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

Vinson Massif Weather Forecast

Ellsworth Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 12 am Sun 11 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Mon night, min -24°C on Sun afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed night. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Tue night, min -19°C on Thu afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
clear
part cloud
light snow
part cloud
clear
part cloud
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
light snow
some clouds
clear
some clouds
light snow
some clouds
clear
some clouds
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
cloudy
light snow
Cloud base (m)
4600
4350
km/h
5
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
WNW
10
WSW
10
W
15
W
10
N
20
WNW
15
WNW
0
SSE
5
NW
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
5
NW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
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—
—
1
—
—
—
1
—
—
—
—
2
2
—
3
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-19
-21
-23
-21
-22
-21
-13
-14
-15
-13
-14
-15
-15
-17
-19
-17
min °C
-23
-23
-24
-22
-23
-23
-20
-15
-15
-16
-15
-15
-16
-18
-19
-19
 chill °C
-30
-32
-33
-28
-32
-32
-29
-24
-24
-26
-15
-15
-23
-27
-28
-24
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-40-40-40-40-39-38-34-31-33-33-33-31-30-32-34-37-33-34-35-34-34-32-28-26-27-27-27-26-25-27-29-30-27-28-28-28-28-26-21-19-19-20-20-20-20-21-23-23-21-22-24-22-23-22-17-15-15-15-15-15-16-18-19-18-16-17-19-16-18-19-13-11-12-10-9-11-13-15-17-14-10-11-13-10-11-12-7-4-5-4-3-5-6-8-10-8
Sunrise
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9:34
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9:23
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9:12
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—
9:00
—
—
8:47
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Sunset
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3:18
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3:29
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3:40
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—
3:52
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4:04
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Vinson Massif Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Vinson Massif is: A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Mon night, min -24°C on Sun afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Vinson Massif Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed night. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Tue night, min -19°C on Thu 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
ASCATB267E69S
1051 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
47
Strong winds from the NNE
(47 kph at 15).
- km
ASCATB261E70S
1055 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the N
(39 kph at 1).
- km
ASCATC270E69S
1057 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the N
(39 kph at 10).
- km
ASCATB262E70S
1059 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the N
(40 kph at 2).
- km
ASCATB263E70S
1060 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the N
(42 kph at 0).
- km
ASCATB270E69S
1063 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the NNE
(37 kph at 11).
- km
ASCATB264E69S
1064 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the N
(44 kph at 5).
- km
ASCATB271E69S
1065 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the N
(41 kph at 9).
- km
ASCATC269E69S
1065 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the N
(40 kph at 6).
- km
ASCATB269E69S
1066 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the N
(40 kph at 10).
- 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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