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

Vinson Massif Weather Forecast

Ellsworth Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 11 pm Sun 13 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Sun night, min -41°C on Tue night). Mainly severe gales.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -33°C on Wed night, min -40°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the SW on Wed night, light winds from the SW by Thu night).

Monday
14
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
2450
km/h
45
WSW
65
WSW
70
WSW
70
W
25
SW
35
SSW
65
SSW
60
SSW
50
SSW
45
WSW
20
WSW
30
WSW
15
WSW
10
SSW
15
SSW
20
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Snowflake cm
2
1
1
 mm
max °C
-23
-25
-26
-27
-36
-39
-39
-40
-36
-33
-35
-37
-38
-39
-40
-39
min °C
-24
-27
-27
-36
-37
-39
-41
-41
-39
-35
-37
-38
-39
-40
-40
-40
 chill °C
-42
-47
-47
-57
-54
-59
-65
-65
-61
-58
-55
-55
-52
-53
-54
-55
Freezing level m
250
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-30-32-33-37-42-44-45-46-43-38-41-42-43-44-44-44-24-26-27-32-37-39-40-41-38-34-36-38-39-40-40-40-17-19-20-25-31-34-35-35-33-29-31-33-34-35-35-34-11-14-15-18-25-29-30-30-28-25-26-28-29-30-30-30-5-9-10-12-18-24-26-26-24-20-20-23-25-26-26-251-3-4-5-12-17-19-20-17-13-14-17-19-19-20-18
Sunrise
12:38
12:30
12:22
12:14
11:58
Sunset
10:40
10:47
10:55
11:02
11:08

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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 -23°C on Sun night, min -41°C on Tue night). Mainly severe gales.

Vinson Massif Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -33°C on Wed night, min -40°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the SW on Wed night, light winds from the SW by Thu night).

This table gives the weather forecast for Vinson Massif at the specific elevation of 4000 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
-39°C
-
6
Light winds from the E
(6 kph at 90).
40 km
Mid: few
BaseSanMartin
1292 km NE
7m alt.
3 hours ago
-24°C
-
7
Light winds from the N
(7 kph at 0).
40 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
ASCATB257E67S
1359 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
27
Moderate winds from the WNW
(27 kph at 296).
- km
ASCATB261E67S
1367 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
26
Moderate winds from the W
(26 kph at 273).
- km
ASCATB256E67S
1375 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
34
Fresh winds from the WNW
(34 kph at 288).
- km
ASCATB258E67S
1377 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
23
Moderate winds from the WNW
(23 kph at 297).
- km
ASCATB260E67S
1379 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the W
(30 kph at 280).
- km
ASCATB254E68S
1389 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the NW
(31 kph at 305).
- km
ASCATB254E67S
1396 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the WNW
(32 kph at 303).
- km
ASCATB255E67S
1399 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the WNW
(28 kph at 304).
- 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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