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

Vinson Massif Weather Forecast

Ellsworth Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 12 am Sun 25 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Mon night, min -29°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Sun night, fresh winds from the NNW by Tue afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Wed morning, min -21°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Tue night, calm by Thu night).

Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
light snow
snow showers
cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
snow shwrs
cloudy
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
km/h
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
10
NW
10
W
25
WSW
15
W
10
NW
20
N
35
NW
30
WNW
20
NW
20
NNE
20
NNE
10
NNE
5
NE
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
3
1
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—
—
—
—
—
2
1
—
1
1
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-27
-28
-28
-26
-28
-28
-22
-22
-22
-16
-15
-15
-16
-21
-21
-20
min °C
-28
-28
-28
-27
-29
-29
-26
-22
-22
-20
-16
-15
-20
-21
-21
-21
 chill °C
-39
-39
-38
-35
-41
-43
-39
-30
-32
-33
-27
-24
-30
-31
-29
-25
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
250
200
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-32-34-35-37-39-39-36-32-31-30-28-28-30-34-34-34-30-32-31-33-34-34-31-28-27-25-22-22-24-28-28-28-28-28-28-27-29-29-24-22-22-18-16-15-18-21-21-21-24-25-25-22-23-25-19-18-18-14-10-10-14-17-17-16-19-20-21-17-17-21-14-12-14-8-5-5-9-13-14-12-12-13-14-11-11-14-8-6-7-221-3-7-8-5
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
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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 light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Mon night, min -29°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Sun night, fresh winds from the NNW by Tue afternoon).

Vinson Massif Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Wed morning, min -21°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Tue night, calm by Thu night).

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
hy2c269E71S
858 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
59
Near gales from the NW
(59 kph at 305).
- km
hy2c268E71S
881 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
61
Near gales from the WNW
(61 kph at 302).
- km
hy2c272E71S
883 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
58
Near gales from the NW
(58 kph at 305).
- km
hy2c271E71S
884 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
59
Near gales from the NW
(59 kph at 305).
- km
hy2c274E71S
889 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
57
Near gales from the NW
(57 kph at 305).
- km
hy2c265E71S
892 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
64
Gales from the WNW
(64 kph at 298).
- km
hy2c273E71S
898 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
56
Near gales from the NW
(56 kph at 305).
- km
hy2c270E71S
903 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
60
Near gales from the NW
(60 kph at 305).
- km
hy2c267E71S
906 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
63
Gales from the WNW
(63 kph at 302).
- km
hy2c273E70S
913 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
58
Near gales from the NW
(58 kph at 305).
- 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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