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

Vinson Massif Weather Forecast

Ellsworth Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 12 pm Sun 11 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Mon night, min -28°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed night. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Wed night, min -25°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Wed afternoon, calm by Fri afternoon).

Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloudy
cloudy
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
4250
2450
km/h
20
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
20
W
20
WSW
20
W
20
N
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
NNE
25
N
10
NW
25
NE
20
N
20
N
10
WNW
5
W
5
ENE
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
1
2
1
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—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-27
-28
-27
-28
-24
-17
-18
-18
-18
-20
-21
-18
-24
-23
-22
-22
-22
-23
min °C
-28
-28
-28
-28
-26
-23
-20
-20
-19
-21
-22
-22
-25
-23
-24
-22
-22
-25
 chill °C
-41
-42
-41
-41
-39
-35
-32
-30
-29
-33
-34
-33
-38
-34
-36
-30
-22
-33
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-40-40-40-39-38-34-31-32-33-33-34-31-33-36-36-36-36-37-34-34-34-34-32-28-26-26-27-27-28-26-29-30-30-29-30-31-28-28-28-28-25-20-19-19-19-21-22-20-25-23-23-22-22-24-22-23-22-23-22-16-15-15-15-16-19-18-21-20-19-17-18-19-17-18-16-18-19-13-11-11-9-11-16-14-17-19-15-14-14-14-11-11-10-11-12-6-5-4-3-5-9-8-11-12-9-7-7-8
Sunrise
9:34
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—
9:23
—
—
9:12
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—
9:00
—
—
8:47
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—
8:34
—
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Sunset
3:18
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—
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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Vinson Massif Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Vinson Massif is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Mon night, min -28°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Vinson Massif Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed night. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Wed night, min -25°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Wed afternoon, calm by Fri 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.
36 minutes ago
-20°C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, below eye level.
30
Fresh winds from the SSE
(30 kph at 160).
5.0 km
Mid: overcast
BaseSanMartin
1292 km NE
7m alt.
36 minutes ago
-1°C
-
Wind obs. (9 kph from 20 degs) was rejected.
40 km
Mid: overcast
1325 km S
2835m alt.
36 minutes ago
-
Wind obs. (15 kph from 60 degs) was rejected.
3.2 km
Mid: clear
1342 km S
3012m alt.
46 minutes ago
moderate snow
Ice crystals.
Wind obs. (15 kph from 60 degs) was rejected.
3.2 km
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
1856 km NE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 290).
0.0 km
BaseMarambio
1857 km NE
200m alt.
36 minutes ago
1°C
-
9
Light winds from the NE
(9 kph at 50).
35 km
Mid: scattered
BaseBernardoO higgins
1934 km NE
10m alt.
36 minutes ago
-4°C
State of sky unchanged.
17
Light winds from the W
(17 kph at 260).
35 km
Mid: overcast
BaseEsperanza
1940 km NE
24m alt.
36 minutes ago
-1°C
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 140 degs) was rejected.
30 km
Mid: scattered
Captain Arturo Prat Base
1994 km NE
111m alt.
36 minutes ago
-1°C
State of sky unchanged.
15
Light winds from the W
(15 kph at 270).
30 km
Mid: clear
BaseCarlini
2037 km NE
11m alt.
36 minutes ago
-2°C
-
37
Fresh winds from the WNW
(37 kph at 290).
30 km
Mid: mostly cloudy

* 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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