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

Vinson Massif Weather Forecast

Ellsworth Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 11 am Mon 14 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Mon morning, min -36°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Mon night, calm by Wed night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -27°C on Sat night, min -35°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, fresh winds from the SW by Sat night).

Monday
14
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
km/h
40
WSW
40
WSW
45
W
25
SW
30
SW
35
SSW
30
SW
25
SW
20
WSW
5
WNW
10
WSW
5
SSW
10
S
10
S
15
SSW
15
WSW
25
SSW
30
SW
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Snowflake cm
2
1
 mm
max °C
-18
-19
-20
-30
-33
-35
-33
-31
-30
-31
-33
-32
-32
-32
-32
-33
-34
-27
min °C
-20
-20
-28
-32
-35
-36
-34
-32
-30
-32
-33
-33
-32
-32
-33
-35
-35
-33
 chill °C
-34
-34
-44
-46
-53
-54
-51
-47
-45
-39
-42
-40
-40
-42
-45
-49
-51
-50
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-33-33-37-42-44-46-45-42-39-41-42-42-42-42-43-45-45-42-26-27-31-37-40-41-40-37-35-37-38-38-37-37-38-40-40-36-19-20-24-31-34-36-34-32-30-32-33-33-32-32-33-34-35-30-14-15-18-25-29-31-29-27-25-27-29-28-28-28-28-30-30-25-9-11-12-18-24-27-25-23-21-22-25-23-24-24-24-25-26-20-3-5-5-12-17-20-19-17-14-15-18-17-17-18-17-19-20-13
Sunrise
12:38
12:30
12:22
12:14
11:58
11:50
Sunset
10:40
10:47
10:55
11:02
11:08
11:17

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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 -18°C on Mon morning, min -36°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Mon night, calm by Wed night).

Vinson Massif Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -27°C on Sat night, min -35°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, fresh winds from the SW by Sat 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.
3 hours ago
-38°C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, below eye level.
37
Fresh winds from the SSE
(37 kph at 160).
5.0 km
Mid: few
BaseSanMartin
1292 km NE
7m alt.
3 hours ago
-22°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
40 km
Mid: scattered
ASCATB261E67S
1409 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the W
(39 kph at 278).
- km
ASCATB260E67S
1427 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the WNW
(39 kph at 282).
- km
ASCATB259E67S
1429 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the WNW
(39 kph at 284).
- km
ASCATB262E66S
1477 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the W
(31 kph at 280).
- km
ASCATB261E66S
1505 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the W
(32 kph at 275).
- km
ASCATB260E66S
1531 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the W
(28 kph at 280).
- km
ASCATB259E66S
1535 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the WNW
(35 kph at 282).
- km
ASCATC273E65S
1554 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the WSW
(35 kph at 244).
- 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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