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

Vinson Massif Weather Forecast

Ellsworth Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 5 am Thu 17 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -33°C on Sat night, min -39°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu afternoon, near gales from the S by Sat morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -28°C on Mon morning, min -37°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Mon night, gales from the SSW by Tue night).

Thursday
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
4100
8150
4750
km/h
10
WSW
5
SSW
5
SE
10
SE
15
SSE
20
SSW
30
SW
55
SSW
35
SW
30
SW
30
SW
20
SW
20
W
20
WNW
10
WNW
10
SW
20
WSW
35
SSW
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Snowflake cm
1
 mm
max °C
-35
-37
-38
-39
-39
-37
-38
-34
-33
-33
-33
-29
-28
-28
-29
-32
-33
-33
min °C
-36
-37
-39
-39
-39
-38
-38
-36
-33
-33
-33
-33
-29
-28
-31
-32
-33
-37
 chill °C
-45
-45
-47
-49
-52
-52
-56
-58
-52
-50
-49
-48
-42
-41
-40
-42
-47
-55
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-41-42-43-43-43-43-43-41-39-39-39-37-34-34-36-37-39-39-36-37-39-39-39-38-38-35-33-33-33-31-29-28-30-32-33-35-31-33-35-34-34-33-32-29-27-27-27-25-23-22-24-27-28-31-26-28-30-30-29-28-27-24-21-22-22-20-18-17-18-21-22-25-19-22-24-26-25-23-23-19-16-17-17-16-14-11-13-16-17-20-13-15-18-19-19-17-17-13-10-11-11-10-7-5-6-10-11-14
Sunrise
12:14
11:58
11:50
11:42
11:34
11:25
Sunset
11:02
11:08
11:17
11:23
11:32
11:38

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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 -33°C on Sat night, min -39°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu afternoon, near gales from the S by Sat morning).

Vinson Massif Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -28°C on Mon morning, min -37°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Mon night, gales from the SSW 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
-25°C
-
28
Moderate winds from the SE
(28 kph at 140).
40 km
Mid: scattered
BaseSanMartin
1292 km NE
7m alt.
2 hours ago
-13°C
-
26
Moderate winds from the NNE
(26 kph at 20).
40 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
hy2c276E65S
1551 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
43
Strong winds from the WSW
(43 kph at 258).
- km
hy2c275E65S
1556 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the W
(39 kph at 265).
- km
hy2c274E65S
1557 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the W
(39 kph at 268).
- km
hy2c277E65S
1569 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the WSW
(41 kph at 248).
- km
hy2c277E64S
1586 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the WSW
(41 kph at 250).
- km
hy2c275E64S
1587 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the WSW
(39 kph at 258).
- km
hy2c278E64S
1589 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the WSW
(41 kph at 240).
- km
hy2c274E64S
1593 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the W
(37 kph at 265).
- 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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