Vinson Massif weather
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Vinson Massif Weather Forecast

Ellsworth Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 6 pm Thu 29 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri afternoon. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Sat night, min -23°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Sun afternoon, min -20°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
1
Monday
2
Tuesday
3
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
4700
7400
9950
8500
9700
km/h
15
NE
20
ENE
15
E
20
E
20
ENE
10
ENE
5
ENE
5
WSW
10
WSW
5
W
5
NW
10
NW
5
WNW
5
WSW
0
SW
0
WNW
0
ENE
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
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Snowflake cm
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1
2
3
4
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-21
-22
-22
-22
-20
-20
-18
-16
-16
-17
-17
-17
-19
-19
-19
-20
-19
min °C
-22
-23
-22
-22
-22
-21
-19
-18
-17
-17
-17
-18
-19
-19
-20
-20
-20
 chill °C
-32
-34
-32
-33
-33
-29
-24
-18
-22
-22
-22
-23
-24
-24
-20
-20
-20
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
400
0
100
200
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-32-33-32-30-30-31-30-30-30-30-31-31-31-31-32-32-32-27-28-27-27-26-26-25-24-23-24-24-25-26-26-26-26-26-22-23-22-22-21-21-19-17-17-17-17-18-19-19-20-20-20-18-19-18-18-16-16-15-12-11-12-12-12-15-14-14-16-14-14-14-12-13-11-11-12-7-5-9-7-6-11-9-8-12-10-8-8-6-7-5-5-502-210-4-3-2-6-3
Sunrise
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12:00
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12:00
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12:00
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12:00
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12:00
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Sunset
12:00
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12:00
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12:00
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12:00
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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 moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri afternoon. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Sat night, min -23°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Vinson Massif Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Sun afternoon, min -20°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

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
ASCATB276E71S
886 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the NE
(39 kph at 49).
- km
ASCATB274E71S
893 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the NE
(37 kph at 39).
- km
ASCATB275E71S
894 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the NE
(39 kph at 41).
- km
ASCATB273E71S
897 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the NE
(36 kph at 37).
- km
ASCATC277E71S
898 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the NE
(36 kph at 51).
- km
ASCATC273E71S
898 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the NE
(33 kph at 37).
- km
ASCATC275E71S
900 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the NE
(37 kph at 44).
- km
ASCATC276E71S
900 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the NE
(36 kph at 51).
- km
ASCATB272E71S
900 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the NE
(35 kph at 34).
- km
ASCATC274E71S
902 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the NE
(36 kph at 40).
- 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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