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

Vinson Massif Weather Forecast

Ellsworth Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 12 am Tue 27 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue night. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Wed afternoon, min -28°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu night. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Fri afternoon, min -25°C on Sun afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
part cloud
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
light snow
clear
clear
some clouds
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
cloudy
light snow
Cloud base (m)
5300
km/h
20
WSW
5
W
10
NW
20
NW
25
NW
20
NW
10
NNW
25
NNE
20
NE
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
ENE
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Snowflake cm
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2
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2
2
4
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3
2
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1
 mm
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—
—
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-23
-22
-21
-17
-14
-13
-13
-18
-21
-23
-23
-22
-22
-22
-23
-23
min °C
-28
-23
-22
-21
-15
-14
-17
-19
-22
-24
-23
-22
-22
-23
-23
-23
 chill °C
-42
-29
-30
-32
-25
-23
-27
-29
-33
-36
-33
-31
-32
-33
-32
-31
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
100
0
250
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-37-35-33-30-27-27-28-30-32-34-34-33-33-34-34-34-32-29-28-25-22-21-22-25-27-29-29-28-28-29-29-29-26-23-22-19-15-14-15-19-22-24-23-22-22-23-23-23-21-18-18-14-10-10-11-15-17-19-18-18-17-17-18-17-16-13-15-10-6-6-7-10-14-14-13-14-12-11-13-12-9-6-8-3100-4-7-8-6-8-6-5-6-5
Sunrise
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Sunset
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Vinson Massif Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Vinson Massif is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue night. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Wed afternoon, min -28°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Vinson Massif Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu night. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Fri afternoon, min -25°C on Sun 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
ASCATB270E71S
836 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
27
Moderate winds from the NNW
(27 kph at 343).
- km
ASCATB273E71S
837 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
34
Fresh winds from the NW
(34 kph at 320).
- km
ASCATB269E71S
840 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
19
Light winds from the N
(19 kph at 349).
- km
ASCATB271E71S
845 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the NW
(33 kph at 326).
- km
ASCATB267E71S
846 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the N
(30 kph at 350).
- km
ASCATB272E71S
848 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the NW
(35 kph at 323).
- km
ASCATB274E71S
851 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
34
Fresh winds from the NNW
(34 kph at 327).
- km
ASCATB268E71S
858 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the NNW
(30 kph at 336).
- km
ASCATB275E71S
870 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the NW
(35 kph at 317).
- km
ASCATB276E71S
899 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the NW
(39 kph at 318).
- 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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