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

Vinson Massif Weather Forecast

Ellsworth Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 6 pm Fri 30 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri afternoon. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Sat night, min -23°C on Fri afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Mon afternoon, min -23°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
1
Monday
2
Tuesday
3
Wednesday
4
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
mod snow
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
mod. snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
2750
8300
4600
9800
5100
5450
km/h
25
E
25
ENE
15
ENE
5
NE
5
SW
10
SW
5
SW
5
W
5
WNW
5
NNW
10
NNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
10
W
10
W
5
W
5
W
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
5
7
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 mm
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—
—
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—
—
—
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max °C
-22
-20
-20
-18
-17
-17
-17
-17
-17
-18
-19
-20
-21
-20
-20
-21
-21
min °C
-23
-22
-20
-19
-18
-17
-17
-17
-17
-18
-19
-20
-21
-21
-21
-21
-22
 chill °C
-35
-34
-29
-24
-18
-23
-17
-21
-21
-23
-24
-25
-26
-28
-27
-27
-27
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
350
0
100
300
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-30-30-30-30-30-30-30-31-31-32-33-33-34-34-34-34-35-26-26-25-25-24-24-24-24-25-25-26-27-28-28-28-28-29-23-21-20-19-18-17-17-17-17-18-19-20-21-21-21-21-22-18-17-15-15-12-11-12-11-11-14-14-14-17-15-15-16-16-13-11-10-11-7-5-8-6-6-10-9-9-13-11-9-12-11-7-5-4-501-211-3-2-2-7-4-2-6-4
Sunrise
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12:00
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12:00
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Sunset
12:00
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Vinson Massif Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Vinson Massif is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri afternoon. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Sat night, min -23°C on Fri afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Vinson Massif Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Mon afternoon, min -23°C on Thu morning). 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
ASCATB275E71S
894 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
54
Near gales from the W
(54 kph at 264).
- km
ASCATB274E71S
899 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
54
Near gales from the W
(54 kph at 262).
- km
ASCATB277E71S
900 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the W
(46 kph at 260).
- km
ASCATB271E71S
902 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
57
Near gales from the W
(57 kph at 266).
- km
ASCATB276E71S
903 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
51
Near gales from the W
(51 kph at 262).
- km
ASCATB272E71S
903 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
57
Near gales from the W
(57 kph at 266).
- km
ASCATB273E71S
904 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
54
Near gales from the WSW
(54 kph at 259).
- km
ASCATB270E71S
904 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
57
Near gales from the W
(57 kph at 262).
- km
ASCATB269E71S
916 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
60
Near gales from the W
(60 kph at 266).
- km
ASCATB268E71S
920 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
60
Near gales from the W
(60 kph at 270).
- 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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