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

Vinson Massif Weather Forecast

Ellsworth Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 12 pm Thu 15 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Fri night, min -20°C on Thu afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon afternoon. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Sun morning, min -18°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
cloud
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
light snow
part cloud
light snow
cloudy
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
light snow
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
km/h
10
E
5
N
5
N
5
WSW
10
W
5
W
5
N
10
NNE
5
N
5
NW
5
WNW
10
N
10
NE
15
ENE
10
E
5
SSE
5
SW
5
W
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
1
—
3
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
3
5
—
1
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-18
-18
-13
-13
-14
-9
-9
-13
-12
-12
-13
-13
-14
-15
-17
-17
-17
-14
min °C
-19
-20
-17
-14
-15
-13
-12
-14
-16
-13
-13
-14
-15
-16
-17
-17
-17
-18
 chill °C
-24
-20
-21
-20
-21
-19
-16
-19
-21
-16
-17
-20
-22
-23
-24
-17
-22
-24
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-37-38-37-34-32-32-32-33-36-35-33-32-32-32-35-37-38-39-33-33-31-29-27-27-27-28-30-29-27-27-27-28-31-33-33-33-28-27-25-23-21-21-21-22-23-22-22-22-22-23-26-27-27-27-23-23-19-18-18-16-15-18-18-17-17-18-18-20-22-22-22-21-19-19-15-14-15-11-11-14-14-13-13-14-15-16-17-17-17-16-12-13-8-8-8-5-4-7-7-7-7-7-8-10-11-10-11-10
Sunrise
8:47
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—
8:34
—
—
8:19
—
—
8:01
—
—
7:42
—
—
7:14
—
—
Sunset
—
4:04
—
—
4:16
—
—
4:31
—
—
4:47
—
—
5:07
—
—
5:35
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Vinson Massif Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Vinson Massif is: A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Fri night, min -20°C on Thu afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Vinson Massif Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon afternoon. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Sun morning, min -18°C on Tue night). 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
ASCATB297E64S
1825 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the NNW
(33 kph at 340).
- km
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
1856 km NE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
33
Fresh winds from the WNW
(33 kph at 300).
0.0 km
ASCATC299E63S
1894 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
24
Moderate winds from the NW
(24 kph at 320).
- km
ASCATB299E63S
1895 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
27
Moderate winds from the NNW
(27 kph at 329).
- km
ASCATC300E63S
1936 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
26
Moderate winds from the WNW
(26 kph at 297).
- km
ASCATB300E63S
1945 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
23
Moderate winds from the WNW
(23 kph at 286).
- km
ASCATC301E63S
1991 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the NW
(40 kph at 305).
- km
ASCATB301E63S
2002 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the NW
(46 kph at 314).
- km
ASCATB302E63S
2014 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the NW
(41 kph at 307).
- km
ASCATC302E63S
2018 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the WNW
(40 kph at 298).
- 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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