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

Vinson Massif Weather Forecast

Ellsworth Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 12 pm Sun 04 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Tue morning, min -22°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Sun night, calm by Tue night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed morning. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Wed morning, min -27°C on Fri afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
4
Monday
5
Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
Friday
9
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
3550
2450
km/h
30
W
25
WNW
30
NW
30
NW
15
WNW
15
NW
25
NW
15
NW
10
NW
5
WNW
5
NNW
15
W
25
WNW
15
NW
5
WNW
10
W
5
W
5
WSW
Weather map
Weather map
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Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
2
—
—
—
1
2
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-21
-18
-16
-18
-17
-16
-14
-15
-17
-19
-21
-21
-21
-21
-24
-25
-27
-26
min °C
-22
-19
-17
-19
-18
-17
-15
-16
-18
-20
-21
-22
-21
-22
-25
-26
-27
-27
 chill °C
-36
-30
-28
-31
-27
-24
-25
-25
-26
-24
-27
-30
-33
-30
-32
-31
-27
-27
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
300
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-34-31-30-32-30-30-29-29-31-33-35-37-36-36-39-40-40-41-28-25-24-25-24-24-23-23-25-27-29-30-29-30-32-33-34-34-22-19-17-19-18-17-15-16-18-20-21-22-21-22-25-26-27-27-17-14-12-14-14-12-11-10-13-14-16-16-14-16-18-20-21-20-12-9-7-10-10-8-6-6-7-8-11-10-9-10-12-14-17-15-6-31-3-4-111-1-1-5-4-2-4-6-8-10-9
Sunrise
10:42
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10:32
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—
10:23
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—
10:14
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—
10:05
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—
9:54
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Sunset
2:15
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—
2:23
—
—
2:32
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—
2:41
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—
2:49
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—
2:59
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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 -14°C on Tue morning, min -22°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Sun night, calm by Tue night).

Vinson Massif Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed morning. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Wed morning, min -27°C on Fri afternoon). 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
ASCATC269E68S
1242 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
59
Near gales from the NNE
(59 kph at 22).
- km
ASCATC270E68S
1244 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
62
Gales from the NNE
(62 kph at 20).
- km
ASCATB269E68S
1249 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
59
Near gales from the NNE
(59 kph at 26).
- km
ASCATB268E68S
1249 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
59
Near gales from the NNE
(59 kph at 25).
- km
ASCATC268E68S
1253 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
58
Near gales from the NNE
(58 kph at 22).
- km
ASCATC267E68S
1254 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
58
Near gales from the NNE
(58 kph at 21).
- km
ASCATC266E68S
1256 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
58
Near gales from the NNE
(58 kph at 20).
- km
ASCATB266E68S
1258 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
59
Near gales from the NNE
(59 kph at 20).
- km
ASCATB267E68S
1259 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
59
Near gales from the NNE
(59 kph at 23).
- km
ASCATB265E68S
1273 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
60
Near gales from the NNE
(60 kph at 20).
- 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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