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

Vinson Massif Weather Forecast

Ellsworth Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 11 am Sat 19 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Sun night, min -33°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Sat night, light winds from the WSW by Mon afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Tue night, min -39°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Tue night, calm by Thu afternoon).

Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
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
cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
9500
km/h
20
SW
25
SSW
25
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
10
NW
5
WSW
10
W
15
SW
15
SW
30
SW
25
WSW
35
SW
25
WSW
10
WSW
5
SSW
5
SSW
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Weather map
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Snowflake cm
1
1
2
1
 mm
max °C
-32
-31
-26
-26
-25
-22
-23
-24
-26
-27
-26
-24
-27
-30
-29
-30
-36
-37
min °C
-33
-32
-29
-26
-26
-24
-23
-25
-27
-27
-26
-26
-30
-30
-30
-33
-37
-39
 chill °C
-48
-48
-44
-38
-38
-35
-30
-31
-36
-37
-36
-40
-45
-46
-45
-40
-44
-46
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-43-43-40-38-37-36-35-37-38-38-37-35-40-44-44-45-47-48-38-38-35-32-32-30-30-31-33-33-32-30-34-37-37-39-42-43-33-32-28-26-26-23-23-25-27-27-26-25-29-30-30-32-37-38-28-28-22-21-21-18-18-20-22-23-22-20-23-24-23-26-31-33-24-24-18-17-16-13-13-15-17-19-18-14-17-19-18-22-26-28-18-18-12-10-10-7-6-9-10-13-11-8-10-12-11-15-20-21
Sunrise
11:50
11:42
11:34
11:25
11:17
11:08
Sunset
11:17
11:23
11:32
11:38
11:45
11:53

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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 night, min -33°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Sat night, light winds from the WSW by Mon afternoon).

Vinson Massif Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Tue night, min -39°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Tue night, calm by Thu afternoon).

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
-24°C
-
26
Moderate winds from the SSE
(26 kph at 160).
40 km
Mid: clear
ASCATC289E68S
1216 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the W
(45 kph at 265).
- km
BaseSanMartin
1292 km NE
7m alt.
3 hours ago
-13°C
moderate snow
Continuous moderate snow.
Wind obs. (13 kph from 320 degs) was rejected.
2.0 km
Mid: overcast
ASCATB265E67S
1374 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
47
Strong winds from the SW
(47 kph at 224).
- km
ASCATB266E67S
1375 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the SW
(46 kph at 221).
- km
ASCATB264E67S
1386 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the SW
(44 kph at 230).
- km
ASCATB263E67S
1388 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the SW
(44 kph at 220).
- km
ASCATB262E67S
1403 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
38
Fresh winds from the SW
(38 kph at 218).
- km
ASCATB261E67S
1406 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the SW
(33 kph at 217).
- km
ASCATB260E67S
1411 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
29
Fresh winds from the SW
(29 kph at 218).
- 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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