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

Vinson Massif Weather Forecast

Ellsworth Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 12 pm Mon 26 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Wed night, min -35°C on Mon morning). Mainly strong winds.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Thu morning, min -30°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NE on Thu morning, light winds from the NNE by Sat morning).

Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
light snow
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
km/h
20
W
45
WSW
45
WSW
30
WSW
25
W
40
WNW
40
NW
35
NW
25
NNW
35
NE
35
NNE
25
NE
20
NE
20
ENE
25
ENE
15
NNE
20
NE
20
NNE
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
1
—
—
—
1
4
1
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—
2
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-34
-35
-31
-29
-28
-23
-21
-21
-20
-23
-26
-27
-29
-29
-29
-28
-27
-26
min °C
-35
-35
-34
-30
-28
-27
-22
-21
-23
-25
-27
-28
-29
-29
-30
-28
-28
-27
 chill °C
-53
-55
-53
-45
-42
-43
-37
-35
-37
-41
-40
-42
-42
-42
-43
-39
-41
-39
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
50
0
250
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-39-40-38-36-34-30-27-27-27-30-32-33-34-34-35-33-33-33-35-35-33-30-28-25-22-21-22-24-27-28-29-29-30-28-28-27-30-30-26-23-22-19-16-14-15-18-21-22-23-23-23-23-22-21-25-26-21-18-18-15-11-10-11-13-17-18-19-19-18-17-17-15-19-22-16-13-15-10-6-7-6-9-13-14-14-15-12-12-13-10-13-15-10-6-9-4001-3-7-7-7-9-5-6-7-4
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: A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Wed night, min -35°C on Mon morning). Mainly strong winds.

Vinson Massif Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Thu morning, min -30°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NE on Thu morning, light winds from the NNE by Sat 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.
48 minutes ago
-15°C
-
Wind obs. (17 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
40 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
BaseSanMartin
1292 km NE
7m alt.
48 minutes ago
-1°C
Mist
37
Fresh winds from the NW
(37 kph at 320).
5.0 km
Mid: overcast
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
1856 km NE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
Wind obs. (44 kph from 210 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
BaseMarambio
1857 km NE
200m alt.
48 minutes ago
4°C
-
Wind obs. (65 kph from 210 degs) was rejected.
35 km
Mid: few
BaseEsperanza
1940 km NE
24m alt.
48 minutes ago
6°C
-
Wind obs. (22 kph from 20 degs) was rejected.
30 km
Mid: scattered
Captain Arturo Prat Base
1994 km NE
111m alt.
48 minutes ago
1°C
State of sky unchanged.
39
Strong winds from the SW
(39 kph at 220).
30 km
Mid: overcast
ASCATB301E63S
2004 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the W
(49 kph at 259).
- km
ASCATB302E63S
2025 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
56
Near gales from the W
(56 kph at 271).
- km
ASCATB303E63S
2030 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
57
Near gales from the W
(57 kph at 272).
- km
BaseCarlini
2037 km NE
11m alt.
48 minutes ago
1°C
Mist
50
Strong winds from the WNW
(50 kph at 290).
4.0 km
Mid: 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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