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

Vinson Massif Weather Forecast

Ellsworth Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 12 pm Fri 09 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -26°C on Sat night, min -30°C on Sun afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Tue afternoon, min -28°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Tue morning, calm by Wed afternoon).

Friday
9
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
Cloud base (m)
3150
5200
4800
km/h
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
W
10
WNW
10
NW
15
WNW
20
W
25
W
25
W
25
W
30
NNW
35
NW
25
WNW
20
WNW
10
WNW
20
NNE
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
2
1
—
—
—
1
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-27
-28
-27
-27
-28
-26
-27
-29
-29
-27
-25
-19
-19
-18
-20
-20
-19
-19
min °C
-27
-28
-28
-28
-28
-28
-28
-30
-30
-28
-26
-24
-19
-18
-21
-21
-19
-23
 chill °C
-37
-36
-35
-34
-34
-34
-38
-42
-43
-41
-39
-36
-31
-31
-31
-31
-25
-33
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-39-40-40-40-41-41-41-41-41-39-38-35-31-31-33-35-32-34-34-34-34-35-35-34-35-36-36-34-32-28-25-25-27-28-26-28-27-28-28-28-28-27-28-30-30-28-26-22-19-18-21-21-19-21-22-23-22-22-23-22-22-25-24-23-21-16-15-14-16-15-15-17-17-19-17-18-19-17-17-21-19-18-17-12-10-10-11-11-12-13-10-13-11-11-13-11-11-14-12-12-10-5-4-4-4-5-6-6
Sunrise
9:54
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—
9:45
—
—
9:34
—
—
9:23
—
—
9:12
—
—
9:00
—
—
Sunset
2:59
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—
3:08
—
—
3:18
—
—
3:29
—
—
3:40
—
—
3:52
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Vinson Massif Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Vinson Massif is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -26°C on Sat night, min -30°C on Sun afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Vinson Massif Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Tue afternoon, min -28°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Tue morning, calm by Wed 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
ASCATB296E64S
1795 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the NNW
(36 kph at 338).
- km
ASCATB298E64S
1825 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the NW
(31 kph at 322).
- km
ASCATB297E64S
1834 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the NNW
(36 kph at 336).
- km
ASCATB291E63S
1849 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the NW
(42 kph at 312).
- km
ASCATB288E63S
1851 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the NW
(41 kph at 315).
- km
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
1856 km NE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
19
Light winds from the WNW
(19 kph at 300).
0.0 km
ASCATB289E63S
1857 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the NW
(40 kph at 312).
- km
ASCATB290E63S
1868 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the NW
(41 kph at 307).
- km
ASCATB288E62S
1960 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the NW
(40 kph at 312).
- km
ASCATB289E62S
1970 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
38
Fresh winds from the NW
(38 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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