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

Vinson Massif Weather Forecast

Ellsworth Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 11 am Thu 24 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -34°C on Fri night, min -44°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SSW on Fri afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Sat night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -28°C on Tue night, min -42°C on Sun morning). Mainly gales.

Thursday
24
Friday
25
Saturday
26
Sunday
27
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light snow
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
5000
4300
4950
4300
km/h
20
S
35
S
30
SSW
35
SSW
45
SSW
40
SW
40
WNW
40
NW
20
NW
40
WSW
45
WSW
40
WSW
65
SW
45
WSW
45
WNW
45
W
35
SW
65
SW
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Snowflake cm
1
 mm
max °C
-42
-43
-44
-43
-41
-34
-34
-36
-40
-41
-42
-40
-36
-34
-31
-32
-35
-28
min °C
-44
-44
-44
-43
-42
-40
-34
-38
-41
-42
-42
-42
-38
-34
-33
-34
-36
-33
 chill °C
-64
-65
-64
-64
-65
-63
-52
-57
-57
-65
-64
-63
-62
-54
-53
-52
-54
-55
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-48-49-48-47-47-43-40-43-46-47-47-47-42-39-38-39-41-36-43-44-44-43-42-37-34-37-41-42-42-41-37-34-32-33-36-31-37-38-39-38-36-30-28-32-35-37-37-35-32-29-26-27-30-25-32-34-35-34-32-25-23-26-30-31-32-30-27-23-21-22-25-20-27-30-30-30-28-20-18-22-26-25-27-25-22-18-16-17-20-15-21-23-24-24-21-14-12-16-19-19-21-18-16-12-9-10-14-8
Sunrise
11:08
11:00
10:52
11:45
10:37
10:29
Sunset
11:53
12:00
12:08
12:15
12:23
12:30

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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 -34°C on Fri night, min -44°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SSW on Fri afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Sat night).

Vinson Massif Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -28°C on Tue night, min -42°C on Sun morning). Mainly gales.

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
1342 km S
3012m alt.
1 hour ago
moderate snow
Ice crystals.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 120 degs) was rejected.
2.4 km
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
1856 km NE
232m alt.
1 hour ago
clear
-
Wind obs. (39 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
2038 km NE
48m alt.
1 hour ago
-4°C
No report.
Wind obs. (115 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
2039 km NE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
-5°C
moderate snow
Low drifting moderate snow.
52
Near gales from the WSW
(52 kph at 240).
3.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: broken
Dinamet
2043 km NE
52m alt.
1 hour ago
-3°C
No report.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 300 degs) was rejected.
Williams Field
2150 km SSW
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-23°C
clear
Haze -.
17
Light winds from the ENE.(Wind varies from 050 to 110 degs)
(17 kph at 70).
1.9 km
Low: overcast
2152 km ESE
574m alt.
1 hour ago
-25°C
No report.
15
Light winds from the E
(15 kph at 100).
Halvfarryggen
2239 km ESE
694m alt.
1 hour ago
-26°C
No report.
17
Light winds from the W
(17 kph at 260).
2355 km ESE
1290m alt.
1 hour ago
-27°C
No report.
0

(0 kph at —)
2724 km NNE
14m alt.
1 hour ago
-1°C
No report.
43
Strong winds from the W
(43 kph at 260).

* 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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