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

Vinson Massif Weather Forecast

Ellsworth Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 5 am Fri 25 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -41°C on Fri night, min -48°C on Fri morning). Mainly gales.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -34°C on Wed morning, min -43°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WSW on Mon morning, moderate winds from the WSW by Tue afternoon).

Friday
25
Saturday
26
Sunday
27
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
5100
3850
5300
4950
km/h
30
S
40
SSW
55
SSW
35
WNW
50
NW
35
NNW
40
W
70
W
25
W
85
WSW
95
W
75
WNW
55
WNW
45
WNW
85
SSW
65
WSW
60
WNW
100
SW
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Snowflake cm
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1
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 mm
—
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-47
-46
-41
-41
-42
-45
-47
-47
-45
-42
-38
-37
-35
-40
-37
-34
-35
-37
min °C
-48
-46
-45
-41
-44
-46
-47
-47
-47
-43
-40
-38
-38
-42
-42
-35
-38
-40
 chill °C
-70
-69
-71
-62
-66
-65
-70
-75
-65
-72
-68
-64
-60
-60
-65
-58
-58
-66
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-48-46-43-41-43-46-47-47-46-43-39-38-37-41-40-35-37-39-43-42-38-36-38-41-42-42-41-39-35-32-32-36-34-29-31-32-38-37-32-30-33-36-36-36-35-33-30-25-26-30-28-22-24-25-34-32-27-24-28-31-31-30-30-28-25-20-21-25-22-17-18-20-30-29-23-20-24-25-26-25-24-24-19-15-16-21-17-12-13-15-24-22-16-13-17-19-19-18-18-17-13-9-10-14-10-5-6-8
Sunrise
11:00
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10:52
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11:45
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10:37
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10:29
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10:20
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Sunset
12:00
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12:08
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12:15
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12:23
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12:30
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12:38
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Vinson Massif Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Vinson Massif is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -41°C on Fri night, min -48°C on Fri morning). Mainly gales.

Vinson Massif Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -34°C on Wed morning, min -43°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WSW on Mon morning, moderate winds from the WSW by Tue afternoon).

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
BaseBelgranoII
1124 km ESE
256m alt.
1 hour ago
-22°C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
11
Light winds from the NE
(11 kph at 50).
5.0 km
Mid: overcast
BaseSanMartin
1292 km NE
7m alt.
1 hour ago
-14°C
heavy snow
Continuous heavy snow.
33
Fresh winds from the N
(33 kph at 0).
0.5 km
Mid: overcast
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
1856 km NE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
Wind obs. (17 kph from 360 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
BaseMarambio
1857 km NE
200m alt.
1 hour ago
-11°C
-
11
Light winds from the S
(11 kph at 180).
35 km
Mid: scattered
BaseEsperanza
1940 km NE
24m alt.
1 hour ago
-2°C
-
33
Fresh winds from the SW
(33 kph at 230).
30 km
Mid: few
BaseCarlini
2037 km NE
11m alt.
1 hour ago
-3°C
-
43
Strong winds from the W
(43 kph at 270).
30 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
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.
2 hours ago
-3°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
56
Near gales from the WSW
(56 kph at 250).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Dinamet
2043 km NE
52m alt.
1 hour ago
-3°C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).
Williams Field
2150 km SSW
8m alt.
3 hours ago
-23°C
clear
-
Wind obs. (19 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: 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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