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

Vinson Massif Weather Forecast

Ellsworth Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 12 am Sun 04 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Tue morning, min -22°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Sun morning, light winds from the NW by Mon night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Tue night, min -29°C on Fri afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
4
Monday
5
Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
3950
4850
km/h
20
WNW
30
W
25
WNW
30
NW
30
NW
20
WNW
10
NW
25
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
10
WNW
15
W
20
WSW
25
W
20
W
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
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Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-17
-21
-18
-16
-17
-17
-16
-14
-15
-17
-19
-23
-25
-25
-25
-25
min °C
-20
-22
-19
-17
-19
-18
-18
-15
-16
-18
-21
-24
-26
-25
-25
-26
 chill °C
-32
-36
-30
-28
-31
-28
-25
-25
-25
-26
-30
-32
-36
-37
-38
-39
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
100
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-32-34-31-29-31-31-30-29-29-31-34-37-40-40-38-39-26-28-25-24-25-25-24-22-23-25-28-31-33-33-32-33-19-22-19-17-18-18-17-15-16-18-20-24-26-25-25-26-13-17-14-12-13-14-12-10-11-12-14-18-19-19-20-20-8-12-9-7-9-11-8-6-6-7-8-13-14-14-16-14-1-5-31-2-4-111-1-2-7-7-7-9-8
Sunrise
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10:42
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10:32
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10:23
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10:14
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10:05
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Sunset
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2:15
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2:23
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2:32
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2:41
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2:49
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Vinson Massif Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Vinson Massif is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Tue morning, min -22°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Sun morning, light winds from the NW by Mon night).

Vinson Massif Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Tue night, min -29°C on Fri afternoon). 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
-18°C
-
7
Light winds from the SE
(7 kph at 140).
40 km
Mid: few
ASCATB254E69S
1221 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
38
Fresh winds from the NE
(38 kph at 38).
- km
ASCATB251E70S
1228 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
38
Fresh winds from the NNE
(38 kph at 32).
- km
ASCATB253E69S
1230 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the NE
(39 kph at 38).
- km
ASCATB252E69S
1234 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the NE
(39 kph at 34).
- km
ASCATB250E70S
1234 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
38
Fresh winds from the NE
(38 kph at 34).
- km
ASCATB251E69S
1245 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
38
Fresh winds from the NNE
(38 kph at 34).
- km
ASCATB250E69S
1252 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the NE
(39 kph at 36).
- km
ASCATB255E69S
1261 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the NE
(39 kph at 50).
- km
ASCATB249E70S
1265 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the NE
(39 kph at 42).
- 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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