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

Vinson Massif Weather Forecast

Ellsworth Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 11 am Thu 24 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -27°C on Fri night, min -39°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Tue night, min -37°C on Sun morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Thursday
24
Friday
25
Saturday
26
Sunday
27
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light snow
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
5000
4300
4950
4300
km/h
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
20
SW
20
NW
25
NNW
15
WNW
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
25
W
20
WNW
25
W
25
WSW
30
WSW
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Snowflake cm
1
 mm
max °C
-36
-38
-39
-38
-35
-27
-27
-31
-34
-36
-36
-34
-31
-28
-25
-26
-30
-23
min °C
-38
-38
-39
-38
-37
-33
-29
-32
-35
-37
-37
-36
-32
-29
-27
-28
-30
-27
 chill °C
-53
-54
-55
-54
-54
-49
-43
-46
-47
-54
-54
-51
-48
-43
-40
-41
-44
-42
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-48-49-48-47-47-43-40-43-46-47-47-47-42-39-38-39-41-36-43-44-44-43-42-37-34-37-41-42-42-41-37-34-32-33-36-31-37-38-39-38-36-30-28-32-35-37-37-35-32-29-26-27-30-25-32-34-35-34-32-25-23-26-30-31-32-30-27-23-21-22-25-20-27-30-30-30-28-20-18-22-26-25-27-25-22-18-16-17-20-15-21-23-24-24-21-14-12-16-19-19-21-18-16-12-9-10-14-8
Sunrise
11:08
11:00
10:52
11:45
10:37
10:29
Sunset
11:53
12:00
12:08
12:15
12:23
12:30

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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 -27°C on Fri night, min -39°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.

Vinson Massif Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Tue night, min -37°C on Sun morning). Mainly fresh winds.

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
1342 km S
3012m alt.
2 hours ago
moderate snow
Ice crystals.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 120 degs) was rejected.
2.4 km
hy2c246E68S
1444 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the W
(49 kph at 280).
- km
hy2c245E68S
1465 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the W
(50 kph at 280).
- km
hy2c244E68S
1486 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
51
Near gales from the W
(51 kph at 280).
- km
hy2c243E68S
1509 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the WNW
(50 kph at 282).
- km
hy2c241E68S
1530 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the WNW
(49 kph at 285).
- km
hy2c242E68S
1533 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the WNW
(50 kph at 282).
- km
hy2c246E67S
1537 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
51
Near gales from the W
(51 kph at 280).
- km
hy2c245E67S
1556 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
51
Near gales from the W
(51 kph at 280).
- km
hy2c240E68S
1559 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the WNW
(50 kph at 285).
- 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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