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

Vinson Massif Weather Forecast

Ellsworth Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 5 am Thu 10 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Thu morning, min -21°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Sun night, min -22°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
snow showers
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
cloudy
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
snow shwrs
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
2450
2450
2450
km/h
10
W
5
WSW
15
W
10
W
15
W
15
W
10
W
15
W
15
WSW
15
W
20
W
20
W
20
W
15
W
15
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
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Snowflake cm
1
5
5
3
1
 mm
max °C
-8
-11
-20
-21
-18
-17
-19
-17
-15
-11
-10
-7
-9
-10
-9
-12
-12
-17
min °C
-10
-14
-21
-21
-19
-17
-19
-19
-18
-16
-11
-9
-10
-10
-10
-12
-13
-22
 chill °C
-14
-20
-28
-29
-27
-25
-27
-27
-26
-24
-19
-17
-17
-17
-16
-19
-20
-31
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-35-37-41-41-39-38-39-39-39-36-33-31-33-33-33-37-39-42-28-31-36-35-33-32-33-33-33-30-27-25-27-27-28-31-32-36-21-25-30-29-27-26-27-26-27-23-20-19-20-21-22-24-25-30-15-19-25-25-23-22-23-22-22-19-16-13-15-16-16-18-18-24-9-13-21-21-19-17-19-18-17-14-11-8-10-10-10-12-13-20-3-6-14-14-13-11-12-11-10-7-4-1-3-4-3-5-6-13
Sunrise
1:10
1:02
12:55
12:46
12:38
12:30
Sunset
10:08
10:17
10:23
10:32
10:40
10:47

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Vinson Massif Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Vinson Massif is: A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Thu morning, min -21°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Vinson Massif Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Sun night, min -22°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
1342 km S
3012m alt.
2 hours ago
moderate snow
Ice crystals.
7
Light winds from the W
(7 kph at 270).
2.4 km
ASCATB240E67S
1725 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
21
Moderate winds from the NNE
(21 kph at 12).
- km
ASCATB240E66S
1736 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
22
Moderate winds from the NNE
(22 kph at 14).
- km
ASCATB239E67S
1752 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
21
Moderate winds from the N
(21 kph at 10).
- km
ASCATB238E67S
1758 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
21
Moderate winds from the N
(21 kph at 8).
- km
ASCATB239E66S
1762 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
20
Moderate winds from the NNE
(20 kph at 13).
- km
ASCATB238E66S
1765 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
21
Moderate winds from the N
(21 kph at 9).
- km
ASCATB237E66S
1822 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
18
Light winds from the N
(18 kph at 10).
- km
ASCATB240E65S
1837 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
15
Light winds from the NE
(15 kph at 44).
- km
ASCATB236E66S
1848 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
12
Light winds from the NNE
(12 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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