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

Vinson Massif Weather Forecast

Ellsworth Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 6 am Sun 27 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Tue night, min -38°C on Sun morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Fri afternoon, min -25°C on Wed afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Wed night, light winds from the W by Thu afternoon).

Sunday
27
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
Friday
2
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloudy
some clouds
clear
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
clear
clear
cloudy
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
4150
3800
3650
4800
km/h
15
W
15
W
20
WSW
30
WSW
30
W
20
WNW
20
NW
15
WSW
35
SW
40
WNW
40
WNW
40
W
20
W
5
W
10
WSW
15
W
20
W
10
W
Weather map
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Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-36
-37
-35
-34
-30
-27
-29
-31
-23
-22
-23
-22
-21
-20
-19
-17
-16
-16
min °C
-38
-37
-37
-35
-32
-29
-30
-33
-31
-23
-25
-25
-21
-21
-21
-17
-16
-17
 chill °C
-52
-50
-50
-52
-48
-42
-40
-48
-48
-38
-41
-41
-32
-27
-28
-25
-25
-23
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
100
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-47-47-46-44-43-40-41-43-37-34-37-38-36-36-36-33-32-31-43-43-42-40-38-35-35-38-32-29-31-31-29-29-28-26-24-24-37-37-36-35-31-28-30-32-27-23-24-24-21-21-20-17-16-17-32-32-31-30-26-23-25-27-22-17-19-18-16-15-15-13-11-11-27-28-26-26-22-18-21-23-18-12-14-13-11-10-10-9-6-5-21-21-19-19-15-12-14-16-11-6-7-6-4-3-4-211
Sunrise
12:40
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11:32
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11:24
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11:15
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11:07
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10:59
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Sunset
2:19
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—
1:27
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—
1:34
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—
1:42
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1:51
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1:59
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Vinson Massif Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Vinson Massif is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Tue night, min -38°C on Sun morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Vinson Massif Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Fri afternoon, min -25°C on Wed afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Wed night, light winds from the W by Thu 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
1342 km S
3012m alt.
3 hours ago
moderate snow
Ice crystals.
Wind obs. (17 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
2.0 km
ASCATC230E67S
1850 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
20
Moderate winds from the W
(20 kph at 263).
- km
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
1856 km NE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
Wind obs. (22 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
ASCATC229E67S
1864 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
20
Moderate winds from the W
(20 kph at 279).
- km
ASCATC228E67S
1896 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
26
Moderate winds from the WNW
(26 kph at 283).
- km
ASCATC227E67S
1928 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the WNW
(36 kph at 282).
- km
ASCATC230E66S
1937 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the NW
(39 kph at 307).
- km
ASCATB227E67S
1948 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the W
(40 kph at 281).
- km
ASCATC229E66S
1966 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the NW
(37 kph at 308).
- km
ASCATC228E66S
1988 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the NW
(36 kph at 308).
- 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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