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

Vinson Massif Weather Forecast

Ellsworth Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 12 am Fri 09 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Thu night, min -19°C on Fri 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 Wed morning, min -21°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
9
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
3950
5350
5250
3100
4800
4000
km/h
15
W
10
W
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
NW
10
W
15
W
10
W
15
W
5
NW
10
N
15
WNW
10
NW
Weather map
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Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
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2
—
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 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-14
-15
-18
-14
-15
-18
-14
-14
-19
-15
-14
-14
-8
-10
-11
-8
min °C
-18
-17
-18
-19
-17
-18
-19
-16
-19
-21
-14
-16
-11
-10
-12
-12
 chill °C
-27
-23
-24
-26
-22
-24
-26
-21
-26
-30
-20
-24
-16
-15
-19
-18
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-39-39-40-40-40-40-40-40-41-40-38-37-34-31-33-34-34-33-34-34-34-34-33-34-35-34-32-31-27-25-27-28-27-27-27-27-27-27-26-26-29-28-26-24-20-19-20-20-22-21-22-22-21-22-21-20-24-23-20-19-15-14-15-15-16-16-18-17-16-18-17-15-19-18-14-15-10-10-12-10-10-10-12-10-10-12-10-9-13-11-8-8-3-3-5-4
Sunrise
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9:54
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9:45
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9:34
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9:23
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9:12
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Sunset
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2:59
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3:08
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3:18
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3:29
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3:40
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Vinson Massif Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Vinson Massif is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Thu night, min -19°C on Fri 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 Wed morning, min -21°C on Sun 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
ASCATB260E70S
1023 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the ESE
(45 kph at 105).
- km
ASCATB259E70S
1029 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the ESE
(44 kph at 106).
- km
ASCATC260E70S
1030 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the ESE
(44 kph at 105).
- km
ASCATB261E70S
1034 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the E
(46 kph at 101).
- km
ASCATC261E70S
1034 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the E
(46 kph at 100).
- km
ASCATC258E70S
1049 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the ESE
(39 kph at 114).
- km
ASCATC259E70S
1049 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the ESE
(42 kph at 108).
- km
ASCATB262E70S
1052 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the E
(41 kph at 96).
- km
ASCATC262E70S
1055 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the E
(37 kph at 95).
- km
ASCATB264E70S
1060 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
23
Moderate winds from the ENE
(23 kph at 62).
- 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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