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

Vinson Massif Weather Forecast

Ellsworth Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 12 pm Fri 30 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri afternoon. Extremely cold (max -29°C on Fri night, min -31°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NE on Fri night, light winds from the N by Sat night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -30°C on Mon morning, min -35°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
1
Monday
2
Tuesday
3
Wednesday
4
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
mod snow
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
8300
8500
9900
km/h
25
NE
45
ENE
55
NE
30
ENE
15
NE
5
N
10
WNW
10
NW
15
NNW
25
NW
25
SW
5
SSW
10
ESE
10
E
15
ENE
15
E
20
ESE
20
SE
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Snowflake cm
2
5
7
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 mm
—
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
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max °C
-30
-30
-29
-30
-30
-30
-30
-30
-31
-30
-31
-31
-31
-31
-31
-32
-33
-35
min °C
-31
-30
-30
-30
-30
-30
-30
-30
-31
-31
-31
-31
-31
-31
-32
-33
-34
-35
 chill °C
-46
-48
-49
-45
-42
-38
-40
-40
-43
-46
-46
-41
-39
-41
-45
-46
-49
-50
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
400
0
50
250
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-31-30-30-30-30-30-30-30-31-31-31-31-31-31-32-33-34-35-27-27-26-25-25-24-24-24-25-24-25-25-25-26-26-27-28-30-22-23-21-20-19-17-16-17-17-18-18-18-19-19-19-20-22-24-17-18-17-15-15-12-11-12-12-12-14-13-13-15-14-15-18-19-12-13-11-11-12-7-5-9-6-6-10-8-8-12-9-9-14-14-6-7-5-4-5-12-211-3-2-1-5-3-3-7-8
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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Sunset
12:00
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Vinson Massif Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Vinson Massif is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri afternoon. Extremely cold (max -29°C on Fri night, min -31°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NE on Fri night, light winds from the N by Sat night).

Vinson Massif Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -30°C on Mon morning, min -35°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

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
-14°C
-
26
Moderate winds from the SE
(26 kph at 140).
40 km
Mid: few
BaseSanMartin
1292 km NE
7m alt.
3 hours ago
4°C
-
24
Moderate winds from the NW
(24 kph at 320).
40 km
Mid: overcast
1325 km S
2835m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (28 kph from 310 degs) was rejected.
1.6 km
Mid: overcast
1342 km S
3012m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (28 kph from 310 degs) was rejected.
1.6 km
High: overcast
ASCATB300E69S
1364 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
19
Light winds from the WSW
(19 kph at 243).
- km
ASCATB301E69S
1367 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
24
Moderate winds from the WSW
(24 kph at 250).
- km
ASCATB302E68S
1391 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the WSW
(28 kph at 259).
- km
ASCATB300E68S
1444 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
12
Light winds from the NNW
(12 kph at 348).
- km
ASCATB301E68S
1474 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
22
Moderate winds from the N
(22 kph at 351).
- km
ASCATB301E67S
1568 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the NNW
(35 kph at 344).
- 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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