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

Vinson Massif Weather Forecast

Ellsworth Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 12 pm Sun 11 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Mon night, min -28°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed night. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Wed night, min -25°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Wed afternoon, calm by Fri afternoon).

Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloudy
cloudy
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
4250
2450
km/h
20
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
20
W
20
WSW
20
W
20
N
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
NNE
25
N
10
NW
25
NE
20
N
20
N
10
WNW
5
W
5
ENE
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
1
2
1
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-27
-28
-27
-28
-24
-17
-18
-18
-18
-20
-21
-18
-24
-23
-22
-22
-22
-23
min °C
-28
-28
-28
-28
-26
-23
-20
-20
-19
-21
-22
-22
-25
-23
-24
-22
-22
-25
 chill °C
-41
-42
-41
-41
-39
-35
-32
-30
-29
-33
-34
-33
-38
-34
-36
-30
-22
-33
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-40-40-40-39-38-34-31-32-33-33-34-31-33-36-36-36-36-37-34-34-34-34-32-28-26-26-27-27-28-26-29-30-30-29-30-31-28-28-28-28-25-20-19-19-19-21-22-20-25-23-23-22-22-24-22-23-22-23-22-16-15-15-15-16-19-18-21-20-19-17-18-19-17-18-16-18-19-13-11-11-9-11-16-14-17-19-15-14-14-14-11-11-10-11-12-6-5-4-3-5-9-8-11-12-9-7-7-8
Sunrise
9:34
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—
9:23
—
—
9:12
—
—
9:00
—
—
8:47
—
—
8:34
—
—
Sunset
3:18
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—
3:29
—
—
3:40
—
—
3:52
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—
—
4:04
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—
4:16
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Vinson Massif Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Vinson Massif is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Mon night, min -28°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Vinson Massif Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed night. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Wed night, min -25°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Wed afternoon, calm by Fri 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
ASCATB274E69S
1121 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the NE
(28 kph at 51).
- km
ASCATB274E68S
1231 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
24
Moderate winds from the ENE
(24 kph at 78).
- km
ASCATB277E68S
1233 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the ENE
(37 kph at 78).
- km
ASCATB275E68S
1235 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
29
Fresh winds from the ENE
(29 kph at 78).
- km
ASCATB276E68S
1237 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the ENE
(31 kph at 77).
- km
ASCATB278E67S
1312 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
38
Fresh winds from the ENE
(38 kph at 73).
- km
ASCATB274E67S
1340 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
18
Light winds from the E
(18 kph at 100).
- km
ASCATB275E67S
1346 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
24
Moderate winds from the ENE
(24 kph at 74).
- km
ASCATC277E67S
1348 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
24
Moderate winds from the ENE
(24 kph at 75).
- km
ASCATB277E67S
1348 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the ENE
(32 kph at 76).
- 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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