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

Vinson Massif Weather Forecast

Ellsworth Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 6 pm Sat 03 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Tue morning, min -22°C on Sun morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Tue afternoon, min -29°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
km/h
35
W
20
NW
30
W
25
WNW
30
NW
20
NW
30
WNW
15
NW
25
NW
20
NW
20
NW
5
WNW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
1
—
2
1
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—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-18
-17
-21
-18
-16
-16
-18
-15
-13
-14
-16
-20
-23
-25
-26
-28
-28
min °C
-18
-20
-22
-19
-17
-18
-19
-17
-15
-15
-19
-22
-23
-26
-27
-28
-29
 chill °C
-30
-32
-35
-30
-28
-29
-31
-25
-25
-24
-26
-30
-32
-35
-36
-36
-36
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
150
0
0
100
150
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-31-32-34-31-29-31-32-30-29-28-31-35-37-39-40-40-40-25-26-29-25-24-24-26-23-22-22-25-28-30-33-34-34-35-18-19-22-19-17-17-19-16-14-15-18-21-23-26-27-28-29-14-13-17-14-11-12-15-12-10-10-12-16-17-20-21-22-22-9-8-12-10-6-7-12-7-6-6-8-11-12-14-15-17-17-3-2-5-310-5011-1-4-5-7-8-10-10
Sunrise
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10:42
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10:32
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10:23
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10:14
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10:05
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Sunset
2:07
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2:15
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2:23
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2:32
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2:41
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2:49
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Vinson Massif Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Vinson Massif is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Tue morning, min -22°C on Sun morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Vinson Massif Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Tue afternoon, min -29°C on Thu 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
BaseBelgranoII
1124 km ESE
256m alt.
4 hours ago
-25°C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, above eye level.
52
Near gales from the SE
(52 kph at 140).
0.8 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
ASCATB259E69S
1192 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
38
Fresh winds from the NNW
(38 kph at 348).
- km
ASCATB251E70S
1219 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the N
(44 kph at 354).
- km
ASCATB258E69S
1233 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the N
(33 kph at 350).
- km
ASCATB257E69S
1241 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the N
(33 kph at 350).
- km
ASCATB258E68S
1244 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the NNW
(33 kph at 348).
- km
ASCATB250E70S
1249 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the N
(40 kph at 355).
- km
ASCATB256E69S
1254 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the N
(36 kph at 359).
- km
ASCATC268E68S
1255 km NW
15m alt.
4 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the N
(37 kph at 8).
- km
ASCATB255E69S
1270 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the N
(35 kph at 7).
- 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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