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

Vinson Massif Weather Forecast

Ellsworth Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 6 am Mon 12 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed night. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Mon night, min -27°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Fri morning, min -27°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
part cloud
light snow
cloud
cloud
light snow
part cloud
light snow
cloud
light snow
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
some clouds
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
some clouds
light snow
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
km/h
25
W
20
W
20
W
30
NNW
20
NW
15
NW
15
NNE
15
NW
10
NE
15
NE
10
NNE
10
NW
10
WNW
10
W
10
W
5
NNW
5
NNE
5
N
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
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1
—
—
2
—
3
—
1
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—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-27
-23
-17
-17
-18
-18
-21
-21
-20
-26
-25
-24
-23
-23
-23
-23
-25
-24
min °C
-27
-25
-22
-18
-18
-19
-23
-22
-25
-27
-25
-24
-23
-23
-23
-24
-25
-25
 chill °C
-41
-36
-33
-29
-28
-27
-33
-32
-38
-37
-33
-31
-32
-32
-31
-24
-25
-30
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-39-37-33-30-31-33-35-34-32-36-38-38-36-35-34-35-36-37-33-31-27-24-25-26-29-29-27-32-32-32-30-30-29-30-30-31-27-24-20-18-18-19-22-22-23-27-25-24-23-23-23-24-25-25-22-20-15-13-14-14-18-19-19-22-21-19-18-19-19-19-20-20-17-17-11-9-10-9-14-16-15-19-18-15-13-16-14-15-16-14-10-11-4-3-3-2-7-9-9-12-11-9-6-10-8-8-10-8
Sunrise
9:23
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9:12
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9:00
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8:47
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8:34
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8:19
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Sunset
3:29
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3:40
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3:52
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—
4:04
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4:16
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4:31
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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 Wed night. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Mon night, min -27°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Vinson Massif Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Fri morning, min -27°C on Thu 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.
2 hours ago
-14°C
-
15
Light winds from the SE
(15 kph at 140).
40 km
Mid: few
BaseSanMartin
1292 km NE
7m alt.
2 hours ago
0°C
heavy snow
Continuous heavy snow.
6
Light winds from the SE
(6 kph at 140).
4.0 km
Mid: overcast
1342 km S
3012m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (19 kph from 70 degs) was rejected.
2.0 km
High: few
hy2c280E66S
1434 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the W
(35 kph at 280).
- km
hy2c279E66S
1439 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
27
Moderate winds from the WNW
(27 kph at 298).
- km
hy2c281E66S
1459 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the W
(36 kph at 278).
- km
hy2c283E66S
1461 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the W
(39 kph at 270).
- km
hy2c284E66S
1462 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
38
Fresh winds from the W
(38 kph at 270).
- km
hy2c282E65S
1484 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the W
(41 kph at 278).
- km
hy2c281E65S
1486 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
38
Fresh winds from the WNW
(38 kph at 282).
- 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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