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

Vinson Massif Weather Forecast

Ellsworth Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 12 am Thu 15 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Fri night, min -18°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

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

Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
4350
km/h
5
E
10
E
0
NNE
5
W
5
SW
10
W
5
WNW
5
NW
10
N
5
NE
0
NE
10
NW
5
NNE
10
NE
10
NE
5
ENE
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
1
1
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
2
2
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-12
-18
-17
-12
-11
-14
-8
-9
-13
-12
-12
-15
-14
-15
-17
-16
min °C
-16
-18
-18
-16
-13
-14
-13
-10
-14
-15
-14
-16
-15
-16
-18
-18
 chill °C
-22
-24
-18
-20
-18
-21
-19
-13
-19
-19
-14
-22
-19
-22
-23
-22
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-32-36-37-36-34-32-31-33-34-35-35-33-32-34-36-37-28-32-32-31-29-27-26-27-28-30-29-28-28-30-31-32-22-27-27-24-23-21-20-21-22-23-22-22-24-25-26-26-19-23-22-19-18-18-15-15-18-18-18-19-19-21-22-22-14-18-18-14-12-14-11-10-14-14-13-16-15-16-18-17-8-12-11-7-6-8-4-3-8-7-7-9-9-10-11-10
Sunrise
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8:47
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8:34
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8:19
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8:01
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7:42
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Sunset
—
—
4:04
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—
4:16
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4:31
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4:47
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5:07
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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 Fri night, min -18°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Vinson Massif Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Sat night, min -18°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
hy2b264E70S
964 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
15
Light winds from the N
(15 kph at 358).
- km
ASCATB265E70S
976 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
26
Moderate winds from the NNW
(26 kph at 340).
- km
ASCATB264E70S
976 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
12
Light winds from the NNE
(12 kph at 30).
- km
ASCATB263E70S
983 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
9
Light winds from the NNE
(9 kph at 28).
- km
ASCATB268E70S
988 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
23
Moderate winds from the N
(23 kph at 351).
- km
ASCATB269E70S
994 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
26
Moderate winds from the NNW
(26 kph at 340).
- km
ASCATB271E70S
1003 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the N
(32 kph at 351).
- km
ASCATC268E70S
1004 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
26
Moderate winds from the NNW
(26 kph at 344).
- km
hy2b268E70S
1004 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
20
Moderate winds from the N
(20 kph at 0).
- km
hy2b261E70S
1007 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
25
Moderate winds from the SSW
(25 kph at 195).
- 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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