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

Vinson Massif Weather Forecast

Ellsworth Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 12 pm 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). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Tue morning, light winds from the WNW by Wed afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Thu night, min -26°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
snow showers
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
some clouds
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
cloudy
cloudy
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
km/h
25
W
20
W
20
W
30
NNW
20
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
15
NNE
15
NE
10
N
5
W
5
WNW
10
W
10
W
5
WSW
5
NNE
5
NNE
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
—
1
—
—
1
1
3
1
2
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-27
-23
-17
-17
-17
-18
-19
-20
-20
-26
-24
-23
-23
-23
-23
-23
-25
-25
min °C
-27
-25
-21
-17
-18
-19
-20
-20
-26
-26
-24
-24
-23
-24
-23
-23
-25
-26
 chill °C
-41
-36
-32
-28
-28
-27
-27
-26
-38
-37
-32
-29
-29
-32
-30
-23
-25
-26
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-39-36-33-30-31-33-33-34-33-38-38-37-36-36-35-34-35-37-34-30-26-24-25-26-27-27-28-32-31-31-30-30-30-29-31-31-27-24-19-17-18-19-20-20-23-26-24-24-23-24-23-23-25-26-22-20-15-13-13-14-15-17-20-22-20-19-18-19-18-19-22-21-17-17-11-9-9-9-10-13-16-18-17-15-13-16-14-14-19-17-10-10-5-3-3-2-4-6-10-11-11-8-7-9-7-8-13-10
Sunrise
9:23
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—
9:12
—
—
9:00
—
—
8:47
—
—
8:34
—
—
8:19
—
—
Sunset
3:29
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—
3:40
—
—
3:52
—
—
—
4:04
—
—
4:16
—
—
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). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Tue morning, light winds from the WNW by Wed afternoon).

Vinson Massif Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Thu night, min -26°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
1342 km S
3012m alt.
2 hours ago
moderate snow
Ice crystals.
Wind obs. (24 kph from 60 degs) was rejected.
2.0 km
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
1856 km NE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
6
Light winds from the S
(6 kph at 190).
0.0 km
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
2038 km NE
48m alt.
1 hour ago
-4°C
No report.
Wind obs. (115 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
2039 km NE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
Fog freezing -.
28
Moderate winds from the W
(28 kph at 260).
0.2 km
Dinamet
2043 km NE
52m alt.
2 hours ago
-3°C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
2145 km SSW
10m alt.
2 hours ago
-26°C
clear
-
7
Light winds from the S
(7 kph at 190).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: few
High: scattered
Williams Field
2150 km SSW
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-20°C
clear
Clear
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
10.0 km
2152 km ESE
574m alt.
1 hour ago
-25°C
No report.
15
Light winds from the E
(15 kph at 100).
Halvfarryggen
2239 km ESE
694m alt.
3 hours ago
-26°C
No report.
Wind obs. (17 kph from 260 degs) was rejected.
2355 km ESE
1290m alt.
1 hour ago
-27°C
No report.
0

(0 kph at —)

* 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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