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

Vinson Massif Weather Forecast

Ellsworth Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 6 am Tue 29 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Thu night, min -32°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Tue morning, strong winds from the W by Wed night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Sat night, min -18°C on Fri morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
Friday
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
4350
2500
2500
2500
km/h
10
W
15
SW
30
WSW
30
WNW
30
WNW
35
W
25
W
30
WSW
30
W
20
WNW
25
W
30
W
30
WNW
30
WNW
20
WNW
15
NW
20
NW
30
NW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
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—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-30
-32
-24
-23
-25
-22
-24
-21
-18
-17
-16
-16
-16
-17
-15
-16
-16
-16
min °C
-31
-32
-30
-24
-25
-25
-24
-23
-19
-18
-17
-16
-16
-17
-17
-16
-16
-17
 chill °C
-42
-45
-46
-38
-39
-41
-36
-37
-31
-28
-28
-26
-27
-28
-28
-24
-26
-28
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
200
150
0
0
100
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-42-43-38-36-39-38-40-37-34-32-31-29-29-30-30-29-29-30-37-38-33-30-33-31-32-30-27-25-25-23-23-24-24-23-23-24-31-32-27-24-25-24-24-22-19-18-17-16-16-17-16-16-16-17-26-26-22-18-19-17-18-18-14-12-12-11-12-13-11-12-11-12-20-22-17-12-14-12-13-13-9-7-7-5-7-9-6-7-7-7-14-16-10-5-8-5-6-7-30-120-200-1-1
Sunrise
11:24
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11:15
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11:07
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10:59
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10:51
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10:42
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Sunset
1:34
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1:42
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1:51
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1:59
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2:07
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2:15
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Vinson Massif Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Vinson Massif is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Thu night, min -32°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Tue morning, strong winds from the W by Wed night).

Vinson Massif Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Sat night, min -18°C on Fri morning). Mainly fresh winds.

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
-22°C
light snow
Intermittent light snow.
2
Calm
(2 kph at 270).
30 km
Mid: overcast
BaseSanMartin
1292 km NE
7m alt.
3 hours ago
-1°C
moderate rain
Moderate to heavy rain and snow.
46
Strong winds from the N
(46 kph at 0).
26 km
Mid: overcast
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
1856 km NE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
31
Fresh winds from the WNW
(31 kph at 300).
0.0 km
BaseMarambio
1857 km NE
200m alt.
3 hours ago
-5°C
-
Wind obs. (30 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
35 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
BaseEsperanza
1940 km NE
24m alt.
3 hours ago
2°C
-
39
Strong winds from the SW
(39 kph at 230).
30 km
Mid: scattered
BaseCarlini
2037 km NE
11m alt.
3 hours ago
-2°C
Mist
44
Strong winds from the W
(44 kph at 270).
2.0 km
Mid: overcast
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
2038 km NE
48m alt.
3 hours ago
-4°C
No report.
Wind obs. (115 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
2039 km NE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
-2°C
clear
Mist -.
44
Strong winds from the W
(44 kph at 270).
2.5 km
Low: overcast
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
2145 km SSW
10m alt.
1 hour ago
-33°C
clear
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 50 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: few
Williams Field
2150 km SSW
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-26°C
clear
Clear
17
Light winds from the E
(17 kph at 90).
10.0 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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