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

Vinson Massif Weather Forecast

Ellsworth Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 6 pm Thu 08 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Sat night, min -28°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Wed morning, min -30°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the NW by Wed morning).

Thu
8
Friday
9
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
part cloud
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
light snow
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
4450
5100
4550
3900
5250
4350
5100
km/h
20
W
20
W
10
W
5
W
5
W
5
WSW
10
WSW
10
WNW
15
NW
10
WNW
25
WSW
25
W
20
W
25
W
20
NW
35
NNW
20
WNW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
2
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-27
-25
-25
-26
-25
-25
-26
-24
-25
-27
-27
-26
-25
-20
-19
-19
-18
min °C
-27
-28
-26
-26
-26
-26
-26
-26
-26
-29
-30
-26
-25
-25
-20
-20
-19
 chill °C
-39
-41
-34
-31
-31
-33
-33
-33
-36
-40
-44
-39
-37
-37
-32
-33
-30
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-40-39-39-39-39-40-40-40-39-40-40-38-37-35-32-32-33-34-33-33-33-33-33-33-33-33-35-35-33-32-29-26-26-27-27-27-26-26-26-26-26-25-26-28-29-26-25-23-20-20-19-21-21-20-21-20-20-21-20-20-24-23-21-21-18-15-16-14-17-16-15-17-15-14-17-15-15-19-18-16-17-13-10-12-9-10-9-9-10-8-8-10-9-8-13-12-10-11-7-3-6-3
Sunrise
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—
9:54
—
—
9:45
—
—
9:34
—
—
9:23
—
—
9:12
—
—
Sunset
2:49
—
2:59
—
—
3:08
—
—
3:18
—
—
3:29
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—
3:40
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Vinson Massif Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Vinson Massif is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Sat night, min -28°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Vinson Massif Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Wed morning, min -30°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the NW by Wed morning).

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
ASCATC262E70S
1074 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the NNE
(30 kph at 12).
- km
ASCATB262E70S
1075 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the N
(28 kph at 8).
- km
ASCATB261E70S
1079 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
25
Moderate winds from the NNE
(25 kph at 12).
- km
ASCATB260E70S
1099 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
23
Moderate winds from the NE
(23 kph at 37).
- km
ASCATB259E70S
1104 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
22
Moderate winds from the NE
(22 kph at 47).
- km
ASCATC268E69S
1133 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the N
(33 kph at 357).
- km
ASCATC269E69S
1135 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the N
(35 kph at 352).
- km
ASCATB269E69S
1137 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
34
Fresh winds from the NNW
(34 kph at 348).
- km
ASCATB267E69S
1143 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the N
(32 kph at 4).
- km
ASCATC267E69S
1144 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
34
Fresh winds from the N
(34 kph at 2).
- 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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