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

Vinson Massif Weather Forecast

Ellsworth Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 12 am Wed 30 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Thu night, min -29°C on Tue night). Mainly strong winds.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Fri night, min -21°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Sun morning, calm by Mon afternoon).

Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
Friday
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
4400
2450
2450
km/h
30
WSW
30
WNW
30
W
35
W
15
W
30
WSW
35
W
25
WNW
25
W
40
WNW
45
WNW
30
WNW
35
WNW
50
WNW
40
WNW
25
NW
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Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
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 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-23
-23
-26
-22
-24
-22
-18
-18
-18
-16
-18
-21
-17
-19
-17
-18
min °C
-29
-24
-26
-24
-24
-24
-20
-18
-18
-18
-18
-21
-20
-19
-18
-19
 chill °C
-45
-38
-41
-40
-35
-38
-32
-29
-29
-32
-32
-34
-34
-34
-31
-31
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
50
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-38-36-39-37-39-37-33-32-33-30-31-34-31-32-31-32-32-31-33-31-32-30-27-25-26-24-25-28-26-26-25-25-26-24-26-23-24-23-19-18-18-17-18-21-19-19-18-19-20-18-20-17-17-18-14-12-12-12-13-15-13-14-13-13-15-12-15-11-12-14-9-7-7-6-7-10-8-8-8-8-9-6-8-4-5-7-30-11-1-3-1-2-2-2
Sunrise
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11:15
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11:07
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10:59
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10:51
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10:42
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Sunset
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1:42
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1:51
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1:59
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2:07
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2:15
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Vinson Massif Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Vinson Massif is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Thu night, min -29°C on Tue night). Mainly strong winds.

Vinson Massif Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Fri night, min -21°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Sun morning, calm by Mon 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
BaseBelgranoII
1124 km ESE
256m alt.
3 hours ago
-24°C
-
Wind obs. (17 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
40 km
Mid: few
ASCATB257E69S
1226 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
43
Strong winds from the NNW
(43 kph at 345).
- km
ASCATB258E69S
1230 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the NNW
(44 kph at 342).
- km
ASCATB257E68S
1250 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the NNW
(41 kph at 344).
- km
ASCATB256E68S
1261 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the NNW
(42 kph at 341).
- km
ASCATB255E68S
1268 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
43
Strong winds from the NNW
(43 kph at 336).
- km
ASCATB258E68S
1278 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
38
Fresh winds from the NNW
(38 kph at 335).
- km
ASCATB260E68S
1285 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
34
Fresh winds from the NW
(34 kph at 325).
- km
ASCATB265E67S
1286 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
27
Moderate winds from the NNW
(27 kph at 336).
- km
ASCATB259E68S
1291 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
38
Fresh winds from the NNW
(38 kph at 346).
- 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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