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

Vinson Massif Weather Forecast

Ellsworth Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 6 am Thu 01 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Thu night, min -23°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WNW on Thu night, near gales from the W by Fri night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Mon afternoon, min -22°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Sun morning, calm by Mon afternoon).

Thursday
1
Friday
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
Tuesday
6
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
cloud
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
5100
2600
2450
2450
2450
km/h
20
WSW
25
WSW
20
WNW
30
W
35
WNW
50
W
30
W
35
W
30
WNW
35
W
20
W
30
NW
10
W
5
NE
10
NW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
2
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
1
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-22
-18
-17
-18
-17
-18
-20
-20
-18
-21
-17
-16
-16
-15
-15
-15
-16
-16
min °C
-23
-20
-18
-18
-17
-19
-20
-21
-21
-22
-19
-17
-16
-16
-16
-15
-16
-17
 chill °C
-34
-32
-29
-30
-29
-34
-33
-35
-34
-36
-30
-29
-22
-16
-22
-25
-26
-27
Freezing level m
0
0
0
100
0
50
50
0
0
0
0
50
0
0
0
100
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-38-34-32-33-32-32-33-33-34-34-31-31-30-30-29-28-28-30-31-27-25-26-25-26-27-28-28-28-25-24-23-24-23-22-23-24-23-19-18-18-17-19-20-21-20-22-18-17-16-16-16-15-16-17-17-16-13-12-12-13-13-15-14-16-13-12-12-12-12-11-12-12-12-12-8-6-6-6-7-9-8-11-9-7-9-9-8-7-7-7-6-5-21110-2-2-5-3-1-2-3-11-11
Sunrise
11:07
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—
10:59
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—
10:51
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10:42
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—
10:32
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—
10:23
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Sunset
1:51
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1:59
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—
2:07
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—
2:15
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—
2:23
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2:32
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Vinson Massif Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Vinson Massif is: A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Thu night, min -23°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WNW on Thu night, near gales from the W by Fri night).

Vinson Massif Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Mon afternoon, min -22°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W 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
ASCATC250E69S
1321 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the NNE
(32 kph at 16).
- km
ASCATC249E69S
1337 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the NNE
(32 kph at 20).
- km
1342 km S
3012m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 30 degs) was rejected.
1.6 km
Mid: overcast
ASCATC248E69S
1356 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the NNE
(31 kph at 22).
- km
ASCATC247E69S
1357 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the NNE
(31 kph at 23).
- km
ASCATC250E68S
1359 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
29
Fresh winds from the NNE
(29 kph at 16).
- km
ASCATC251E68S
1363 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the N
(28 kph at 7).
- km
ASCATC249E68S
1378 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the NNE
(30 kph at 19).
- km
ASCATC246E69S
1379 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the NNE
(30 kph at 18).
- km
ASCATC248E68S
1387 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the NNE
(31 kph at 19).
- 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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