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

Vinson Massif Weather Forecast

Ellsworth Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 12 am Wed 07 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Tue night, min -20°C on Fri afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Sat night, min -20°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
Friday
9
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
7700
5100
3650
km/h
10
WNW
5
SSE
5
W
5
W
10
WSW
10
W
15
W
10
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
W
10
W
10
W
10
W
10
WNW
5
N
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Snowflake cm
2
2
1
1
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—
—
—
—
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 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-6
-7
-10
-11
-12
-18
-15
-16
-20
-16
-16
-19
-13
-13
-15
-14
min °C
-9
-9
-10
-12
-15
-18
-19
-18
-20
-20
-19
-20
-19
-14
-15
-15
 chill °C
-14
-9
-13
-16
-21
-26
-27
-25
-28
-27
-26
-28
-27
-18
-20
-19
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-31-33-35-37-39-40-41-40-41-41-41-41-40-39-38-38-25-27-29-31-33-35-35-35-35-35-35-35-34-32-31-32-19-20-22-24-26-28-28-28-29-28-29-29-27-25-24-25-13-14-16-18-20-23-22-22-24-23-23-24-21-18-19-20-8-8-10-12-14-18-17-17-20-18-18-20-16-14-15-15-1-1-4-5-7-12-10-11-13-12-11-13-10-7-9-8
Sunrise
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10:14
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10:05
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9:54
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9:45
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9:34
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Sunset
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2:41
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2:49
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2:59
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3:08
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3:18
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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 Tue night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Tue night, min -20°C on Fri afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Vinson Massif Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Sat night, min -20°C on Fri 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
ASCATB253E70S
1155 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
22
Moderate winds from the N
(22 kph at 3).
- km
ASCATC252E70S
1163 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
27
Moderate winds from the N
(27 kph at 6).
- km
ASCATC256E69S
1164 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
24
Moderate winds from the N
(24 kph at 8).
- km
ASCATC253E70S
1170 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
21
Moderate winds from the N
(21 kph at 9).
- km
ASCATB251E70S
1172 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
23
Moderate winds from the N
(23 kph at 8).
- km
ASCATB252E70S
1174 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
21
Moderate winds from the N
(21 kph at 3).
- km
ASCATB250E70S
1174 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
21
Moderate winds from the N
(21 kph at 4).
- km
ASCATC255E69S
1175 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
26
Moderate winds from the NNE
(26 kph at 15).
- km
ASCATC254E70S
1178 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
22
Moderate winds from the NNE
(22 kph at 20).
- km
ASCATB254E70S
1185 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
21
Moderate winds from the NNE
(21 kph at 15).
- 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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