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

Vinson Massif Weather Forecast

Ellsworth Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 6 am Thu 22 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Thu night, min -18°C on Thu afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Tue night, min -21°C on Mon afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
snow showers
clear
part cloud
cloud
light snow
cloud
cloudy
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
clear
cloudy
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
4850
5550
5050
km/h
0
NE
5
WNW
10
W
10
WSW
10
W
15
W
10
WSW
5
NW
10
NE
10
NE
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
W
10
W
10
W
5
NW
5
WNW
10
WNW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
2
2
—
—
1
—
—
—
2
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-16
-17
-12
-12
-13
-13
-13
-17
-17
-17
-17
-15
-15
-21
-11
-11
-9
-5
min °C
-17
-18
-18
-13
-14
-16
-16
-17
-17
-17
-18
-17
-18
-21
-19
-11
-11
-8
 chill °C
-17
-24
-24
-20
-21
-24
-22
-22
-22
-23
-23
-23
-23
-29
-27
-11
-14
-12
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-37-38-37-35-36-38-34-32-32-35-37-37-38-40-34-32-32-31-32-33-32-29-30-32-30-29-29-31-32-32-33-35-30-27-27-25-27-27-26-23-23-26-25-26-27-27-26-26-27-30-25-22-20-18-21-23-20-17-18-20-20-22-23-22-21-20-22-26-20-17-15-12-17-18-15-13-14-15-15-17-17-17-18-16-17-21-15-11-10-7-10-12-8-6-7-9-8-10-11-11-11-10-11-15-9-5-40
Sunrise
12:00
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12:00
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—
12:00
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—
12:00
—
—
12:00
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—
12:00
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Sunset
12:00
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—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
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 dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Thu night, min -18°C on Thu afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Vinson Massif Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Tue night, min -21°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
ASCATC259E71S
984 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the NW
(45 kph at 305).
- km
ASCATC258E71S
1000 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the WNW
(39 kph at 302).
- km
ASCATC259E70S
1016 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the NW
(46 kph at 314).
- km
ASCATC257E71S
1018 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the NW
(37 kph at 307).
- km
ASCATC256E71S
1020 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the WNW
(36 kph at 303).
- km
ASCATC258E70S
1032 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the NW
(42 kph at 313).
- km
ASCATC255E71S
1036 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the NW
(37 kph at 306).
- km
ASCATC257E70S
1039 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the NW
(40 kph at 311).
- km
ASCATC254E71S
1058 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the NW
(36 kph at 317).
- km
ASCATC256E70S
1058 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the NW
(39 kph at 312).
- 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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