043 km NE
52m alt.
1 hour ago
-3°C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).
Williams Field
2150 km SSW
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-9°C
clear
Clear
Wind obs. (13 kph from 100 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
2152 km ESE
574m alt.
1 hour ago
-
15
Light winds from the E
(15 kph at 100).
Halvfarryggen
2239 km ESE
694m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (17 kph from 260 degs) was rejected.
2355 km ESE
1290m alt.
1 hour ago
-
0

(0 kph at —)
Puerto Williams
2724 km NNE
14m alt.
2 hours ago
8°C
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (15 kph from 70 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken
Ushuaia Naval Base Airport
2734 km NNE
204m alt.
2 hours ago
9°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Rio Grande Airport
2849 km NNE
102m alt.
2 hours ago
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
20
Moderate winds from the N
(20 kph at 0).
0.0 km
Low: few
Mid: mostly cloudy

* 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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