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

Vinson Massif Weather Forecast

Ellsworth Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 6 pm Wed 21 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Thu night, min -19°C on Wed afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Mon night, min -20°C on Sat afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
clear
Cloud base (m)
4300
km/h
5
W
0
NW
0
ENE
5
WNW
10
W
10
W
10
W
10
W
10
W
10
W
5
NNE
10
ENE
10
ENE
5
NE
5
NE
5
NNE
5
WNW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
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Snowflake cm
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1
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 mm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-19
-16
-16
-17
-12
-12
-14
-12
-14
-19
-16
-18
-20
-16
-16
-17
-14
min °C
-19
-18
-16
-17
-17
-13
-14
-13
-17
-20
-18
-19
-20
-19
-17
-17
-19
 chill °C
-24
-23
-16
-21
-23
-20
-21
-18
-24
-27
-23
-26
-27
-24
-22
-21
-24
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-37-37-37-38-36-35-35-37-38-36-33-33-35-36-38-37-36-32-33-32-33-31-29-29-31-32-32-30-31-32-32-32-32-31-27-27-27-27-25-23-23-24-27-27-27-29-29-26-26-26-26-22-22-22-22-20-18-18-18-21-23-23-25-25-22-21-21-21-19-17-16-17-15-13-14-13-16-20-17-19-20-18-17-17-17-12-11-10-11-8-6-8-6-9-13-11-13-14-11-10-11-10
Sunrise
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12:00
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Sunset
12:00
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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 -12°C on Thu night, min -19°C on Wed afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Vinson Massif Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Mon night, min -20°C on Sat afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

This table gives the weather forecast for Vinson Massif at the specific elevation of 1000 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
hy2b267E71S
881 km NW
15m alt.
4 hours ago
24
Moderate winds from the NE
(24 kph at 40).
- km
hy2b271E71S
895 km N
15m alt.
4 hours ago
27
Moderate winds from the N
(27 kph at 8).
- km
hy2b272E71S
902 km N
15m alt.
4 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the N
(32 kph at 5).
- km
hy2b270E71S
903 km NW
15m alt.
4 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the N
(28 kph at 8).
- km
hy2b266E71S
916 km NW
15m alt.
4 hours ago
26
Moderate winds from the N
(26 kph at 5).
- km
hy2b264E71S
930 km NW
15m alt.
4 hours ago
26
Moderate winds from the N
(26 kph at 0).
- km
hy2b268E70S
933 km NW
15m alt.
4 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the N
(33 kph at 350).
- km
hy2b272E70S
941 km N
15m alt.
4 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the N
(35 kph at 0).
- km
hy2b263E71S
952 km NW
15m alt.
4 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the NNW
(31 kph at 335).
- km
hy2b276E70S
960 km N
15m alt.
4 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the N
(32 kph at 352).
- 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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