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

Vinson Massif Weather Forecast

Ellsworth Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 6 pm Sat 03 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Sun night, min -13°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Tue afternoon, min -18°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
km/h
20
WNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
10
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
5
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
5
W
5
W
10
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
2
1
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-9
-7
-10
-9
-5
-5
-11
-5
-5
-5
-7
-10
-11
-13
-14
-17
-15
min °C
-9
-9
-13
-11
-6
-8
-12
-8
-6
-6
-8
-11
-12
-14
-16
-17
-18
 chill °C
-17
-16
-21
-18
-11
-14
-20
-14
-9
-10
-11
-15
-17
-20
-22
-23
-24
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
150
0
0
100
150
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-31-32-34-31-29-31-32-30-29-28-31-35-37-39-40-40-40-25-26-29-25-24-24-26-23-22-22-25-28-30-33-34-34-35-18-19-22-19-17-17-19-16-14-15-18-21-23-26-27-28-29-14-13-17-14-11-12-15-12-10-10-12-16-17-20-21-22-22-9-8-12-10-6-7-12-7-6-6-8-11-12-14-15-17-17-3-2-5-310-5011-1-4-5-7-8-10-10
Sunrise
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10:42
—
—
10:32
—
—
10:23
—
—
10:14
—
—
10:05
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Sunset
2:07
—
2:15
—
—
2:23
—
—
2:32
—
—
2:41
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2:49
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Vinson Massif Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Vinson Massif is: Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Sun night, min -13°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Vinson Massif Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Tue afternoon, min -18°C on Thu 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
ASCATB260E69S
1213 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the NNE
(49 kph at 11).
- km
ASCATB259E69S
1215 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the N
(50 kph at 11).
- km
ASCATB258E69S
1222 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the N
(50 kph at 6).
- km
ASCATC268E68S
1246 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the NNE
(37 kph at 15).
- km
ASCATB267E68S
1253 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the NNE
(37 kph at 18).
- km
ASCATB268E68S
1254 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the NNE
(37 kph at 22).
- km
ASCATC267E68S
1256 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the NNE
(37 kph at 19).
- km
ASCATB266E68S
1261 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
38
Fresh winds from the NNE
(38 kph at 14).
- km
ASCATC265E68S
1265 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the NNE
(39 kph at 18).
- km
ASCATC266E68S
1265 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the NNE
(40 kph at 18).
- 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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