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

Vinson Massif Weather Forecast

Ellsworth Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 12 am Wed 14 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Tue night, min -28°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Fri night, min -24°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
light snow
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
km/h
10
NW
15
WNW
10
WNW
5
NNE
20
ENE
5
ENE
10
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
15
NNW
20
N
20
NNE
10
NW
10
NW
25
N
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Snowflake cm
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1
2
2
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2
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—
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 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-18
-19
-19
-20
-26
-27
-24
-23
-22
-19
-20
-21
-22
-23
-22
-23
min °C
-19
-19
-20
-23
-28
-28
-26
-24
-23
-21
-20
-22
-24
-23
-23
-24
 chill °C
-26
-28
-27
-34
-39
-34
-34
-34
-32
-30
-28
-33
-35
-30
-33
-36
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-33-34-34-32-36-38-37-37-35-32-33-35-36-36-33-33-26-26-27-27-32-33-32-30-29-26-27-28-30-30-28-29-19-19-20-22-27-28-25-24-23-20-20-22-23-23-23-24-13-14-15-18-23-23-20-18-19-16-15-18-19-19-19-20-9-10-10-14-18-19-14-13-16-12-10-14-15-15-16-16-2-3-4-7-12-12-8-6-9-5-3-7-9-8-9-10
Sunrise
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9:00
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8:47
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8:34
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8:19
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8:01
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Sunset
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3:52
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4:04
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4:16
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4:31
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4:47
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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 Wed afternoon. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Tue night, min -28°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Vinson Massif Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Fri night, min -24°C on Sat 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
ASCATB264E70S
969 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
19
Light winds from the NE
(19 kph at 48).
- km
ASCATB263E70S
973 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
21
Moderate winds from the NE
(21 kph at 44).
- km
ASCATB265E70S
979 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
27
Moderate winds from the NNE
(27 kph at 13).
- km
ASCATB261E71S
980 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
15
Light winds from the NNE
(15 kph at 20).
- km
ASCATB262E70S
986 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
21
Moderate winds from the NNE
(21 kph at 13).
- km
ASCATB261E70S
991 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
15
Light winds from the NE
(15 kph at 48).
- km
ASCATB260E70S
1008 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
22
Moderate winds from the NNE
(22 kph at 33).
- km
ASCATB259E70S
1010 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the NNE
(31 kph at 27).
- km
ASCATB258E70S
1029 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the NNE
(32 kph at 26).
- km
ASCATB257E70S
1056 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the N
(32 kph at 10).
- 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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