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

Vinson Massif Weather Forecast

Ellsworth Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 12 am Sat 10 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Sat night, min -21°C on Sun afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Tue night, min -19°C on Thu afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light snow
part cloud
cloud
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
5300
5050
5050
5350
2650
km/h
5
WNW
5
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
W
15
WNW
10
W
10
W
15
W
10
WNW
10
N
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
N
5
WNW
0
NW
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Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
—
—
1
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-15
-16
-18
-14
-16
-21
-16
-16
-17
-8
-9
-9
-7
-10
-13
-10
min °C
-18
-18
-19
-18
-19
-21
-21
-18
-18
-16
-9
-11
-12
-12
-13
-13
 chill °C
-24
-24
-26
-24
-26
-30
-29
-26
-26
-24
-14
-19
-20
-16
-18
-18
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-40-40-40-40-41-41-40-39-37-34-32-34-31-33-34-32-34-34-34-34-35-35-35-33-31-28-26-28-26-27-28-26-27-28-28-26-28-29-29-27-25-21-19-21-19-20-20-20-22-22-23-21-22-25-23-21-21-16-14-15-14-15-16-16-17-17-19-16-18-21-19-17-18-12-9-10-10-11-13-12-11-11-13-9-11-14-12-10-11-5-3-4-3-4-6-5
Sunrise
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9:45
—
—
9:34
—
—
9:23
—
—
9:12
—
—
9:00
—
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Sunset
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3:08
—
—
3:18
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—
3:29
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—
3:40
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3:52
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Vinson Massif Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Vinson Massif is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Sat night, min -21°C on Sun afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Vinson Massif Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Tue night, min -19°C on Thu 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
ASCATB258E70S
1072 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the WSW
(40 kph at 239).
- km
ASCATB257E70S
1081 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the SW
(42 kph at 236).
- km
ASCATB256E70S
1102 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the SW
(44 kph at 227).
- km
ASCATB259E70S
1105 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the SW
(37 kph at 235).
- km
ASCATB255E70S
1113 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the SW
(50 kph at 228).
- km
ASCATB259E69S
1122 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the SW
(40 kph at 235).
- km
ASCATB254E70S
1125 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
38
Fresh winds from the WSW
(38 kph at 238).
- km
ASCATB258E69S
1130 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the SW
(42 kph at 236).
- km
ASCATB253E70S
1134 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the SW
(46 kph at 230).
- km
ASCATB260E69S
1141 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the SW
(39 kph at 233).
- 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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