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

Vinson Massif Weather Forecast

Ellsworth Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 5 am Wed 23 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -32°C on Wed morning, min -45°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Wed morning, light winds from the SW by Wed night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -35°C on Mon night, min -43°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Sat night, near gales from the SW by Mon afternoon).

Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
Saturday
26
Sunday
27
Monday
28
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
light snow
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
5100
km/h
45
W
30
SW
15
WSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
25
SW
20
SSW
30
SSW
45
SW
25
WNW
35
NW
30
NNW
15
W
35
W
25
WSW
35
SW
60
SW
45
WNW
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Snowflake cm
2
1
1
 mm
max °C
-32
-35
-38
-41
-43
-44
-45
-43
-37
-36
-38
-39
-41
-43
-42
-41
-36
-35
min °C
-36
-37
-40
-42
-43
-44
-45
-44
-42
-37
-38
-41
-42
-43
-43
-42
-39
-37
 chill °C
-52
-55
-53
-58
-60
-62
-62
-63
-63
-54
-57
-60
-61
-64
-62
-62
-63
-56
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-39-42-45-47-48-49-49-48-45-43-44-46-47-47-47-47-42-42-34-36-39-42-43-44-45-44-40-37-38-40-42-43-43-42-38-36-28-29-33-36-38-39-41-39-34-30-32-34-37-39-37-36-33-30-22-23-27-30-33-35-37-35-29-24-26-29-32-34-32-31-29-23-16-18-21-26-29-30-32-32-24-19-21-24-27-29-26-26-24-18-10-11-15-19-23-24-26-25-18-13-15-17-21-22-20-19-18-12
Sunrise
11:17
11:08
11:00
10:52
11:45
10:37
Sunset
11:45
11:53
12:00
12:08
12:15
12:23

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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 Wed morning, min -45°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Wed morning, light winds from the SW by Wed night).

Vinson Massif Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -35°C on Mon night, min -43°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Sat night, near gales from the SW by Mon afternoon).

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.
1 hour ago
-33°C
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 140 degs) was rejected.
40 km
Mid: overcast
BaseSanMartin
1292 km NE
7m alt.
1 hour ago
-8°C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
17
Light winds from the SSW
(17 kph at 200).
28 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
ASCATC259E67S
1337 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the W
(49 kph at 270).
- km
ASCATC260E67S
1360 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
43
Strong winds from the W
(43 kph at 272).
- km
ASCATB257E67S
1371 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the W
(46 kph at 275).
- km
ASCATC258E67S
1375 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the W
(42 kph at 277).
- km
ASCATB255E68S
1378 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the W
(41 kph at 277).
- km
ASCATC256E67S
1378 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the W
(44 kph at 276).
- km
ASCATC254E68S
1380 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the W
(40 kph at 276).
- km
ASCATC255E67S
1384 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the W
(41 kph at 273).
- 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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