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

Vinson Massif Weather Forecast

Ellsworth Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 12 am Sun 18 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Sat night, min -27°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Fri afternoon, min -26°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Thu afternoon, fresh winds from the WSW by Fri morning).

Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
km/h
15
N
10
W
10
NW
20
N
25
NNE
30
NE
15
NE
10
WSW
10
W
10
WSW
10
W
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNE
5
NW
10
W
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
1
—
—
1
1
3
2
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-22
-22
-22
-24
-25
-25
-25
-25
-24
-23
-23
-23
-24
-25
-25
-22
min °C
-24
-23
-23
-25
-25
-26
-27
-25
-25
-24
-23
-24
-24
-26
-26
-24
 chill °C
-32
-30
-32
-37
-38
-40
-40
-34
-34
-33
-30
-32
-32
-33
-32
-32
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-36-35-34-33-34-35-37-37-38-36-35-36-36-37-37-37-30-29-28-29-29-31-32-31-32-30-29-30-30-31-32-30-23-23-23-25-25-26-26-25-25-24-23-24-24-26-26-23-18-18-19-21-21-22-21-20-20-19-17-18-19-20-21-17-13-13-16-16-17-18-16-14-16-14-12-13-14-15-16-12-7-7-9-9-10-11-10-8-10-8-6-7-7-9-9-5
Sunrise
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8:01
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7:42
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7:14
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12:00
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12:00
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Sunset
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4:47
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5:07
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5:35
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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: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Sat night, min -27°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Vinson Massif Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Fri afternoon, min -26°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Thu afternoon, fresh winds from the WSW by Fri morning).

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
hy2c264E71S
937 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the NNE
(37 kph at 12).
- km
hy2c265E71S
940 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the N
(36 kph at 8).
- km
hy2c263E71S
953 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the NNE
(40 kph at 20).
- km
hy2c269E70S
957 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
29
Fresh winds from the N
(29 kph at 358).
- km
hy2c264E70S
958 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the NNE
(37 kph at 12).
- km
hy2c262E71S
971 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
38
Fresh winds from the NNE
(38 kph at 22).
- km
hy2c261E71S
971 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the NNE
(40 kph at 28).
- km
hy2c271E70S
979 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
27
Moderate winds from the N
(27 kph at 352).
- km
hy2c273E70S
981 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the N
(30 kph at 350).
- km
hy2c268E70S
982 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the N
(35 kph at 5).
- 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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