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

Vinson Massif Weather Forecast

Ellsworth Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 12 pm Mon 19 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon night. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Mon morning, min -27°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Sat afternoon, min -27°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Fri night, calm by Sat afternoon).

Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
6800
km/h
25
NNE
25
NE
20
ENE
10
W
10
WSW
5
WSW
10
WSW
5
W
5
N
10
N
5
NW
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
25
WSW
20
SW
5
SW
10
N
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
1
2
5
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—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-24
-24
-26
-26
-26
-25
-25
-24
-25
-26
-26
-23
-23
-24
-23
-20
-19
-19
min °C
-24
-25
-27
-26
-26
-26
-25
-25
-26
-27
-27
-26
-24
-24
-24
-21
-19
-20
 chill °C
-36
-38
-39
-34
-34
-33
-33
-32
-34
-34
-34
-34
-32
-33
-36
-32
-24
-29
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-34-35-37-38-39-38-37-37-37-36-37-37-37-37-35-32-30-29-30-30-32-32-33-32-31-31-32-32-32-31-31-31-30-27-25-24-24-25-27-26-26-26-25-25-26-27-27-25-24-24-24-21-19-20-20-21-22-21-22-21-19-20-20-22-22-18-17-20-18-16-16-15-16-17-16-15-18-16-14-16-15-16-17-13-11-15-12-11-12-11-10-10-10-9-12-10-8-9-8-10-10-6-5-9-6-4-6-5
Sunrise
7:42
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7:14
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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
—
5:07
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5:35
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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 Mon night. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Mon morning, min -27°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Vinson Massif Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Sat afternoon, min -27°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Fri night, calm by Sat afternoon).

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
ASCATB290E64S
1759 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
27
Moderate winds from the NNW
(27 kph at 337).
- km
ASCATB291E64S
1774 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
27
Moderate winds from the NNW
(27 kph at 340).
- km
ASCATB292E64S
1779 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
24
Moderate winds from the NNW
(24 kph at 338).
- km
ASCATB294E64S
1791 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the N
(30 kph at 349).
- km
ASCATB293E64S
1793 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
25
Moderate winds from the NNW
(25 kph at 342).
- km
ASCATB297E64S
1821 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the N
(28 kph at 9).
- km
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
1856 km NE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
52
Near gales from the NNW
(52 kph at 340).
0.0 km
ASCATB289E63S
1864 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
26
Moderate winds from the NW
(26 kph at 326).
- km
ASCATB290E63S
1867 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
27
Moderate winds from the NNW
(27 kph at 336).
- km
ASCATB291E63S
1881 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
27
Moderate winds from the NNW
(27 kph at 336).
- 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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