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

Vinson Massif Weather Forecast

Ellsworth Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 6 am Mon 12 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed night. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Mon night, min -22°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Fri morning, min -22°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
part cloud
light snow
cloud
cloud
light snow
part cloud
light snow
cloud
light snow
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
some clouds
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
some clouds
light snow
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
km/h
15
W
15
W
15
WNW
15
NNW
15
WNW
5
WNW
10
NE
10
NW
10
E
10
ENE
5
NNE
5
WNW
5
W
10
W
5
W
0
NNW
5
NNW
0
N
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
—
1
—
—
2
—
3
—
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-21
-19
-12
-13
-13
-13
-16
-18
-16
-22
-21
-18
-17
-19
-18
-18
-20
-19
min °C
-22
-21
-18
-13
-14
-14
-19
-19
-21
-22
-21
-20
-18
-19
-19
-20
-20
-20
 chill °C
-32
-30
-26
-21
-21
-19
-26
-26
-30
-29
-21
-25
-23
-26
-25
-20
-24
-20
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-39-37-33-30-31-33-35-34-32-36-38-38-36-35-34-35-36-37-33-31-27-24-25-26-29-29-27-32-32-32-30-30-29-30-30-31-27-24-20-18-18-19-22-22-23-27-25-24-23-23-23-24-25-25-22-20-15-13-14-14-18-19-19-22-21-19-18-19-19-19-20-20-17-17-11-9-10-9-14-16-15-19-18-15-13-16-14-15-16-14-10-11-4-3-3-2-7-9-9-12-11-9-6-10-8-8-10-8
Sunrise
9:23
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—
9:12
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—
9:00
—
—
8:47
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—
8:34
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—
8:19
—
—
Sunset
3:29
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—
3:40
—
—
3:52
—
—
—
4:04
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—
4:16
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—
4:31
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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 Wed night. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Mon night, min -22°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Vinson Massif Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Fri morning, min -22°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

This table gives the weather forecast for Vinson Massif at the specific elevation of 2000 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
hy2c260E70S
1049 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
38
Fresh winds from the NE
(38 kph at 50).
- km
hy2c261E70S
1054 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the NE
(37 kph at 45).
- km
hy2c267E69S
1071 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the NNE
(31 kph at 25).
- km
ASCATC257E70S
1075 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the ENE
(41 kph at 58).
- km
ASCATC256E70S
1081 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the ENE
(40 kph at 61).
- km
hy2c259E70S
1082 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the NE
(40 kph at 48).
- km
hy2c262E69S
1094 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the NE
(37 kph at 40).
- km
hy2c266E69S
1095 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the NNE
(32 kph at 25).
- km
ASCATB254E70S
1098 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the ENE
(44 kph at 75).
- km
hy2c264E69S
1104 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the NE
(35 kph at 35).
- 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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