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

Vinson Massif Weather Forecast

Ellsworth Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 12 pm Fri 23 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -29°C on Fri morning, min -31°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Fri night, light winds from the NNW by Sun night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue morning. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Wed morning, min -33°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Mon morning, gales from the W by Tue night).

Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
light snow
light snow
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
clear
some clouds
clear
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
clear
some clouds
light snow
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
Cloud base (m)
5100
4700
4450
2600
km/h
30
SW
30
W
30
W
45
W
35
WNW
25
NNW
30
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
20
NW
30
W
45
WSW
50
NW
50
WNW
65
W
45
WNW
35
NW
25
NNW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
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—
—
3
1
—
—
—
—
—
4
1
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—
1
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-29
-29
-29
-29
-29
-29
-31
-31
-30
-31
-33
-27
-27
-24
-21
-20
-21
-21
min °C
-29
-30
-31
-29
-29
-31
-31
-31
-31
-32
-33
-31
-27
-25
-24
-20
-21
-23
 chill °C
-45
-45
-46
-47
-45
-47
-47
-45
-44
-45
-50
-51
-45
-42
-42
-35
-34
-39
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
150
800
400
500
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-35-36-36-34-32-32-34-35-36-38-38-33-31-30-29-26-27-28-29-30-30-29-29-30-31-31-31-32-33-29-27-25-23-20-21-22-23-24-25-24-25-27-28-27-25-26-28-24-22-19-16-13-14-16-18-19-19-19-21-23-23-23-21-20-24-19-17-14-11-8-10-11-13-14-13-14-16-18-18-19-16-15-20-15-12-10-5-2-5-5-7-8-7-7-9-11-12-12-9-8-14-8-6-42522
Sunrise
12:00
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12:00
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12:00
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12:00
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12:00
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12:00
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Sunset
12:00
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12:00
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12:00
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12:00
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12:00
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12:00
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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 -29°C on Fri morning, min -31°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Fri night, light winds from the NNW by Sun night).

Vinson Massif Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue morning. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Wed morning, min -33°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Mon morning, gales from the W by Tue 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.
2 hours ago
-21°C
-
19
Light winds from the S
(19 kph at 180).
40 km
Mid: clear
BaseSanMartin
1292 km NE
7m alt.
2 hours ago
-2°C
moderate snow
Snow
33
Fresh winds from the NW
(33 kph at 320).
40 km
Mid: overcast
1325 km S
2835m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (17 kph from 50 degs) was rejected.
29 km
Mid: scattered
1342 km S
3012m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (19 kph from 50 degs) was rejected.
9.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: scattered
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
1856 km NE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
37
Fresh winds from the SW
(37 kph at 230).
0.0 km
BaseMarambio
1857 km NE
200m alt.
2 hours ago
0°C
-
46
Strong winds from the SW
(46 kph at 230).
35 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
BaseEsperanza
1940 km NE
24m alt.
2 hours ago
2°C
-
35
Fresh winds from the SW
(35 kph at 230).
30 km
Mid: scattered
BaseCarlini
2037 km NE
11m alt.
2 hours ago
-1°C
-
52
Near gales from the W
(52 kph at 270).
30 km
Mid: overcast
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
2038 km NE
48m alt.
2 hours ago
-4°C
No report.
115
Extremely windy from the W
(115 kph at 270).
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
2039 km NE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
-1°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
57
Near gales from the WSW
(57 kph at 240).
10.0 km
Low: overcast

* 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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