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

Vinson Massif Weather Forecast

Ellsworth Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 11 pm Wed 16 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -28°C on Wed night, min -35°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the SSW by Sat afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Mon morning, min -28°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Sat night, light winds from the WSW by Mon night).

Thursday
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
4000
2600
4700
km/h
20
WSW
5
W
5
WSW
5
SE
5
SE
10
S
10
SSW
15
SW
30
SSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
15
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
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Snowflake cm
1
 mm
max °C
-28
-30
-32
-34
-35
-34
-32
-33
-30
-26
-26
-27
-25
-24
-24
-24
min °C
-29
-31
-32
-35
-35
-34
-33
-33
-32
-28
-27
-27
-26
-24
-24
-26
 chill °C
-37
-38
-38
-35
-43
-43
-44
-46
-48
-43
-39
-38
-36
-33
-32
-32
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-38-41-42-43-44-44-43-43-43-40-39-40-38-36-36-37-34-36-37-39-39-39-38-38-37-34-34-34-32-31-30-31-29-31-32-35-35-34-33-33-31-27-27-27-26-24-24-25-23-26-27-30-30-30-28-28-26-21-21-22-21-20-20-20-17-19-22-24-26-26-24-25-22-15-17-17-16-17-17-15-11-13-15-17-19-19-17-18-16-9-10-11-10-11-11-9
Sunrise
12:14
11:58
11:50
11:42
11:34
Sunset
11:02
11:08
11:17
11:23
11:32

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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 -28°C on Wed night, min -35°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the SSW by Sat afternoon).

Vinson Massif Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Mon morning, min -28°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Sat night, light winds from the WSW by Mon night).

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
ASCATB288E68S
1213 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the SW
(49 kph at 228).
- km
hy2b259E67S
1339 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the WNW
(40 kph at 282).
- km
1342 km S
3012m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (13 kph from 60 degs) was rejected.
2.0 km
Mid: few
High: scattered
hy2b260E67S
1358 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the W
(40 kph at 280).
- km
hy2b258E67S
1367 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the WNW
(39 kph at 285).
- km
hy2b257E67S
1370 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the WNW
(42 kph at 288).
- km
hy2b262E67S
1373 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the W
(35 kph at 272).
- km
hy2b256E67S
1373 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the WNW
(45 kph at 288).
- km
hy2b263E67S
1378 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the W
(35 kph at 270).
- km
hy2b261E67S
1382 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the W
(36 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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