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

Vinson Massif Weather Forecast

Ellsworth Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 12 pm Sat 31 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -30°C on Sat morning, min -33°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -33°C on Tue morning, min -38°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Tue night, light winds from the W by Thu morning).

Saturday
31
Sunday
1
Monday
2
Tuesday
3
Wednesday
4
Thursday
5
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
4750
4950
3350
4750
km/h
25
ENE
20
ENE
5
E
5
S
5
SE
0
SSE
0
SSW
0
S
5
NE
15
NNE
15
N
30
W
25
WSW
15
WSW
10
NW
5
W
10
NW
10
NNW
Weather map
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Snowflake cm
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 mm
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max °C
-30
-30
-30
-30
-30
-30
-31
-32
-32
-33
-34
-33
-33
-34
-34
-36
-37
-38
min °C
-30
-30
-30
-30
-30
-31
-31
-32
-33
-33
-34
-34
-33
-34
-36
-36
-37
-38
 chill °C
-45
-43
-40
-30
-30
-31
-31
-32
-41
-45
-46
-48
-48
-46
-44
-43
-47
-49
Freezing level m
0
0
0
350
0
100
250
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-30-30-30-30-30-31-31-32-33-33-34-34-33-34-35-36-37-38-25-25-24-23-24-24-25-25-26-27-28-28-28-29-30-31-32-33-20-19-18-16-17-17-18-18-19-20-21-21-22-23-24-25-26-26-15-15-12-11-12-12-12-14-14-14-16-16-16-19-19-20-21-21-10-11-7-5-8-6-6-9-9-8-13-11-10-15-14-14-16-16-4-402-211-3-2-2-6-4-4-9-7-8-10-10
Sunrise
12:00
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Sunset
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: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -30°C on Sat morning, min -33°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Vinson Massif Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -33°C on Tue morning, min -38°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Tue night, light winds from the W by Thu morning).

This table gives the weather forecast for Vinson Massif at the specific elevation of 4897 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.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (19 kph from 310 degs) was rejected.
8.0 km
Mid: scattered
High: broken
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
1856 km NE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
-2°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
22
Moderate winds from the WSW
(22 kph at 250).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
ASCATB302E63S
2015 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
63
Gales from the WSW
(63 kph at 251).
- km
ASCATB303E63S
2035 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
61
Near gales from the WSW
(61 kph at 255).
- km
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
2038 km NE
48m alt.
1 hour ago
-4°C
No report.
115
Extremely windy from the W
(115 kph at 270).
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
2039 km NE
45m alt.
3 hours ago
-1°C
clear
-
50
Strong winds from the WSW
(50 kph at 250).
10.0 km
Low: few
Dinamet
2043 km NE
52m alt.
1 hour ago
-3°C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).
ASCATB304E63S
2046 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
60
Near gales from the WSW
(60 kph at 251).
- km
ASCATB305E63S
2073 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
55
Near gales from the WSW
(55 kph at 253).
- km
ASCATB306E63S
2079 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
55
Near gales from the WSW
(55 kph at 250).
- 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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