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

Vinson Massif Weather Forecast

Ellsworth Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 11 am Fri 11 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Sun night, min -29°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Fri morning, strong winds from the WSW by Sun night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue morning. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Mon afternoon, min -34°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Mon night, moderate winds from the SSW by Wed morning).

Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
clear
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
clear
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
9600
2450
5150
km/h
10
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
20
SW
25
WSW
30
SW
30
WSW
30
WSW
35
WSW
40
WSW
25
WSW
40
WSW
35
WSW
25
SW
30
SW
25
SSW
25
SW
30
SSW
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Snowflake cm
1
4
3
1
 mm
max °C
-28
-26
-24
-24
-24
-24
-21
-18
-16
-20
-19
-20
-26
-31
-31
-34
-33
-29
min °C
-29
-27
-26
-26
-24
-26
-22
-18
-19
-22
-20
-23
-29
-32
-34
-34
-33
-33
 chill °C
-38
-37
-37
-38
-36
-40
-35
-30
-33
-37
-33
-39
-44
-47
-51
-50
-49
-49
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
100
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-40-38-38-39-39-38-35-31-30-33-32-34-41-43-44-44-43-41-35-33-32-32-32-32-28-25-24-28-27-28-35-38-38-39-38-36-29-27-25-25-24-25-22-18-18-21-20-22-28-32-33-34-33-31-25-23-20-21-18-20-17-14-12-17-14-16-21-26-28-30-29-27-21-19-16-17-13-14-12-9-8-12-9-9-15-20-23-26-25-23-14-13-10-10-6-7-6-3-1-5-3-3-8-14-17-20-19-16
Sunrise
1:02
12:55
12:46
12:38
12:30
12:22
Sunset
10:17
10:23
10:32
10:40
10:47
10:55

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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 -16°C on Sun night, min -29°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Fri morning, strong winds from the WSW by Sun night).

Vinson Massif Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue morning. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Mon afternoon, min -34°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Mon night, moderate winds from the SSW by Wed morning).

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
-26°C
light snow
Intermittent light snow.
6
Light winds from the SE
(6 kph at 140).
5.0 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
BaseSanMartin
1292 km NE
7m alt.
2 hours ago
-13°C
light snow
Intermittent light snow.
2
Calm
(2 kph at 270).
26 km
Mid: overcast
1325 km S
2835m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (15 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
0.8 km
Mid: clear
1342 km S
3012m alt.
2 hours ago
moderate snow
Ice crystals.
17
Light winds from the WNW
(17 kph at 290).
0.0 km
hy2c256E67S
1395 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
12
Light winds from the WNW
(12 kph at 300).
- km
hy2c257E67S
1403 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
11
Light winds from the NNE
(11 kph at 15).
- km
hy2c258E67S
1416 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
14
Light winds from the E
(14 kph at 82).
- km
hy2c259E67S
1417 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
12
Light winds from the ESE
(12 kph at 112).
- km
hy2c255E67S
1435 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
8
Light winds from the NNW
(8 kph at 340).
- km
hy2c253E67S
1447 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
10
Light winds from the NNW
(10 kph at 340).
- 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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