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

Vinson Massif Weather Forecast

Ellsworth Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 6 pm Tue 13 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue night. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Tue afternoon, min -29°C on Thu afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Fri night, min -24°C on Sat afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
light snow
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
some clouds
light snow
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
km/h
25
NW
10
NW
15
WNW
10
WNW
5
ENE
20
ENE
10
E
10
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
10
N
20
NNE
15
NNW
10
W
5
NW
25
N
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
2
—
1
2
2
1
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-17
-18
-19
-19
-20
-25
-28
-24
-24
-22
-21
-21
-23
-23
-22
-22
-22
min °C
-17
-19
-19
-20
-23
-27
-29
-27
-24
-23
-21
-22
-24
-24
-23
-22
-24
 chill °C
-28
-26
-28
-27
-34
-38
-38
-35
-33
-32
-28
-32
-35
-34
-30
-27
-37
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-31-33-34-35-32-35-38-38-37-36-33-33-36-37-36-33-32-24-26-27-28-27-31-34-32-31-30-27-28-30-31-30-28-28-17-19-19-20-22-26-29-26-24-23-21-22-24-24-23-22-23-13-13-14-15-17-22-24-20-19-20-17-17-19-19-17-18-19-9-8-10-10-13-18-19-15-14-17-13-13-15-15-12-14-15-3-2-4-4-7-11-13-9-7-10-6-6-9-8-6-7-8
Sunrise
—
—
9:00
—
—
8:47
—
—
8:34
—
—
8:19
—
—
8:01
—
—
Sunset
3:40
—
3:52
—
—
—
4:04
—
—
4:16
—
—
4:31
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—
4:47
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Vinson Massif Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Vinson Massif is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue night. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Tue afternoon, min -29°C on Thu afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Vinson Massif Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Fri night, min -24°C on Sat afternoon). 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
hy2b261E70S
998 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the N
(31 kph at 10).
- km
hy2b265E70S
1010 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
22
Moderate winds from the NNE
(22 kph at 20).
- km
hy2b269E70S
1022 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
21
Moderate winds from the NNE
(21 kph at 18).
- km
hy2b268E70S
1027 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
21
Moderate winds from the NNE
(21 kph at 22).
- km
hy2b267E70S
1035 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
27
Moderate winds from the NNE
(27 kph at 18).
- km
hy2b270E69S
1035 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
19
Light winds from the NNE
(19 kph at 28).
- km
hy2b269E69S
1037 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
22
Moderate winds from the NNE
(22 kph at 30).
- km
hy2b264E70S
1042 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
21
Moderate winds from the NNE
(21 kph at 22).
- km
hy2b268E69S
1049 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
22
Moderate winds from the NNE
(22 kph at 20).
- km
hy2b267E69S
1054 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
23
Moderate winds from the NNE
(23 kph at 22).
- 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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