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

Vinson Massif Weather Forecast

Ellsworth Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 6 pm Thu 15 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Sat morning, min -27°C on Thu afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon morning. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Sun afternoon, min -30°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloudy
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
3300
km/h
10
NNE
15
NW
15
W
25
W
10
W
15
NNW
20
NNE
20
NNW
15
NW
10
NW
25
N
30
NNE
30
NE
15
ENE
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
Weather map
Weather map
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Snowflake cm
—
2
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
3
4
5
1
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-26
-24
-23
-21
-21
-20
-21
-22
-22
-22
-23
-23
-24
-26
-27
-28
-29
min °C
-27
-25
-23
-21
-21
-21
-23
-24
-22
-22
-23
-24
-25
-27
-27
-29
-30
 chill °C
-35
-34
-33
-32
-30
-30
-35
-35
-31
-30
-35
-37
-38
-38
-35
-39
-40
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-38-36-34-32-32-32-34-36-35-33-31-33-34-36-38-40-41-33-30-29-27-27-27-28-30-29-28-28-28-29-31-33-35-36-27-25-23-21-21-21-22-23-22-22-23-24-25-27-27-29-30-22-19-18-18-16-15-18-19-17-18-20-20-21-23-22-24-24-19-15-14-15-12-11-14-14-13-14-15-16-17-17-16-18-18-12-8-7-8-5-4-8-7-6-7-9-9-11-10-9-12-11
Sunrise
—
—
8:34
—
—
8:19
—
—
8:01
—
—
7:42
—
—
7:14
—
—
Sunset
4:04
—
—
4:16
—
—
4:31
—
—
4:47
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—
5:07
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—
5:35
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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 Sat morning, min -27°C on Thu afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Vinson Massif Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon morning. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Sun afternoon, min -30°C on Tue 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
hy2b264E70S
977 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
18
Light winds from the NNW
(18 kph at 340).
- km
hy2b263E70S
984 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
23
Moderate winds from the NNW
(23 kph at 348).
- km
hy2b262E70S
994 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
26
Moderate winds from the N
(26 kph at 358).
- km
hy2b265E70S
1006 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
19
Light winds from the NNW
(19 kph at 335).
- km
hy2b268E70S
1011 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
25
Moderate winds from the WNW
(25 kph at 300).
- km
hy2b273E70S
1013 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the W
(31 kph at 280).
- km
hy2b270E70S
1016 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
24
Moderate winds from the WNW
(24 kph at 298).
- km
hy2b269E70S
1017 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).
- km
hy2b261E70S
1022 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the N
(28 kph at 2).
- km
hy2b272E69S
1023 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the WNW
(28 kph at 302).
- 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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