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

Vinson Massif Weather Forecast

Ellsworth Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 6 am Tue 20 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 Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Sun night, min -26°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
Cloud base (m)
km/h
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
W
5
W
5
NNW
5
NW
5
WNW
5
WSW
10
W
10
W
20
W
25
WSW
20
WSW
5
NW
10
N
15
N
20
NW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
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1
1
 mm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-25
-25
-25
-25
-25
-25
-26
-26
-23
-23
-24
-25
-25
-25
-24
-25
-25
-21
min °C
-26
-26
-26
-25
-25
-26
-26
-26
-26
-23
-25
-26
-26
-25
-25
-26
-26
-25
 chill °C
-33
-34
-32
-31
-32
-33
-32
-26
-32
-31
-34
-37
-39
-37
-34
-36
-36
-36
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-38-38-38-37-36-37-36-36-36-36-38-39-37-35-32-32-33-33-32-32-32-31-31-32-31-31-31-30-32-33-31-30-29-29-30-29-26-26-26-25-25-26-26-26-25-23-25-26-26-25-25-26-26-23-20-22-21-20-21-20-22-22-19-17-19-20-20-22-20-21-22-18-15-19-16-15-18-15-16-17-14-11-13-14-15-19-16-16-17-14-9-12-10-9-11-9-10-10-7-4-6-8-9-12-9-9-10-7
Sunrise
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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12:00
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Sunset
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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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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 Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Vinson Massif Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Sun night, min -26°C on Fri 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
BaseBelgranoII
1124 km ESE
256m alt.
3 hours ago
-9°C
-
6
Light winds from the SSW
(6 kph at 200).
40 km
Mid: overcast
BaseSanMartin
1292 km NE
7m alt.
3 hours ago
-1°C
Mist
43
Strong winds from the NW
(43 kph at 320).
28 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
1856 km NE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
4°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
9
Light winds from the W
(9 kph at 280).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: scattered
High: broken
BaseMarambio
1857 km NE
200m alt.
3 hours ago
4°C
-
30
Fresh winds from the WNW
(30 kph at 300).
35 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
BaseEsperanza
1940 km NE
24m alt.
3 hours ago
5°C
-
41
Strong winds from the W
(41 kph at 270).
30 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
BaseCarlini
2037 km NE
11m alt.
3 hours ago
2°C
Mist
39
Strong winds from the NW
(39 kph at 320).
3.0 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
CentroMet.Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
2038 km NE
48m alt.
49 minutes ago
-4°C
light rain
No report.
Wind obs. (115 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
0.9 km
Mid: overcast
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
2039 km NE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
Fog freezing -.
19
Light winds from the NNW
(19 kph at 340).
0.2 km
Dinamet
2043 km NE
52m alt.
51 minutes 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
-7°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
Wind obs. (30 kph from 170 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: overcast

* 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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