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

Vinson Massif Weather Forecast

Ellsworth Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 5 pm Sun 20 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

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

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -36°C on Wed afternoon, min -44°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Wed afternoon, light winds from the SSW by Thu morning).

Sun
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
5000
3500
km/h
45
WSW
35
W
15
NNW
15
NNE
5
ENE
10
SW
20
SW
55
SSW
55
W
30
SSW
25
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
35
SW
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Snowflake cm
1
2
2
2
 mm
max °C
-30
-29
-31
-33
-35
-36
-36
-29
-32
-36
-37
-41
-43
-42
-42
-41
-37
min °C
-31
-29
-32
-34
-36
-36
-36
-36
-36
-37
-40
-42
-44
-44
-42
-41
-40
 chill °C
-49
-45
-44
-44
-42
-47
-50
-52
-52
-57
-54
-52
-60
-61
-59
-58
-58
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-36-35-37-39-40-41-41-37-39-43-45-47-49-48-46-45-44-31-29-32-34-36-36-36-33-34-37-39-42-44-43-42-41-39-24-23-26-28-31-31-30-27-29-30-32-36-38-38-37-36-32-19-18-21-23-26-25-26-22-23-24-26-30-33-33-33-32-27-14-12-16-19-21-21-22-17-17-18-20-25-28-29-29-29-22-8-6-10-12-14-14-15-10-10-12-14-19-22-22-22-22-15
Sunrise
11:34
11:25
11:17
11:08
11:00
Sunset
11:23
11:32
11:38
11:45
11:53
12:00

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Vinson Massif Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Vinson Massif is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun night. Extremely cold (max -29°C on Sun night, min -36°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, near gales from the W by Tue night).

Vinson Massif Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -36°C on Wed afternoon, min -44°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Wed afternoon, light winds from the SSW by Thu morning).

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
-30°C
-
9
Light winds from the SSE
(9 kph at 160).
40 km
Mid: few
BaseSanMartin
1292 km NE
7m alt.
3 hours ago
-23°C
-
Wind obs. (9 kph from 140 degs) was rejected.
40 km
Mid: scattered
hy2b266E67S
1372 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the NW
(41 kph at 305).
- km
hy2b272E65S
1523 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
38
Fresh winds from the WNW
(38 kph at 302).
- km
hy2b276E65S
1552 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the WNW
(35 kph at 292).
- km
hy2b274E65S
1557 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the WNW
(32 kph at 298).
- km
hy2b273E65S
1557 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the NW
(36 kph at 310).
- km
hy2b271E65S
1558 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
38
Fresh winds from the WNW
(38 kph at 295).
- km
hy2b275E65S
1566 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the WNW
(30 kph at 292).
- km
hy2b271E64S
1593 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the WNW
(39 kph at 292).
- 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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