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

Vinson Massif Weather Forecast

Ellsworth Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 11 am Sun 20 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Sun night, min -30°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon afternoon, fresh winds from the W by Tue night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed morning. Extremely cold (max -26°C on Wed morning, min -39°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
snow showers
light snow
light snow
snow showers
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
5000
km/h
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
10
NW
0
NW
5
S
15
SW
20
SW
30
SW
30
W
20
SW
20
SW
10
S
10
SW
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
1
2
1
3
1
1
 mm
max °C
-25
-24
-23
-25
-28
-29
-29
-28
-23
-26
-29
-30
-35
-37
-37
-37
-36
-36
min °C
-26
-26
-24
-26
-29
-30
-30
-28
-28
-30
-30
-33
-36
-38
-39
-37
-36
-37
 chill °C
-38
-39
-35
-32
-29
-36
-41
-40
-43
-43
-44
-42
-46
-50
-52
-51
-50
-50
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-37-37-35-37-39-40-40-41-36-39-43-44-47-48-48-46-46-47-32-31-30-32-34-35-35-34-31-34-37-38-42-43-43-42-41-42-26-25-24-26-29-30-30-28-26-28-30-32-36-38-38-37-36-37-20-20-18-21-24-25-25-23-20-23-23-25-30-32-34-33-32-31-15-15-13-16-19-20-21-18-15-17-18-20-24-28-29-29-28-28-9-9-6-10-12-13-14-12-9-10-11-14-18-21-23-23-22-21
Sunrise
11:42
11:34
11:25
11:17
11:08
11:00
Sunset
11:23
11:32
11:38
11:45
11:53
12:00

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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 -23°C on Sun night, min -30°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon afternoon, fresh winds from the W by Tue night).

Vinson Massif Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed morning. Extremely cold (max -26°C on Wed morning, min -39°C on Thu night). 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
1342 km S
3012m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (17 kph from 130 degs) was rejected.
1.6 km
Mid: few
hy2c249E68S
1459 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the NW
(48 kph at 310).
- km
hy2c248E68S
1468 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the NW
(48 kph at 310).
- km
hy2c250E67S
1469 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the NW
(44 kph at 308).
- km
hy2c249E67S
1489 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the NW
(44 kph at 305).
- km
hy2c247E68S
1492 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the NW
(49 kph at 315).
- km
hy2c251E67S
1501 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the WNW
(44 kph at 302).
- km
hy2c248E67S
1506 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the NW
(46 kph at 308).
- km
hy2c246E68S
1513 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the NW
(49 kph at 318).
- km
hy2c247E67S
1529 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
47
Strong winds from the NW
(47 kph at 312).
- 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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