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

Vinson Massif Weather Forecast

Ellsworth Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 12 am Mon 26 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Wed afternoon, min -31°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu morning. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Wed night, min -24°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
5250
km/h
5
NW
15
W
25
WSW
20
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
20
NW
25
NW
20
NW
10
N
25
NE
20
NE
20
ENE
15
NE
10
NE
10
ENE
Weather map
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Snowflake cm
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2
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—
3
3
3
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—
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 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-27
-29
-29
-24
-23
-21
-17
-14
-13
-12
-17
-21
-22
-23
-22
-21
min °C
-28
-31
-30
-28
-23
-22
-21
-15
-13
-16
-19
-21
-24
-23
-22
-22
 chill °C
-37
-44
-44
-42
-32
-30
-31
-25
-22
-26
-30
-32
-35
-33
-30
-30
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
100
100
400
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-38-40-40-38-36-34-29-27-26-27-30-31-33-34-33-34-34-35-35-33-30-28-24-21-20-21-24-27-28-29-28-28-28-30-30-26-23-22-19-15-13-14-18-21-23-23-22-22-23-24-26-21-18-18-15-10-9-10-14-17-18-18-18-17-18-19-21-16-13-15-10-6-6-6-10-13-14-14-16-13-11-12-15-10-6-9-4111-4-7-7-7-9-6
Sunrise
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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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Vinson Massif Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Vinson Massif is: A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Wed afternoon, min -31°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Vinson Massif Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu morning. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Wed night, min -24°C on Thu night). 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
ASCATC269E71S
840 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the WSW
(44 kph at 243).
- km
ASCATC272E71S
844 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the WSW
(45 kph at 244).
- km
ASCATC273E71S
850 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
38
Fresh winds from the W
(38 kph at 268).
- km
ASCATC268E71S
852 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the WSW
(42 kph at 244).
- km
ASCATC270E71S
853 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the WSW
(44 kph at 236).
- km
ASCATC271E71S
856 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the SW
(44 kph at 235).
- km
hy2b269E71S
863 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the WSW
(40 kph at 240).
- km
hy2b270E71S
863 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the WSW
(44 kph at 240).
- km
ASCATC274E71S
868 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the W
(39 kph at 271).
- km
hy2b268E71S
878 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the WSW
(40 kph at 245).
- 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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