Vinson Massif weather
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Vinson Massif Weather Forecast

Ellsworth Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 6 pm Tue 13 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Tue night, min -19°C on Thu afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Fri night, min -17°C on Fri afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
km/h
15
WNW
5
SW
5
WSW
0
W
5
E
10
E
5
ESE
5
WSW
5
SW
10
W
5
WNW
5
N
5
NNE
5
N
0
W
5
NW
10
NNE
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
—
1
2
2
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-9
-8
-10
-10
-11
-17
-19
-13
-13
-16
-11
-11
-14
-12
-12
-14
-14
min °C
-9
-8
-10
-10
-15
-18
-19
-17
-15
-17
-15
-14
-16
-17
-12
-14
-15
 chill °C
-15
-11
-10
-10
-21
-24
-19
-22
-20
-24
-21
-19
-21
-22
-12
-18
-21
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-31-33-34-35-32-35-38-38-37-36-33-33-36-37-36-33-32-24-26-27-28-27-31-34-32-31-30-27-28-30-31-30-28-28-17-19-19-20-22-26-29-26-24-23-21-22-24-24-23-22-23-13-13-14-15-17-22-24-20-19-20-17-17-19-19-17-18-19-9-8-10-10-13-18-19-15-14-17-13-13-15-15-12-14-15-3-2-4-4-7-11-13-9-7-10-6-6-9-8-6-7-8
Sunrise
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—
9:00
—
—
8:47
—
—
8:34
—
—
8:19
—
—
8:01
—
—
Sunset
3:40
—
3:52
—
—
—
4:04
—
—
4:16
—
—
4:31
—
—
4:47
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Vinson Massif Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Vinson Massif is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Tue night, min -19°C on Thu afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Vinson Massif Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Fri night, min -17°C on Fri 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
ASCATB270E70S
1021 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
22
Moderate winds from the NNE
(22 kph at 28).
- km
ASCATB275E69S
1118 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the N
(28 kph at 6).
- km
ASCATB274E69S
1121 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
25
Moderate winds from the NNE
(25 kph at 14).
- km
ASCATB272E69S
1122 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
19
Light winds from the NNE
(19 kph at 22).
- km
ASCATB273E69S
1124 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
21
Moderate winds from the NNE
(21 kph at 22).
- km
ASCATB277E69S
1125 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the NNE
(30 kph at 12).
- km
ASCATB276E69S
1125 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the NNE
(30 kph at 23).
- km
ASCATB271E69S
1128 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
19
Light winds from the NE
(19 kph at 35).
- km
ASCATB270E69S
1131 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
18
Light winds from the NE
(18 kph at 38).
- km
ASCATB269E69S
1137 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
22
Moderate winds from the NNE
(22 kph at 33).
- 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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