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. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Tue night, min -24°C on Fri afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Sun morning, min -24°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
5
WNW
5
SSE
5
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
10
W
10
W
10
W
5
WNW
10
W
10
W
10
W
10
W
5
W
5
N
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Snowflake cm
2
2
1
1
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—
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 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-12
-13
-15
-17
-18
-23
-21
-21
-24
-21
-22
-23
-19
-18
-19
-19
min °C
-13
-14
-16
-18
-21
-23
-23
-23
-24
-24
-23
-24
-23
-18
-19
-20
 chill °C
-20
-14
-20
-24
-28
-31
-32
-31
-32
-31
-31
-32
-32
-25
-24
-27
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. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Tue night, min -24°C on Fri afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Vinson Massif Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Sun morning, min -24°C on Fri night). 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
1342 km S
3012m alt.
3 hours ago
moderate snow
Ice crystals.
Wind obs. (9 kph from 240 degs) was rejected.
8.0 km
Mid: few
High: scattered
ASCATB295E65S
1636 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
18
Light winds from the SSW
(18 kph at 199).
- km
ASCATC295E65S
1646 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
12
Light winds from the NE
(12 kph at 38).
- km
ASCATB296E64S
1786 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
27
Moderate winds from the SW
(27 kph at 233).
- km
ASCATC296E64S
1800 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
24
Moderate winds from the W
(24 kph at 277).
- km
ASCATB297E64S
1809 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
26
Moderate winds from the W
(26 kph at 278).
- km
ASCATC297E64S
1812 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
25
Moderate winds from the W
(25 kph at 280).
- km
ASCATC297E63S
1839 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the WNW
(28 kph at 284).
- km
ASCATB297E63S
1845 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the W
(28 kph at 279).
- km
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
1856 km NE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
Wind obs. (19 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
0.0 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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