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

Vinson Massif Weather Forecast

Ellsworth Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 11 pm Tue 15 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -29°C on Wed night, min -38°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Tue night, calm by Thu night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -27°C on Sat night, min -34°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Sat night, light winds from the SW by Sun afternoon).

Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
some clouds
clear
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
4650
km/h
35
SSW
30
SSW
30
SW
20
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
S
10
S
10
S
15
SSW
25
SW
30
SW
30
SW
20
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
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Snowflake cm
 mm
max °C
-36
-33
-30
-29
-30
-32
-33
-35
-34
-33
-33
-30
-27
-28
-29
-31
min °C
-38
-35
-32
-30
-31
-32
-34
-36
-35
-34
-33
-31
-29
-29
-30
-31
 chill °C
-57
-52
-48
-40
-41
-40
-42
-47
-46
-47
-48
-47
-44
-40
-37
-38
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-46-44-40-39-41-42-44-44-44-43-44-43-41-41-41-42-42-39-36-35-36-37-39-40-40-39-39-37-35-35-36-37-37-34-31-30-31-32-34-36-35-34-33-31-28-29-30-31-33-30-27-24-26-26-29-32-31-29-28-25-22-23-25-26-29-26-23-18-20-21-24-27-27-25-24-20-17-19-21-22-22-20-16-12-13-15-17-21-21-18-18-13-10-12-14-16
Sunrise
12:22
12:14
11:58
11:50
11:42
Sunset
10:55
11:02
11:08
11:17
11:23

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Vinson Massif Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Vinson Massif is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -29°C on Wed night, min -38°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Tue night, calm by Thu night).

Vinson Massif Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -27°C on Sat night, min -34°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Sat night, light winds from the SW by Sun 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
hy2b258E68S
1326 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the W
(45 kph at 260).
- km
1342 km S
3012m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (9 kph from 130 degs) was rejected.
1.2 km
High: few
hy2b263E67S
1350 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
52
Near gales from the W
(52 kph at 270).
- km
hy2b256E68S
1359 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the W
(41 kph at 265).
- km
hy2b260E67S
1362 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
54
Near gales from the W
(54 kph at 270).
- km
hy2b262E67S
1364 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
52
Near gales from the W
(52 kph at 270).
- km
hy2b257E67S
1365 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the W
(44 kph at 265).
- km
hy2b255E68S
1373 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the W
(39 kph at 265).
- km
hy2b259E67S
1395 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the W
(48 kph at 268).
- km
hy2b261E67S
1398 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
51
Near gales from the W
(51 kph at 268).
- 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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