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

Vinson Massif Weather Forecast

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

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Mon night, min -27°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed night. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Wed night, min -27°C on Sat afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
km/h
25
WNW
25
W
20
W
20
W
20
N
20
NW
15
WNW
15
NNE
30
NNW
25
NNE
20
NNE
5
NNW
5
WSW
15
W
15
NW
15
NNW
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Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
1
2
1
6
1
1
2
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-26
-26
-23
-17
-17
-18
-18
-21
-20
-19
-22
-22
-22
-21
-21
-22
min °C
-27
-27
-25
-22
-18
-18
-19
-23
-22
-25
-23
-23
-24
-21
-21
-24
 chill °C
-40
-40
-37
-33
-29
-28
-26
-35
-35
-38
-34
-23
-30
-30
-30
-34
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-39-39-37-33-30-31-33-34-33-32-34-36-36-33-32-35-33-33-31-27-24-25-26-28-28-27-29-30-30-28-27-29-27-27-24-20-18-18-19-22-21-22-23-23-23-21-21-23-21-21-21-15-14-14-14-18-18-20-19-18-18-17-17-18-15-16-18-11-10-10-9-14-16-17-16-15-13-12-13-14-9-10-11-5-3-3-3-8-10-10-9-8-6-6-7-7
Sunrise
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9:23
—
—
9:12
—
—
9:00
—
—
8:47
—
—
8:34
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Sunset
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3:29
—
—
3:40
—
—
3:52
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—
—
4:04
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4:16
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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 -17°C on Mon night, min -27°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds.

Vinson Massif Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed night. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Wed night, min -27°C on Sat 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
hy2b261E70S
1012 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the NNE
(32 kph at 28).
- km
ASCATB260E70S
1014 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the NNE
(33 kph at 29).
- km
ASCATB264E70S
1015 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the NNE
(33 kph at 11).
- km
ASCATB261E70S
1019 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the NNE
(30 kph at 27).
- km
hy2b264E70S
1026 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the NNE
(30 kph at 15).
- km
ASCATB268E70S
1031 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
34
Fresh winds from the NNE
(34 kph at 11).
- km
ASCATC263E70S
1039 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the NNE
(32 kph at 26).
- km
ASCATC260E70S
1040 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the NE
(31 kph at 39).
- km
ASCATB263E70S
1040 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the NNE
(30 kph at 11).
- km
hy2b260E70S
1041 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the NE
(32 kph at 35).
- 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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