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

Vinson Massif Weather Forecast

Ellsworth Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 6 pm Fri 09 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Sat night, min -22°C on Sun 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 Tue night, min -19°C on Mon afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
9
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
Cloud base (m)
5300
5300
3850
5150
2750
km/h
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
W
10
W
10
W
10
W
15
W
10
WNW
10
N
15
NW
5
W
15
W
15
W
10
NE
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
—
—
—
—
2
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-19
-15
-16
-19
-14
-15
-21
-17
-17
-17
-8
-9
-9
-7
-8
-11
-10
min °C
-19
-19
-19
-19
-18
-19
-21
-22
-19
-19
-16
-10
-9
-9
-12
-12
-13
 chill °C
-25
-25
-26
-26
-24
-25
-29
-30
-27
-28
-24
-15
-15
-14
-19
-19
-18
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-40-40-40-41-40-40-41-41-39-38-34-31-30-32-34-31-32-34-34-34-35-34-35-35-35-34-32-27-26-24-26-27-25-26-28-28-28-28-26-27-29-30-28-25-20-19-17-19-20-19-20-23-22-22-23-21-22-25-24-23-21-16-14-13-13-15-15-16-19-17-18-19-16-17-21-20-18-18-12-10-9-8-10-12-12-12-11-11-13-10-10-14-13-12-11-5-3-3-1-4-6-5
Sunrise
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9:45
—
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9:34
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9:23
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—
9:12
—
—
9:00
—
—
Sunset
2:59
—
3:08
—
—
3:18
—
—
3:29
—
—
3:40
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3:52
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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 Sat night, min -22°C on Sun 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 Tue night, min -19°C on Mon 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
ASCATB264E70S
1057 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
21
Moderate winds from the NNE
(21 kph at 15).
- km
ASCATC264E70S
1060 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
23
Moderate winds from the NNW
(23 kph at 340).
- km
ASCATC263E70S
1066 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
11
Light winds from the N
(11 kph at 350).
- km
ASCATB263E70S
1071 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
10
Light winds from the NNW
(10 kph at 333).
- km
ASCATC262E70S
1078 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
3
Calm
(3 kph at 11).
- km
ASCATB262E70S
1078 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
6
Light winds from the NW
(6 kph at 317).
- km
ASCATB261E70S
1085 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
3
Calm
(3 kph at 68).
- km
ASCATC261E70S
1087 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
3
Calm
(3 kph at 262).
- km
ASCATB266E69S
1095 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the NNW
(40 kph at 333).
- km
ASCATB260E70S
1098 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
3
Calm
(3 kph at 244).
- 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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