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

Vinson Massif Weather Forecast

Ellsworth Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 5 am Thu 10 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Thu morning, min -30°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun night. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Sun night, min -31°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Mon night, light winds from the SW by Tue night).

Thursday
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
snow showers
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
cloudy
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
snow shwrs
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
2450
2450
2450
km/h
15
W
5
WNW
15
W
10
SSW
10
SW
15
W
10
SW
20
SW
25
SW
30
SW
30
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
20
SW
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Snowflake cm
1
6
5
3
1
 mm
max °C
-20
-24
-29
-28
-26
-25
-27
-25
-26
-22
-19
-18
-19
-21
-21
-24
-24
-28
min °C
-21
-26
-30
-29
-27
-26
-27
-26
-27
-24
-21
-19
-21
-21
-22
-24
-25
-31
 chill °C
-28
-35
-41
-39
-36
-35
-36
-38
-41
-37
-34
-32
-35
-34
-35
-38
-37
-44
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-35-37-41-41-39-38-39-39-39-36-33-31-33-33-33-37-39-42-28-31-36-35-33-32-33-33-33-30-27-25-27-27-28-31-32-36-21-25-30-29-27-26-27-26-27-23-20-19-20-21-22-24-25-30-15-19-25-25-23-22-23-22-22-19-16-13-15-16-16-18-18-24-9-13-21-21-19-17-19-18-17-14-11-8-10-10-10-12-13-20-3-6-14-14-13-11-12-11-10-7-4-1-3-4-3-5-6-13
Sunrise
1:10
1:02
12:55
12:46
12:38
12:30
Sunset
10:08
10:17
10:23
10:32
10:40
10:47

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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 -20°C on Thu morning, min -30°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Vinson Massif Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun night. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Sun night, min -31°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Mon night, light winds from the SW by Tue 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
ASCATC256E67S
1387 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
21
Moderate winds from the NNW
(21 kph at 340).
- km
ASCATC257E67S
1388 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
19
Light winds from the N
(19 kph at 354).
- km
ASCATC259E67S
1415 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
6
Light winds from the N
(6 kph at 6).
- km
ASCATC258E67S
1422 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
11
Light winds from the NNE
(11 kph at 12).
- km
ASCATC259E66S
1454 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
4
Calm
(4 kph at 9).
- km
ASCATC258E66S
1460 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
6
Light winds from the NNE
(6 kph at 15).
- km
ASCATC261E66S
1460 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the N
(32 kph at 1).
- km
ASCATC256E66S
1470 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
13
Light winds from the N
(13 kph at 10).
- km
ASCATC257E66S
1474 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
11
Light winds from the NNE
(11 kph at 17).
- km
ASCATC260E66S
1481 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the NNE
(40 kph at 15).
- 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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