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

Vinson Massif Weather Forecast

Ellsworth Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 5 am Fri 11 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun night. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Sun night, min -29°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Fri morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Sun night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon night. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Mon night, min -35°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Tue morning, light winds from the SW by Tue night).

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
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
Cloud base (m)
9550
2450
2450
2450
km/h
10
SW
10
WSW
15
WSW
20
SW
20
WSW
30
SW
30
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
50
WSW
25
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
30
SSW
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Snowflake cm
2
7
1
6
1
2
 mm
max °C
-28
-26
-25
-25
-24
-24
-22
-18
-17
-21
-21
-20
-21
-25
-29
-33
-35
-35
min °C
-29
-27
-26
-26
-24
-26
-23
-21
-20
-21
-22
-22
-24
-25
-32
-35
-35
-35
 chill °C
-38
-36
-36
-38
-36
-40
-36
-35
-34
-35
-35
-36
-40
-38
-45
-49
-49
-52
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
50
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-41-38-38-39-39-39-36-32-31-33-34-33-35-39-42-45-46-45-35-33-32-33-32-32-30-26-25-28-28-28-29-33-37-40-41-40-29-27-26-26-24-25-23-20-19-21-22-21-23-25-31-34-35-35-25-23-22-21-18-20-17-14-13-16-16-16-17-19-26-30-31-31-21-19-18-17-13-15-12-10-7-11-10-9-11-14-22-26-27-26-15-13-11-11-7-8-5-3-1-5-3-3-4-7-16-20-20-20
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 light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun night. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Sun night, min -29°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Fri morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Sun night).

Vinson Massif Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon night. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Mon night, min -35°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Tue morning, light winds from the SW by Tue night).

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.
53 minutes ago
-28°C
Clouds dissolving.
20
Moderate winds from the SE
(20 kph at 140).
40 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
BaseSanMartin
1292 km NE
7m alt.
53 minutes ago
-17°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
40 km
Mid: scattered
ASCATB245E67S
1615 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
7
Light winds from the W
(7 kph at 270).
- km
ASCATB244E67S
1622 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
14
Light winds from the NNW
(14 kph at 337).
- km
ASCATB245E66S
1647 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
9
Light winds from the S
(9 kph at 186).
- km
ASCATB244E66S
1661 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
14
Light winds from the N
(14 kph at 351).
- km
ASCATB243E66S
1679 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
9
Light winds from the N
(9 kph at 358).
- km
ASCATB240E67S
1693 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
14
Light winds from the NNW
(14 kph at 335).
- km
ASCATB241E67S
1696 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
13
Light winds from the NW
(13 kph at 324).
- km
ASCATB242E67S
1696 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
11
Light winds from the NNW
(11 kph at 327).
- 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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