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

Vinson Massif Weather Forecast

Ellsworth Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 6 am Mon 28 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Wed night, min -26°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Thu night, min -15°C on Thu afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
Friday
2
Saturday
3
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
2850
4500
2450
km/h
10
W
15
W
5
NW
0
SW
10
WSW
15
W
20
WNW
20
W
20
WNW
15
W
20
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
W
10
W
10
WNW
10
NW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-24
-22
-18
-19
-20
-11
-11
-13
-9
-10
-13
-6
-7
-7
-6
-7
-9
-6
min °C
-26
-25
-20
-20
-22
-21
-11
-15
-13
-13
-15
-13
-7
-7
-7
-8
-10
-9
 chill °C
-36
-35
-28
-26
-31
-30
-19
-24
-22
-21
-24
-21
-13
-13
-13
-13
-16
-15
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-45-44-40-41-43-39-35-39-38-41-38-34-31-31-31-32-33-32-41-39-36-36-38-33-29-33-31-33-31-27-24-24-25-26-27-25-35-33-29-30-32-27-23-26-24-25-24-20-17-16-17-19-19-19-30-28-24-25-26-21-17-21-17-18-19-15-12-12-12-13-14-13-25-24-19-20-21-16-11-14-11-12-14-10-7-7-7-8-10-8-19-17-12-14-15-9-5-8-5-5-8-3-1-11-1-3-1
Sunrise
11:32
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11:24
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11:15
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11:07
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10:59
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—
10:51
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Sunset
1:27
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—
1:34
—
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1:42
—
—
1:51
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1:59
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—
2:07
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Vinson Massif Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Vinson Massif is: Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Wed night, min -26°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Vinson Massif Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Thu night, min -15°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
1342 km S
3012m alt.
2 hours ago
moderate snow
Ice crystals.
Wind obs. (15 kph from 60 degs) was rejected.
2.0 km
hy2c269E66S
1421 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the WNW
(30 kph at 300).
- km
hy2c270E66S
1450 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the WNW
(30 kph at 298).
- km
hy2c271E66S
1451 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
34
Fresh winds from the WNW
(34 kph at 288).
- km
hy2c272E66S
1451 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the WNW
(36 kph at 285).
- km
hy2c268E66S
1465 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
29
Fresh winds from the NW
(29 kph at 310).
- km
hy2c272E65S
1484 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the WNW
(35 kph at 285).
- km
hy2c271E65S
1487 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
34
Fresh winds from the WNW
(34 kph at 292).
- km
hy2c269E65S
1488 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the NW
(33 kph at 305).
- km
hy2c268E65S
1497 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
29
Fresh winds from the NW
(29 kph at 312).
- 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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