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

Vinson Massif Weather Forecast

Ellsworth Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 11 am Tue 15 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Tue morning, min -29°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Sat night, min -26°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
light snow
snow showers
light snow
cloudy
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
4650
4600
km/h
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
15
W
10
WNW
10
W
5
NW
0
SW
5
W
10
W
10
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
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Snowflake cm
2
2
1
 mm
max °C
-17
-22
-26
-25
-22
-18
-19
-19
-22
-25
-25
-24
-26
-23
-13
-13
-16
-19
min °C
-19
-24
-29
-26
-24
-21
-19
-20
-24
-26
-26
-25
-26
-25
-21
-14
-17
-26
 chill °C
-28
-34
-40
-36
-34
-30
-25
-20
-24
-33
-34
-34
-36
-36
-31
-19
-21
-31
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-43-46-46-44-40-39-40-42-44-44-44-44-45-44-39-37-40-44-37-41-41-39-36-35-35-37-39-40-39-39-40-39-34-32-34-39-31-35-36-34-32-30-30-31-34-35-34-34-35-33-28-26-28-33-25-29-32-30-27-25-25-26-29-30-30-29-30-29-22-20-22-27-18-23-28-26-23-20-19-20-23-26-26-25-26-24-17-14-17-23-12-16-22-19-17-13-13-13-17-20-19-18-20-18-10-8-10-16
Sunrise
12:30
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: A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Tue morning, min -29°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Vinson Massif Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Sat night, min -26°C on Fri morning). 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
1342 km S
3012m alt.
2 hours ago
moderate snow
Ice crystals.
Wind obs. (19 kph from 120 degs) was rejected.
8.0 km
hy2c271E65S
1512 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the W
(46 kph at 262).
- km
hy2c274E65S
1527 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
47
Strong winds from the W
(47 kph at 262).
- km
hy2c273E65S
1542 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the W
(45 kph at 262).
- km
hy2c277E65S
1544 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
51
Near gales from the WSW
(51 kph at 252).
- km
hy2c276E65S
1550 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the WSW
(48 kph at 258).
- km
hy2c272E65S
1558 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the W
(44 kph at 260).
- km
hy2c275E65S
1561 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the W
(46 kph at 260).
- km
hy2c278E65S
1569 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the WSW
(48 kph at 250).
- km
hy2c274E64S
1574 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the W
(46 kph at 260).
- 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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