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

Vinson Massif Weather Forecast

Ellsworth Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 5 pm Thu 10 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Sun morning, min -30°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Sun night, min -28°C on Tue afternoon). Mainly fresh winds.

Thu
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
2450
2450
2450
km/h
5
WNW
15
W
10
SSW
10
SW
15
W
15
SW
20
SW
25
SW
25
SW
30
WSW
30
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
30
SW
30
SW
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Snowflake cm
1
1
12
2
2
4
3
 mm
max °C
-24
-29
-28
-26
-25
-26
-24
-24
-22
-19
-18
-20
-22
-22
-24
-27
-25
min °C
-26
-30
-29
-27
-26
-26
-25
-26
-23
-21
-19
-21
-22
-23
-25
-28
-26
 chill °C
-35
-41
-38
-36
-36
-36
-36
-39
-35
-34
-32
-34
-36
-36
-38
-43
-41
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-38-41-40-39-38-39-39-40-36-33-31-33-33-35-39-39-38-31-36-35-33-32-33-32-33-30-27-26-27-28-29-32-34-32-25-30-29-27-26-26-25-25-23-20-19-21-22-23-25-28-26-19-25-25-23-22-22-20-19-18-16-13-15-16-17-19-23-22-12-20-21-19-18-18-16-13-14-11-9-9-10-12-13-20-18-6-14-14-13-12-11-9-7-7-4-2-3-3-5-7-14-11
Sunrise
1:02
12:55
12:46
12:38
12:30
Sunset
10:08
10:17
10:23
10:32
10:40
10:47

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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 -22°C on Sun morning, min -30°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Vinson Massif Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Sun night, min -28°C on Tue afternoon). 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.
2 hours ago
-27°C
light snow
Intermittent light snow.
24
Moderate winds from the SE
(24 kph at 140).
5.0 km
Mid: overcast
BaseSanMartin
1292 km NE
7m alt.
2 hours ago
-29°C
State of sky unchanged.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 160 degs) was rejected.
40 km
Mid: clear
1325 km S
2835m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (39 kph from 130 degs) was rejected.
0.4 km
Mid: clear
Amundsen-Scott Airport
1342 km S
3012m alt.
2 hours ago
moderate snow
Ice crystals.
39
Strong winds from the NW
(39 kph at 320).
0.4 km
ASCATB275E65S
1564 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
9
Light winds from the SSW
(9 kph at 210).
- km
ASCATB274E65S
1564 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
2
Calm
(2 kph at 204).
- km
ASCATB276E65S
1568 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
12
Light winds from the SW
(12 kph at 236).
- km
ASCATB279E65S
1569 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the SW
(37 kph at 235).
- km
ASCATC275E65S
1569 km N
15m alt.
4 hours ago
9
Light winds from the SW
(9 kph at 233).
- km
ASCATB273E65S
1570 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
1
Calm
(1 kph at 144).
- 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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