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

Vinson Massif Weather Forecast

Ellsworth Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 6 am Wed 28 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Wed morning, min -18°C on Thu afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Sat night, min -16°C on Sat afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
1
Monday
2
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
part cloud
light snow
cloud
light snow
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
some clouds
light snow
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
km/h
15
NW
15
NW
10
NNW
15
NE
10
ENE
10
ENE
15
E
15
E
15
E
10
ENE
5
NE
0
NNW
5
SW
5
WNW
5
SSW
0
SSW
0
SSW
0
E
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Snowflake cm
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1
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1
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—
1
2
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—
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—
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 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-10
-10
-10
-14
-17
-17
-17
-17
-15
-15
-15
-12
-12
-14
-13
-13
-14
-14
min °C
-10
-10
-13
-15
-18
-18
-18
-18
-16
-15
-16
-14
-13
-14
-14
-14
-15
-15
 chill °C
-17
-17
-21
-22
-24
-25
-26
-26
-24
-21
-20
-14
-13
-14
-14
-14
-15
-15
Freezing level m
100
0
150
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
100
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-27-27-29-31-32-32-32-31-30-31-32-32-32-32-32-32-33-33-21-20-23-26-27-28-28-27-25-26-26-26-25-26-26-26-26-27-15-14-16-19-21-22-23-22-21-20-20-19-18-19-19-19-19-20-10-10-12-15-18-18-18-18-16-15-16-13-13-14-14-14-15-15-6-6-7-11-14-14-13-13-11-10-13-8-7-10-9-8-11-910-1-4-8-7-7-7-4-4-6-20-4-2-1-4-3
Sunrise
12:00
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12:00
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12:00
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12:00
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12:00
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12:00
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Sunset
12:00
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12:00
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12:00
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12:00
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12:00
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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 Wed night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Wed morning, min -18°C on Thu afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Vinson Massif Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Sat night, min -16°C on Sat afternoon). 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
BaseBelgranoII
1124 km ESE
256m alt.
2 hours ago
-9°C
-
19
Light winds from the SE
(19 kph at 140).
40 km
Mid: few
1342 km S
3012m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (19 kph from 360 degs) was rejected.
8.0 km
Mid: few
ASCATC240E68S
1612 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
51
Near gales from the SW
(51 kph at 216).
- km
ASCATC240E67S
1639 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
38
Fresh winds from the WSW
(38 kph at 237).
- km
ASCATC239E68S
1642 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the SSW
(50 kph at 210).
- km
ASCATC239E67S
1659 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the WSW
(39 kph at 246).
- km
ASCATC238E67S
1677 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the WSW
(42 kph at 251).
- km
ASCATB237E67S
1699 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the WSW
(42 kph at 250).
- km
ASCATC237E67S
1702 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the SW
(48 kph at 218).
- km
ASCATC240E66S
1739 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the SW
(37 kph at 221).
- 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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