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

Vinson Massif Weather Forecast

Ellsworth Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 6 am Wed 21 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -29°C on Thu night, min -32°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Thu morning, fresh winds from the W by Fri night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat night. Extremely cold (max -29°C on Sat afternoon, min -36°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Mon morning, near gales from the W by Mon night).

Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
light snow
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
light snow
clear
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
2950
9600
km/h
10
W
10
WSW
10
NNW
5
NW
10
W
25
SW
20
WSW
20
W
25
WNW
35
W
50
W
35
NW
25
N
25
NNW
35
N
25
N
20
WNW
45
W
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
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Weather map
Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
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1
2
2
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1
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—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-32
-32
-32
-32
-31
-29
-29
-29
-30
-31
-29
-29
-31
-31
-32
-33
-36
-32
min °C
-32
-32
-32
-32
-31
-31
-29
-30
-32
-32
-30
-30
-32
-32
-32
-34
-36
-35
 chill °C
-41
-41
-41
-40
-41
-45
-42
-44
-47
-50
-49
-46
-47
-47
-49
-48
-50
-54
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-37-37-37-37-37-35-35-35-37-37-34-32-34-35-37-39-40-39-32-32-32-32-31-30-29-30-31-32-30-30-32-32-32-34-36-34-26-26-26-26-26-24-23-23-25-26-25-27-29-28-26-28-31-29-21-22-22-21-21-19-18-19-19-21-21-23-24-24-21-22-27-24-16-19-17-16-17-14-12-15-14-15-18-17-19-19-18-17-22-18-10-12-11-9-11-7-5-8-7-8-11-10-13-13-11-10-16-12
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: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -29°C on Thu night, min -32°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Thu morning, fresh winds from the W by Fri night).

Vinson Massif Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat night. Extremely cold (max -29°C on Sat afternoon, min -36°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Mon morning, near gales from the W by Mon 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
-13°C
-
24
Moderate winds from the WSW
(24 kph at 250).
40 km
Mid: overcast
BaseSanMartin
1292 km NE
7m alt.
3 hours ago
1°C
Mist
Wind obs. (39 kph from 340 degs) was rejected.
28 km
Mid: overcast
1325 km S
2835m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (28 kph from 340 degs) was rejected.
1.6 km
Mid: sky obscured
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
1856 km NE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
26
Moderate winds from the WNW
(26 kph at 290).
0.0 km
BaseMarambio
1857 km NE
200m alt.
3 hours ago
1°C
moderate snow
Clouds dissolving.
11
Light winds from the WSW
(11 kph at 250).
35 km
Mid: few
BaseEsperanza
1940 km NE
24m alt.
3 hours ago
2°C
State of sky unchanged.
9
Light winds from the NW
(9 kph at 320).
30 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
ASCATC229E66S
2004 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the ESE
(45 kph at 121).
- km
BaseCarlini
2037 km NE
11m alt.
3 hours ago
0°C
-
54
Near gales from the W
(54 kph at 270).
30 km
Mid: few
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
2038 km NE
48m alt.
1 hour 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
clear
-
57
Near gales from the WSW
(57 kph at 250).
10.0 km
Low: few

* 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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