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

Vinson Massif Weather Forecast

Ellsworth Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 6 pm Sun 18 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon night. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Tue night, min -18°C on Tue afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Thu night, min -17°C on Wed afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
mod snow
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
Cloud base (m)
km/h
5
NW
10
NE
10
NE
10
ENE
5
E
5
SW
10
W
5
WNW
5
W
10
WNW
5
NW
0
ENE
5
NW
5
WSW
10
SW
15
WSW
15
W
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
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1
2
6
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-15
-15
-16
-17
-15
-14
-18
-13
-13
-17
-13
-13
-15
-9
-9
-12
-10
min °C
-16
-16
-16
-17
-17
-16
-18
-18
-15
-17
-17
-14
-15
-14
-10
-16
-16
 chill °C
-20
-21
-22
-23
-23
-22
-25
-24
-19
-23
-22
-14
-19
-18
-15
-24
-24
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-33-33-34-35-36-38-38-37-37-37-37-35-36-36-37-38-34-28-29-30-30-32-32-32-32-31-31-31-30-31-31-31-32-30-23-25-25-25-27-26-26-25-25-25-25-25-25-24-23-25-23-19-21-21-21-22-20-22-20-20-21-20-19-20-18-16-19-18-16-16-16-17-16-15-18-16-14-17-15-14-15-12-10-14-13-9-10-10-10-10-9-12-9-8-11-8-7-9-5-3-8-7
Sunrise
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7:42
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7:14
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12:00
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12:00
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12:00
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Sunset
4:47
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5:07
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5:35
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12:00
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12:00
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12:00
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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 Mon night. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Tue night, min -18°C on Tue afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Vinson Massif Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Thu night, min -17°C on Wed 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
ASCATB275E70S
1007 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
54
Near gales from the NNE
(54 kph at 19).
- km
ASCATB274E70S
1011 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
60
Near gales from the NNE
(60 kph at 21).
- km
ASCATB273E70S
1013 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
60
Near gales from the NNE
(60 kph at 24).
- km
ASCATB276E70S
1014 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
56
Near gales from the NNE
(56 kph at 14).
- km
ASCATB277E70S
1014 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
55
Near gales from the NNE
(55 kph at 19).
- km
ASCATB272E70S
1014 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
59
Near gales from the NNE
(59 kph at 23).
- km
ASCATB278E70S
1015 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
55
Near gales from the NNE
(55 kph at 20).
- km
ASCATB271E70S
1017 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
60
Near gales from the NNE
(60 kph at 26).
- km
ASCATB277E69S
1120 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
57
Near gales from the N
(57 kph at 10).
- km
ASCATB276E69S
1121 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
58
Near gales from the N
(58 kph at 3).
- 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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