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

Vinson Massif Weather Forecast

Ellsworth Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 5 pm Tue 15 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Wed night, min -30°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Sat night, min -27°C on Fri afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
15
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloudy
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
4250
6050
km/h
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
15
W
10
WNW
10
W
5
WNW
5
SSW
5
W
5
W
10
W
15
WSW
15
W
15
W
5
WSW
0
W
5
SW
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Snowflake cm
 mm
max °C
-22
-27
-25
-22
-19
-19
-19
-22
-25
-27
-24
-25
-22
-15
-16
-19
-23
min °C
-24
-30
-26
-24
-20
-20
-20
-24
-26
-27
-26
-26
-24
-19
-17
-21
-24
 chill °C
-34
-42
-36
-34
-29
-27
-20
-24
-31
-34
-35
-36
-34
-28
-17
-21
-29
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-46-46-44-40-39-40-42-44-44-44-44-44-44-40-38-40-42-41-42-39-36-35-35-37-39-40-40-39-40-39-34-33-36-38-35-37-34-31-30-30-31-34-35-35-34-34-33-29-28-31-33-29-33-30-27-24-25-25-29-30-31-29-30-28-23-22-25-28-23-29-26-23-20-20-20-23-26-27-25-26-23-17-17-20-24-17-22-19-16-13-14-13-17-20-21-19-19-17-11-10-14-17
Sunrise
12:22
12:14
11:58
11:50
11:42
Sunset
10:47
10:55
11:02
11:08
11:17
11:23

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Vinson Massif Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Vinson Massif is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Wed night, min -30°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Vinson Massif Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Sat night, min -27°C on Fri 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
1325 km S
2835m alt.
4 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (19 kph from 120 degs) was rejected.
1.2 km
Mid: few
ASCATC258E68S
1332 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
53
Near gales from the W
(53 kph at 278).
- km
ASCATB258E68S
1339 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
54
Near gales from the W
(54 kph at 278).
- km
1342 km S
3012m alt.
4 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (19 kph from 120 degs) was rejected.
1.2 km
High: few
ASCATB257E68S
1350 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
54
Near gales from the W
(54 kph at 279).
- km
ASCATC257E68S
1351 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
52
Near gales from the WNW
(52 kph at 286).
- km
ASCATB261E67S
1361 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
59
Near gales from the WNW
(59 kph at 283).
- km
ASCATB256E68S
1361 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
51
Near gales from the W
(51 kph at 280).
- km
ASCATC256E68S
1364 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
51
Near gales from the WNW
(51 kph at 285).
- km
ASCATC255E68S
1373 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
47
Strong winds from the WNW
(47 kph at 289).
- 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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