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

Vinson Massif Weather Forecast

Ellsworth Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 12 am Thu 01 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Fri afternoon, min -12°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Sat night, min -13°C on Sun afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
1
Friday
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
2500
4750
3950
km/h
20
WNW
15
W
20
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
5
WNW
10
W
10
W
10
NNW
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Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
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—
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2
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—
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 mm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-9
-11
-10
-6
-6
-5
-5
-6
-8
-7
-10
-11
-7
-7
-9
-7
min °C
-12
-12
-11
-10
-6
-7
-6
-7
-9
-11
-12
-13
-9
-10
-11
-9
 chill °C
-21
-20
-19
-17
-12
-14
-14
-14
-16
-19
-20
-21
-14
-15
-16
-14
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
100
0
50
50
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-37-38-34-32-32-32-32-33-34-34-36-33-32-33-31-29-31-31-27-25-26-25-25-27-27-28-29-27-26-26-25-23-24-23-20-18-18-18-18-20-21-20-22-20-19-19-17-16-17-17-15-13-12-12-12-13-15-14-16-16-14-14-14-12-11-12-11-8-6-6-6-7-9-9-11-12-8-9-10-8-4-6-5-21110-2-2-4-5-2-2-4-2
Sunrise
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11:07
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10:59
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10:51
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10:42
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10:32
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Sunset
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1:51
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1:59
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2:07
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2:15
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2:23
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Vinson Massif Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Vinson Massif is: Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Fri afternoon, min -12°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Vinson Massif Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Sat night, min -13°C on Sun 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
BaseBelgranoII
1124 km ESE
256m alt.
50 minutes ago
-24°C
-
Wind obs. (19 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
40 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
ASCATB258E69S
1207 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the NW
(32 kph at 321).
- km
ASCATB257E69S
1228 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the NW
(30 kph at 324).
- km
ASCATB265E68S
1237 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the NNW
(35 kph at 328).
- km
ASCATC257E69S
1240 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the NNW
(28 kph at 327).
- km
ASCATB258E68S
1242 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the NW
(33 kph at 325).
- km
ASCATC266E68S
1250 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the NW
(36 kph at 324).
- km
ASCATC258E68S
1251 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the NNW
(33 kph at 328).
- km
ASCATC256E69S
1252 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
27
Moderate winds from the NNW
(27 kph at 329).
- km
ASCATB256E69S
1256 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
27
Moderate winds from the NNW
(27 kph at 328).
- 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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