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

Vinson Massif Weather Forecast

Ellsworth Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 6 am Thu 15 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Fri night, min -27°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon night. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Sun morning, min -28°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
4800
km/h
15
ENE
5
NNE
15
WNW
15
W
20
W
10
W
10
NNW
20
NNE
15
N
10
W
10
WNW
20
N
20
NNE
25
NE
25
NE
20
ENE
15
E
0
W
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Snowflake cm
1
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
2
4
1
1
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-27
-25
-23
-22
-21
-20
-21
-22
-23
-22
-22
-22
-23
-23
-25
-27
-28
-27
min °C
-27
-26
-24
-22
-21
-21
-21
-23
-24
-22
-22
-23
-23
-24
-27
-28
-28
-28
 chill °C
-38
-33
-33
-32
-32
-30
-28
-34
-35
-30
-29
-34
-34
-37
-41
-39
-38
-28
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-37-37-36-35-32-32-33-34-37-35-33-32-32-33-35-37-38-39-32-32-31-29-27-26-27-29-31-29-28-27-28-29-31-33-33-33-27-26-24-22-21-21-21-23-24-22-22-23-23-24-26-28-28-28-23-22-19-18-18-16-16-18-19-18-18-19-19-21-22-23-24-22-18-19-14-13-15-11-10-14-14-13-14-14-15-17-18-18-19-17-12-12-8-7-8-5-4-8-7-6-8-7-8-10-11-12-12-10
Sunrise
8:47
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8:34
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8:19
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8:01
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7:42
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7:14
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Sunset
—
4:04
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—
4:16
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4:31
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4:47
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5:07
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—
5:35
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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 -20°C on Fri night, min -27°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Vinson Massif Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon night. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Sun morning, min -28°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

This table gives the weather forecast for Vinson Massif at the specific elevation of 3000 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.
1 hour ago
-11°C
moderate snow
Clouds dissolving.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 90).
40 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
hy2c238E68S
1596 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
47
Strong winds from the ENE
(47 kph at 58).
- km
hy2c237E68S
1659 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
51
Near gales from the NE
(51 kph at 55).
- km
hy2c236E68S
1684 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
52
Near gales from the NE
(52 kph at 52).
- km
hy2c237E67S
1708 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
51
Near gales from the NE
(51 kph at 50).
- km
hy2c236E67S
1731 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the ENE
(49 kph at 58).
- km
hy2c238E67S
1735 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the NE
(46 kph at 55).
- km
hy2c237E66S
1795 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
53
Near gales from the NE
(53 kph at 55).
- km
hy2c235E67S
1796 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
55
Near gales from the ENE
(55 kph at 68).
- km
hy2c236E66S
1818 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
55
Near gales from the ENE
(55 kph at 60).
- 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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