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

Vinson Massif Weather Forecast

Ellsworth Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 5 am Sat 19 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Sun night, min -33°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Sat night, light winds from the W by Mon afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Tue night, min -41°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Tue night, light winds from the SW by Thu afternoon).

Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
km/h
15
SW
30
SSW
25
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
NW
10
W
15
W
20
SSW
20
SW
35
SW
35
W
25
SW
20
WSW
15
SSW
10
SW
15
SW
Weather map
Weather map
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Weather map
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Snowflake cm
1
2
3
 mm
max °C
-32
-31
-26
-26
-25
-22
-23
-24
-26
-28
-26
-21
-23
-29
-30
-33
-38
-39
min °C
-33
-32
-29
-27
-26
-25
-24
-25
-27
-28
-27
-25
-27
-31
-31
-37
-39
-41
 chill °C
-48
-48
-44
-39
-38
-36
-32
-33
-37
-40
-39
-39
-42
-47
-46
-50
-52
-54
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-43-43-40-38-37-36-35-37-38-38-38-34-35-43-45-46-48-49-38-38-34-32-32-30-30-31-33-34-33-30-31-37-38-41-44-45-33-32-28-27-26-24-24-25-27-28-27-23-25-30-31-35-39-40-28-27-22-22-22-18-18-20-21-24-22-18-20-24-24-29-33-36-24-24-17-17-17-13-13-15-16-20-19-13-13-17-19-23-27-31-18-17-11-10-11-7-6-9-10-13-12-6-7-11-12-16-21-24
Sunrise
11:50
11:42
11:34
11:25
11:17
11:08
Sunset
11:17
11:23
11:32
11:38
11:45
11:53

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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 -22°C on Sun night, min -33°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Sat night, light winds from the W by Mon afternoon).

Vinson Massif Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Tue night, min -41°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Tue night, light winds from the SW by Thu afternoon).

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
moderate snow
Ice crystals.
20
Moderate winds from the WNW
(20 kph at 300).
8.0 km
ASCATC238E68S
1670 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the N
(46 kph at 7).
- km
ASCATC238E67S
1680 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the NNE
(35 kph at 17).
- km
ASCATC239E67S
1680 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the NNE
(32 kph at 28).
- km
ASCATC237E67S
1694 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the NNE
(33 kph at 17).
- km
ASCATC236E67S
1716 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
43
Strong winds from the N
(43 kph at 7).
- km
ASCATB236E67S
1726 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the N
(37 kph at 9).
- km
ASCATB235E67S
1733 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the N
(36 kph at 8).
- km
ASCATC235E67S
1753 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the N
(33 kph at 1).
- km
ASCATC239E66S
1753 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
23
Moderate winds from the NNE
(23 kph at 22).
- 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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