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

Vinson Massif Weather Forecast

Ellsworth Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 6 am Sat 17 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon morning. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Sat morning, min -26°C on Mon afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Wed afternoon, min -26°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
clear
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
km/h
15
N
25
N
15
N
10
WNW
15
NW
20
N
25
NNE
25
NNE
15
NE
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
5
W
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
WSW
10
WSW
15
SW
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Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
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2
2
3
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-20
-21
-23
-22
-22
-24
-25
-25
-26
-26
-25
-23
-22
-21
-22
-23
-23
-21
min °C
-21
-23
-24
-22
-23
-25
-25
-26
-26
-26
-26
-25
-22
-22
-23
-23
-23
-23
 chill °C
-32
-35
-35
-30
-33
-37
-38
-39
-38
-35
-36
-34
-28
-30
-32
-29
-30
-32
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-32-34-37-35-34-33-35-36-37-38-38-36-33-33-35-36-37-35-27-29-31-29-28-29-30-31-32-32-32-30-28-28-29-30-30-29-21-22-24-22-23-25-25-26-26-26-26-24-22-22-23-23-23-22-15-18-19-18-19-21-21-22-22-20-22-19-17-17-17-17-18-17-10-14-14-13-16-16-17-18-17-15-18-15-13-13-12-11-15-12-4-8-8-7-9-10-10-11-10-9-12-8-6-6-5-5-8-5
Sunrise
8:19
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8:01
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7:42
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7:14
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12:00
—
—
12:00
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Sunset
—
4:31
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4:47
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5:07
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5:35
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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: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon morning. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Sat morning, min -26°C on Mon afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Vinson Massif Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Wed afternoon, min -26°C on Tue morning). 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.
48 minutes ago
-16°C
-
7
Light winds from the SE
(7 kph at 140).
40 km
Mid: few
BaseSanMartin
1292 km NE
7m alt.
48 minutes ago
-2°C
-
6
Light winds from the ESE
(6 kph at 110).
40 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
1856 km NE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
6
Light winds from the N
(6 kph at 1).
0.0 km
BaseMarambio
1857 km NE
200m alt.
48 minutes ago
4°C
-
13
Light winds from the NNE
(13 kph at 20).
35 km
Mid: few
BaseEsperanza
1940 km NE
24m alt.
48 minutes ago
3°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
30 km
Mid: clear
BaseCarlini
2037 km NE
11m alt.
48 minutes ago
-1°C
Mist
22
Moderate winds from the W
(22 kph at 270).
5.0 km
Mid: scattered
CentroMet.Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
2038 km NE
48m alt.
2 hours ago
-4°C
partially cloudy
No report.
Wind obs. (115 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
30 km
Mid: overcast
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
2039 km NE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
-3°C
clear
Fog freezing -.
19
Light winds from the WNW
(19 kph at 290).
0.0 km
Low: overcast
Williams Field
2150 km SSW
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-13°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
20
Moderate winds from the E
(20 kph at 100).
10.0 km
Low: broken
2152 km ESE
574m alt.
52 minutes ago
-
15
Light winds from the E
(15 kph at 100).

* 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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