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

Vinson Massif Weather Forecast

Ellsworth Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 12 am Tue 13 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Mon night, min -20°C on Thu afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Fri night, min -17°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
light snow
part cloud
light snow
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
some clouds
light snow
some clouds
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
Cloud base (m)
5000
2450
km/h
10
WNW
10
NNW
10
WNW
5
WSW
5
W
0
W
5
ENE
10
ENE
0
NNE
0
WNW
0
W
10
WNW
5
NNW
5
N
5
NNW
0
ENE
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
1
—
2
—
—
2
3
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
3
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-7
-7
-9
-7
-9
-11
-11
-17
-19
-13
-13
-14
-12
-14
-16
-13
min °C
-14
-8
-10
-8
-11
-11
-16
-19
-20
-17
-15
-15
-14
-15
-16
-15
 chill °C
-21
-12
-16
-12
-11
-11
-23
-25
-20
-17
-19
-20
-18
-20
-20
-15
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-32-30-31-33-34-34-32-36-38-38-37-35-33-34-36-37-26-23-25-27-27-27-27-32-33-31-30-29-28-29-31-31-19-16-18-19-19-19-21-27-27-24-23-21-22-23-24-24-15-12-13-13-14-15-17-23-23-19-18-18-18-19-20-19-11-8-10-8-10-11-14-18-20-15-14-15-13-15-16-14-4-2-3-2-4-4-7-12-13-8-8-9-7-8-10-8
Sunrise
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9:12
—
—
9:00
—
—
8:47
—
—
8:34
—
—
8:19
—
—
Sunset
—
3:40
—
—
3:52
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—
—
4:04
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—
4:16
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—
4:31
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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 night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Mon night, min -20°C on Thu afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Vinson Massif Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Fri night, min -17°C on Thu 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
ASCATC262E70S
978 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the NNE
(45 kph at 19).
- km
ASCATC261E71S
981 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
43
Strong winds from the NNE
(43 kph at 18).
- km
ASCATC260E71S
989 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the NNE
(45 kph at 15).
- km
ASCATC261E70S
993 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the NNE
(42 kph at 13).
- km
ASCATC264E70S
1001 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the N
(39 kph at 5).
- km
ASCATC263E70S
1013 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
43
Strong winds from the N
(43 kph at 11).
- km
ASCATC260E70S
1021 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the N
(44 kph at 10).
- km
ASCATC259E70S
1039 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the N
(42 kph at 9).
- km
ASCATC265E70S
1040 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the NNE
(39 kph at 12).
- km
ASCATB273E69S
1053 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
47
Strong winds from the N
(47 kph at 9).
- 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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