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

Vinson Massif Weather Forecast

Ellsworth Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 11 am Sat 26 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -32°C on Mon night, min -44°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Sat night, gales from the WSW by Mon morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -25°C on Wed afternoon, min -37°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WSW on Tue afternoon, gales from the W by Wed night).

Saturday
26
Sunday
27
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
snow showers
cloudy
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
4900
3950
5050
4550
4000
km/h
30
NW
35
NNW
20
NW
25
W
20
W
25
WSW
65
WSW
55
W
50
W
45
WNW
20
WSW
65
SSW
45
W
45
WNW
75
W
35
W
25
WNW
75
WSW
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Snowflake cm
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1
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-35
-38
-41
-42
-43
-41
-39
-36
-32
-33
-37
-28
-26
-25
-27
-28
-29
-28
min °C
-36
-41
-41
-43
-44
-44
-40
-37
-35
-35
-37
-37
-27
-26
-29
-28
-29
-30
 chill °C
-55
-60
-59
-60
-60
-62
-65
-60
-57
-53
-52
-57
-44
-43
-50
-44
-43
-49
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-41-45-46-47-48-47-43-41-39-40-42-38-33-32-35-35-36-36-36-40-41-43-44-43-40-37-34-34-37-33-27-26-28-28-29-29-29-34-36-37-39-38-35-31-27-29-32-26-20-19-22-21-21-22-24-28-31-32-35-33-31-26-22-24-27-21-14-14-17-16-15-17-19-24-25-28-30-29-26-21-18-21-22-17-9-10-12-10-10-11-13-17-19-21-24-22-20-14-11-14-15-11-3-3-5-4-3-5
Sunrise
10:52
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—
11:45
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—
10:37
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10:29
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—
10:20
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—
10:12
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Sunset
12:08
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—
12:15
—
—
12:23
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—
12:30
—
—
12:38
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—
12:47
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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 -32°C on Mon night, min -44°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Sat night, gales from the WSW by Mon morning).

Vinson Massif Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -25°C on Wed afternoon, min -37°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WSW on Tue afternoon, gales from the W by Wed 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
1342 km S
3012m alt.
3 hours ago
moderate snow
Ice crystals.
Wind obs. (15 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
2.4 km
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
1856 km NE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
41
Strong winds from the SSW
(41 kph at 200).
0.0 km
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
2038 km NE
48m alt.
2 hours 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
-11°C
moderate snow
Moderate snow.
13
Light winds from the ENE
(13 kph at 60).
1.5 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
Dinamet
2043 km NE
52m alt.
2 hours ago
-3°C
No report.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 300 degs) was rejected.
Williams Field
2150 km SSW
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-16°C
clear
Haze -.
Wind obs. (17 kph from 150 degs) was rejected.
4.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
High: overcast
2152 km ESE
574m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (15 kph from 100 degs) was rejected.
Halvfarryggen
2239 km ESE
694m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (17 kph from 260 degs) was rejected.
2355 km ESE
1290m alt.
2 hours ago
-
0

(0 kph at —)
2724 km NNE
14m alt.
2 hours ago
-1°C
No report.
Wind obs. (43 kph from 260 degs) was rejected.

* 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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