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

Vinson Massif Weather Forecast

Ellsworth Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 11 pm Sat 12 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon afternoon. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Sun afternoon, min -38°C on Tue afternoon). Mainly severe gales.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -37°C on Wed night, min -41°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SW on Wed night, light winds from the WSW by Fri afternoon).

Sunday
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
snow shwrs
cloudy
light snow
light snow
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
2450
2450
2450
km/h
50
SW
50
SW
55
SW
50
WSW
60
WSW
65
WSW
60
WSW
60
W
30
SW
30
SW
40
SSW
45
SW
50
SW
45
SW
35
SW
20
SW
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Snowflake cm
1
2
1
3
3
2
1
 mm
max °C
-30
-26
-23
-23
-25
-28
-27
-32
-36
-39
-40
-38
-37
-37
-38
-38
min °C
-33
-27
-24
-24
-26
-28
-29
-34
-38
-41
-40
-39
-37
-37
-38
-38
 chill °C
-53
-45
-41
-42
-44
-48
-51
-52
-54
-60
-61
-61
-60
-58
-57
-55
Freezing level m
0
0
0
200
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-38-33-30-30-32-34-34-41-43-45-45-43-41-41-42-43-32-27-24-24-26-28-28-33-37-40-40-39-37-37-38-38-25-20-17-17-19-21-22-25-32-34-35-34-33-33-34-34-21-15-12-12-13-16-16-19-26-29-30-29-29-29-29-29-15-10-8-6-8-10-10-13-22-25-26-25-24-24-25-24-9-4-11-1-3-3-7-15-18-20-19-17-18-19-18
Sunrise
12:46
12:38
12:30
12:22
12:14
Sunset
10:32
10:40
10:47
10:55
11:02

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Vinson Massif Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Vinson Massif is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon afternoon. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Sun afternoon, min -38°C on Tue afternoon). Mainly severe gales.

Vinson Massif Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -37°C on Wed night, min -41°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SW on Wed night, light winds from the WSW by Fri 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.
2 hours ago
-34°C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 110).
5.0 km
Mid: overcast
BaseSanMartin
1292 km NE
7m alt.
2 hours ago
-14°C
moderate snow
Clouds developing.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 140 degs) was rejected.
40 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
ASCATB272E65S
1483 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the S
(31 kph at 176).
- km
ASCATB273E65S
1492 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the S
(30 kph at 177).
- km
ASCATC273E65S
1497 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
29
Fresh winds from the S
(29 kph at 178).
- km
ASCATB270E65S
1500 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the S
(28 kph at 179).
- km
ASCATC253E67S
1508 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
17
Light winds from the WSW
(17 kph at 243).
- km
ASCATC274E65S
1511 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the S
(31 kph at 185).
- km
ASCATC253E66S
1515 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
17
Light winds from the WSW
(17 kph at 256).
- km
ASCATC252E67S
1517 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
22
Moderate winds from the SW
(22 kph at 226).
- 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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