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

Vinson Massif Weather Forecast

Ellsworth Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 6 am Sat 14 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Sun night, min -27°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Tue morning, min -23°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
snow showers
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
some clouds
some clouds
clear
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
snow shwrs
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
4600
2500
2450
7800
km/h
5
NNE
5
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
NNE
10
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
20
N
5
NW
0
NNE
10
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
5
ENE
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-26
-25
-21
-19
-18
-14
-14
-15
-16
-16
-17
-19
-19
-19
-20
-20
-22
-23
min °C
-27
-26
-25
-20
-18
-16
-15
-15
-16
-17
-19
-20
-19
-19
-20
-21
-22
-23
 chill °C
-27
-31
-33
-30
-27
-24
-20
-22
-23
-28
-30
-30
-24
-19
-25
-30
-31
-31
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
50
500
850
400
450
200
0
0
200
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-38-37-35-30-28-27-26-27-27-28-29-32-34-34-33-33-34-34-33-32-29-25-23-22-21-21-22-22-24-26-27-27-27-27-28-29-27-26-23-20-18-15-15-15-16-17-18-20-19-19-20-21-22-23-21-21-18-14-12-10-8-10-10-12-13-13-12-14-14-15-16-17-15-16-12-8-6-3-2-5-4-6-9-7-6-9-8-9-10-11-9-10-6-2035231-2-11-2-1-2-4-4
Sunrise
12:00
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12:00
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12:00
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—
12:00
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12:00
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—
12:00
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Sunset
12:00
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12:00
—
—
12:00
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12:00
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12:00
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12:00
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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 Sun night, min -27°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Vinson Massif Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Tue morning, min -23°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
ASCATC253E70S
1180 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the ESE
(28 kph at 118).
- km
ASCATC253E69S
1208 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
25
Moderate winds from the SE
(25 kph at 129).
- km
ASCATC252E69S
1220 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the ESE
(30 kph at 110).
- km
ASCATC251E69S
1276 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
18
Light winds from the WNW
(18 kph at 298).
- km
ASCATC250E69S
1283 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
18
Light winds from the WNW
(18 kph at 293).
- km
ASCATC253E68S
1310 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
25
Moderate winds from the NNW
(25 kph at 340).
- km
ASCATC252E68S
1327 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
21
Moderate winds from the NNW
(21 kph at 327).
- km
ASCATC249E69S
1330 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
26
Moderate winds from the W
(26 kph at 270).
- km
ASCATC251E68S
1335 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
18
Light winds from the WNW
(18 kph at 290).
- km
ASCATB250E69S
1338 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
14
Light winds from the E
(14 kph at 88).
- 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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