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

Vinson Massif Weather Forecast

Ellsworth Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 11 am Sat 19 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -35°C on Sun night, min -43°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the S on Sat afternoon, light winds from the NW by Mon afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -33°C on Tue night, min -48°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the SSW on Tue night, light winds from the SSW by Thu night).

Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
9500
km/h
30
SW
70
S
65
SW
45
SW
55
WSW
40
WSW
30
NW
20
NW
25
WNW
40
SSW
40
SSW
100
SSW
55
WSW
75
SW
60
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
10
W
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Snowflake cm
1
1
2
1
 mm
max °C
-43
-43
-38
-37
-36
-35
-35
-36
-37
-38
-37
-33
-39
-43
-44
-45
-46
-47
min °C
-43
-43
-42
-38
-37
-36
-35
-37
-38
-38
-37
-37
-41
-44
-44
-45
-47
-48
 chill °C
-63
-70
-69
-59
-59
-56
-52
-51
-55
-58
-57
-59
-64
-72
-69
-59
-61
-60
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-43-43-40-38-37-36-35-37-38-38-37-35-40-44-44-45-47-48-38-38-35-32-32-30-30-31-33-33-32-30-34-37-37-39-42-43-33-32-28-26-26-23-23-25-27-27-26-25-29-30-30-32-37-38-28-28-22-21-21-18-18-20-22-23-22-20-23-24-23-26-31-33-24-24-18-17-16-13-13-15-17-19-18-14-17-19-18-22-26-28-18-18-12-10-10-7-6-9-10-13-11-8-10-12-11-15-20-21
Sunrise
11:50
11:42
11:34
11:25
11:17
11:08
Sunset
11:17
11:23
11:32
11:38
11:45
11:53

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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 -35°C on Sun night, min -43°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the S on Sat afternoon, light winds from the NW by Mon afternoon).

Vinson Massif Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -33°C on Tue night, min -48°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the SSW on Tue night, light winds from the SSW by Thu night).

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.
3 hours ago
-24°C
-
24
Moderate winds from the SE
(24 kph at 140).
40 km
Mid: few
BaseSanMartin
1292 km NE
7m alt.
3 hours ago
-11°C
heavy snow
Continuous heavy snow.
11
Light winds from the NW
(11 kph at 320).
0.5 km
Mid: overcast
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
1856 km NE
232m alt.
3 hours ago
-13°C
light snow
Low drifting light snow.
52
Near gales from the S
(52 kph at 180).
6.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
High: scattered
BaseMarambio
1857 km NE
200m alt.
3 hours ago
-13°C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, below eye level.
52
Near gales from the S
(52 kph at 180).
26 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
BaseEsperanza
1940 km NE
24m alt.
3 hours ago
-1°C
-
26
Moderate winds from the W
(26 kph at 270).
30 km
Mid: scattered
BaseCarlini
2037 km NE
11m alt.
3 hours ago
-1°C
-
59
Near gales from the WNW
(59 kph at 290).
30 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
2038 km NE
48m alt.
3 hours 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
-2°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
46
Strong winds from the W
(46 kph at 280).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
Williams Field
2150 km SSW
8m alt.
3 hours ago
-17°C
moderate snow
Blowing moderate snow.
Wind obs. (91 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
2.7 km
Mid: broken
High: overcast
2152 km ESE
574m alt.
3 hours ago
-
15
Light winds from the E
(15 kph at 100).

* 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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