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

Vinson Massif Weather Forecast

Ellsworth Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 12 am Sat 17 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Fri night, min -17°C on Mon afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon night. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Tue morning, min -20°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
km/h
10
W
5
NNE
10
N
5
N
0
NW
5
NW
10
NE
10
NE
10
ENE
5
E
5
SSW
10
WSW
10
W
5
W
10
WNW
5
WNW
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Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
2
3
5
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—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-7
-9
-13
-12
-12
-15
-16
-16
-17
-16
-15
-17
-15
-15
-19
-15
min °C
-11
-11
-14
-15
-14
-15
-16
-16
-17
-17
-16
-19
-20
-17
-20
-19
 chill °C
-17
-16
-19
-19
-14
-20
-22
-22
-23
-22
-20
-26
-27
-22
-27
-25
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-32-32-34-37-35-34-33-34-35-36-38-39-39-39-39-39-27-27-29-30-29-28-29-30-31-32-33-34-34-33-34-34-20-20-22-24-22-22-25-25-25-27-27-28-28-27-28-28-15-15-18-18-18-19-21-21-21-22-21-23-23-22-23-22-9-10-14-14-13-15-16-16-17-17-16-18-18-16-20-17-3-4-7-7-7-9-10-10-11-11-9-12-11-10-13-11
Sunrise
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8:19
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—
8:01
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—
7:42
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7:14
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12:00
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Sunset
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—
4:31
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4:47
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5:07
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5:35
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12:00
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Vinson Massif Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Vinson Massif is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Fri night, min -17°C on Mon afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Vinson Massif Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon night. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Tue morning, min -20°C on Tue 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
hy2b264E71S
952 km NW
15m alt.
4 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the NNE
(40 kph at 25).
- km
hy2b269E70S
968 km NW
15m alt.
4 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the NNE
(49 kph at 22).
- km
hy2b271E70S
998 km N
15m alt.
4 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the NNE
(50 kph at 20).
- km
hy2b264E70S
998 km NW
15m alt.
4 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the NNE
(42 kph at 22).
- km
hy2b268E70S
998 km NW
15m alt.
4 hours ago
51
Near gales from the NNE
(51 kph at 18).
- km
hy2b266E70S
999 km NW
15m alt.
4 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the NNE
(48 kph at 15).
- km
hy2b262E70S
1007 km NW
15m alt.
4 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the NNE
(37 kph at 30).
- km
hy2b270E70S
1008 km N
15m alt.
4 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the NNE
(50 kph at 20).
- km
hy2b272E70S
1008 km N
15m alt.
4 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the NNE
(49 kph at 20).
- km
hy2b261E70S
1020 km NW
15m alt.
4 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the NE
(36 kph at 42).
- 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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